Infocasts

This page provides access to a range of multi-media resources and tutorials (video and audio) to introduce you to library and information resources.

The World is flat isn't it? Finding quality information on the Internet

Are you struggling to find good quality information on the Internet? Finding quality information includes 3 tutorials looking at how you can find and assess the best quality information on the Internet.  The 3 tutorials will investigate:

• Why you need to evaluate information found on the Internet
• How you evaluate what you find on the Internet
• How you can find good quality websites

The tutorials use a mixture of audio and powerpoint presentations with transcript

Play Infocast (Why you need to evaluate information)

Play Infocast (How you evaluate information)

Play Infocast (How you can find good quality websites)

Why reference?

Fed up with being marked down for referencing? This podcast will help you to understand why referencing is important.

The podcast uses audio only but a transcript is also available to download from this page

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Developing search strategies

Not finding many search results? This podcast helps you to develop your search strategy and think around your research topic.

The podcast uses audio only but a transcript is also available to download from this page

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How to find journal articles

Familiar with searching for books but not journals? this podcast will help you find your way round the world of the Library Online Catalogue and SFX.

The podcast uses audio only but a transcript is also available to download from this page

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Introduction to the George Green Library

This tutorial will introduce you to the main services and facilities within the George Green Library

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Logging in to electronic resources

This video explains how to login to the majority of our online resources

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Occasionally you may be asked for an Athens username and password. If so, you should follow the link for alternative login. The following video shows this process in more detail.

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Searching and accessing material for distance learners in ergonomics

This tutorial introduces distance learners in ergonomics to the services available for searching for information and how to construct an effective search strategy.

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Please note that some information has changed since the recording of this tutorial, including:

Distance learners website now available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/libraries/part-time-distance.aspx

Library helpline now available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/contact/index.aspx

List of subject librarians now available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/contact/libraryfacultyteams.aspx

Number of books that can be taken out at any one time has been increased to 20 books