Geology: Additional Guidance

This tutorial looks at:

• different information sources and the relative strengthens and weaknesses  
• difference between popular versus scholarly material and primary versus secondary
• the issue of timeliness and how this can determine if a source is relevant to your assignment

This tutorial looks at:

• the process of planning your search
• choosing your initial search terms
• refining your results to ensure that these are focused and relevant

This tutorial looks at:

• how to evaluate the quality of the information you find
• whether different information sources may be suitable for use in your assignments