How To Find Things on Your Reading List Beginners
Description
This session is designed to help you find the books and journal articles you need quickly and easily, using library catalogues and the University's wide range of electronic resources.
Target audience
- Undergraduates
- New postgraduates
Topics covered
- Newton catalogue
- LibrarySearch
- ejournals A-Z list
- eresources@cambridge
Aims
- To discover how to decipher your reading list
- To learn how to find incomplete references
- To find out where to search for what
- To save yourself time and energy in getting to the sources you need
Format
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
Further resources
- Session slides
- Reading list 'cheat sheet' - where to search for what
- Newton brief guide
- LibrarySearch brief guide
Duration
One session of one hour
Frequency
A number of times per term
Theme
Information Skills
Events available