LibGuides: Learning Hub Resources: Research

Handouts

Evaluating Research
Find out how to decide if the research sources you find are suitable to use in your writing.
Paraphrasing v Plagiarism
This handout explains how to avoid plagiarism and gives some steps to achieve good paraphrasing.
PICO searches
How to search for information in the databases in order to answer a PICO question.
Research Skills
An explanation of the skills and processes you will need to conduct effective research, and to find reliable sources to back up your argument.
Should I use this information?
A framework to help you work out whether the information you find while doing your research is suitable to use for your assignment.
The difference between in-text citations and references
Find out where to put a citation within your text. This handout also contains a sample reference list so you can see what a list looks like.

The Study Skills Handbook (4th ed.) by Stella Cottrell
Call Number: 371.30281 COT
ISBN: 9781137289254
Publication Date: 2013
How to Find Information by Sally Rumsey
Call Number: 001.42 RUM
ISBN: 9780335226313
Publication Date: 2008
Research Strategies by William Badke
Call Number: 001.42 BAD
ISBN: 9780595477470
Publication Date: 2008
This book is held in the Whanganui Campus collection. You can still request it from any of the other campuses.
Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age by Leslie F. Stebbins
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1591580994
Publication Date: 2005
This book can be accessed through the online link.

The above short clip explains how to determine if an article is scholarly (appropriate to use in your assignment) or for general use.