Follow the 4 steps to finding and referencing quality information for your assignments and dissertations.
Better Googling will help you get much better search results from Google Scholar.
Finally don't forget that you are always welcome to contact me by email library.support@solent.ac.uk You could get a group of fellow students together and arrange a meeting. We will meet via Teams. Meetings work well this way and with your permission I can record the meeting and send you a copy to refer back to.
Watch the video to find out about keywords and their importance in searching for information
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Watch the Putting it all together video which will take you through how to put your keywords together (and will give you some useful tricks and tips using the key database SportDiscus as well)
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Watch the video on Boolean Searching - how you can link your terms together to give more or fewer results using AND, OR, NOT. Apply this to all your searching, whichever resource you are searching, including Google.
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Once you have have run your search in one of the databases or Google you need to look at what you have found and evaluate the results. Don't just assume the results are perfect for your needs.
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Try the Tutorial to see if you understand how to evaluate a resource
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Refining your search is final step in the process. It is rare to get the perfect results first time. Use what you have found to re-do your search.
The process can be illustrated as in this diagram. Then watch the video.