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• + What do you need?
• - Finding information
  • Search strategy
  • Retrieving information
  • Reviewing results
• + Selecting & sorting
• + Putting it together
• + Keeping track
• + Using information appropriately
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What is the best way to find the information you need?

The steps in finding information

There are a number of steps involved in the process of finding the exact information you need to complete your task:

• Work out your search strategy
  1. Keywords
  2. Combining keywords
  3. Choosing the right tools
• Retrieve your information
  1. Interpreting citations
  2. Using the UNE Library catalogue
  3. Finding journal articles
  4. Requesting material
  5. Using the web
• Review your results

Let's look at each of these steps in greater detail.

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