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How to improve your information searching skills

 Make sure you find the best information for your assignments so that you succeed on your course. Keele students have access to some great training opportunities at the Health Library.

Start with your Health Library induction

Make sure you attend the Health Library induction arranged by your tutor. Missed it already? Complete the online tutorial Keele students Library Welcome to learn how we support you.

Complete our online tutorials

Start to develop your searching skills by completing our short online tutorials. You’ll learn about the skills you need and develop them to help you complete good quality literature searches.

Book a Nutshell course

Sign-up to an …In a Nutshell workshop and discover more about ebooks, your online reading lists, how to find journal articles, managing your references and lots more. Sessions are available online as well as face-to-face.

Arrange a 1-to-1 training session

Book a training session with one of our experience librarians to get personalised support for your searching.

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