Too much information!!!

Have you ever found a really good website only to forget a few weeks later what the address was, or where that scrap of paper is that you wrote the address down? Take a look at this beginner guide to social bookmarking which can help solve this problem, and help you discover new websites at the same time.

Improve your internet searching skills

Intute have developed a set of free interactive internet tutorials to help you develop your internet research skills. Learn how to make discerning use of the Internet to help find information for your coursework and assignments. These interactive, teach-yourself tutorials take around an hour to complete, simply work through the material in your own time at your own pace.

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/

Help with referencing

Need help with referencing? Trying visiting the University of Portsmouth's Guide to referencing at http://www.referencing.port.ac.uk/ Select the appropriate style for your school from the list and following the links for citing different types of resources. Most schools at Trinity use a modified version of Harvard - just be aware there may be slight variations between your schools practice and the information on this site.

Please ask in the LRC to arrange an information skills consultation if you would like more help with referencing.

Ever feel like you’re looking for a needle in a haystack?

Do you feel like you can never find what you’re looking for, do you spend hours searching the internet only to hit a brick wall? - The Learning Resources Centre is on hand to help. We are able to offer tailor-made sessions for staff and students to help develop research skills. Offered on a one-to-one basis or in a group workshop style training session our trained LRC staff can help you on a variety of topics including:

· Using the library catalogue
· Using e-books and e-journals
· Using databases
· Using the internet effectively
· Referencing

To book your session please contact 01267 676780 or lrc@trinity-cm.ac.uk