Study skills
Search Success
Guidance for your studies, wherever you are. Find, assess and use appropriate information for your assignments and beyond.
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What would you like support with?
1. Getting started
Referencing, reading lists, using the Library to find a book… Get started here with a useful overview of all this and more.
2. Different types of information
Find out which types of information are used in academic study (including subject-specific types).
3. Search tools
The right search tool can save you precious time. Take five minutes now to find the right search tool for the job.
4. Evaluating resources
You've found a good resource – now what? Discover how to evaluate which information is best for your assignment.
5. Improving search results
Uncover hints and tips to better target your searches, and get useful results more quickly.
6. Assignment preparation
Find tips you can put into practice straight away to better plan your assignment – and relieve some of the stress.
About Search Success
Search Success is here to support skills that you'll use both in your studies, and long after your time here with us at York St John University has come to an end.
Many of us have used Google and other search engines countless times. Sadly, the trustworthy, reliable and useful information we really need, both at University and throughout life, can't always be found this way alone.
This is where Search Success comes in. Make the most of the useful guidance curated here when studying by yourself, or where lead by a tutor; work through it all at your own pace, or just dip into the bits you need here and now. It's all designed to help you gain the know-how to reach the level of evaluation demanded by University-level study.
Can Search Success help with my studies?
Absolutely. The information on these pages will help you to develop effective search and study methods. What's more, there's strong evidence to suggest that better grades are achieved by students who put these methods into practice.
| Search Success is based on SMILE by Imperial College, Loughborough University and the University of Worcester, modified by Library & Learning Services at York St John University. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |