eSKILLS PLus Online Quiz

Table of Contents

1. Research skills
   1. Primary sources
   2. Statistics
   3. Secondary literature
   4. Grey literature
   5. Tertiary literature
   6. Library catalogues
   7. News & magazines
   8. Journal databases
   9. Web research
   10. Finding theses
2. Mastering the literature
   1. Evaluating sources
   2. Journal quality
   3. Citation tracking
   4. The Literature review
   5. Keeping up-to-date
3. Career development
   1. Networking
   2. Conferences
   3. Grants and scholarships
   4. Writing for publication
   5. Submitting the thesis
   6. Looking for jobs

Tertiary literature

1	Recognising tertiary literature Name three types of tertiary literature.

2	Finding printed tertiary material in Dixson Library What search words would you use in the UNE Library catalogue to locate a dictionary of biology in Dixson Library?

3	Online reference Using Oxford Reference Online, do a Quick search for the word abomasum. Find the definition and name the reference works that the definitions are found in.

4	Free online reference Apart from Wikipedia, can you name some other free online encyclopedias?

5	Review articles If you wanted to find some review articles on the topic of problem based learning, what search word/phrases would you enter into Google Scholar? "review article" "problem based learning"