Research+Skills

Research Skills Good research takes a bit of work. Here's a step-by-step process that helps you on the way to great research and make your assignment process easier. [|Define] [|Locate] [|Select] **[|Organise] [|Present] [|Evaluate]**
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Researching : ****Possible sources of information. ** These could include any of the following, or others:
 * * Books
 * Magazine Articles
 * Newspaper Articles
 * Maps or Atlases
 * Expert people
 * Site visits (to museums, etc.) || * Television Shows
 * Radio Shows
 * Sound Recordings
 * Video Recordings
 * Electronic Databases
 * Websites ||

Includes dictionaries, encyclopaedias || · <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Good starting point when looking for information and definitions || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Encyclopaedia Britannica] [|Oxford Dictionary] || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Good general understanding of a topic. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chemistry: a central science; a broad perspective. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Focus on specific topics. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Academic language & jargon <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Peer reviewed || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[|Reference linking for Journal Articles] || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Written for a general audience || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|www.stuff.co.nz] [|Papers past] [|Ebsco] || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Written for a general audience, not peer reviewed. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|New Zealand Listener]
 * Types of information: a Quick Check Chart**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Type** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Useful for** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Examples** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Reference books**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Text books** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Subject specific
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Journal articles** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Published regularly
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Newspapers** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Good for up-to date- information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Magazine Articles** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Good for current information, general & hot topic issues

[|Time magazine] || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Check intent of site, purpose accuracy and reliability. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|BBC News]
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Websites ** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Good for current information and overview of topic

[|Wikipedia]

[|Internet Movie Database (IMDB)] || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Can be multidisplinary or subject focused. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|EPIC] – collection of databases available at Hillcrest High School. Username and password available at the Library Office ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">**Databases** || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Search across a range of journal and resource articles.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">Information from [] 27/10/2009 3.00pm