Google Web Search is the most popular search engine at the moment by some margin and it is certainly excellent at finding everyday information reliably and quickly. What few people notice is that, under the hood, Google Web Search is …
Google Scholar is not Google Web search Most people who search Google Scholar assume that it is a cut-down version of Google Web search that shows only academic content. In fact, Google Scholar is an entirely separate database with a …
Now be honest, not all library subject pages have undergone enough work to warrant an academic journal article on how they were made to be as useful and functional as they now are, but ours have. If you have been …
Reading University is looking at ways of optimising the accessibility of learning materials. They are looking for undergraduate participants who are deaf or hard of hearing, who have dyslexia, or for whom English is not their native language to help …
Accessible learning study looking for volunteers Read more »
Until now, students on taught courses could produce the most impressive research and interactive artefacts but because the scope of an undergraduate or Masters degree project rarely allows a project of sufficient scope and depth of analysis to compete with …
The rise of RISE: the new online home for student research Read more »
The British Library has started offering a series of online training sessions aimed at PhD students, including sessions on web archives, media and music collections, along with contemporary society and culture. Next up – exploring the British Library’s African & …
Are you starting to explore research methods or beginning to use business cases as part of your course? Sage, one of our key suppliers of research methods resources, are offering free webinars to give you an introduction to their research …
Free webinars introducing SAGE Research Methods and Business Cases Read more »
Not all research is paid for by subscription. For open access research, the author or research funding organisation pays an additional fee at the time of publication to allow the research to be made freely available to everyone in perpetuity. …
Research projects stand or fall on the rigour of the methodology used. Reliable methods line the path to reliable results but it is not always obvious how to go about procuring reliable research methods. For every subject, check out the …
In my previous post, I outlined how to go about searching a database such as the EBSCO Discovery Service (“Discovery”) and refining your search results to make it easier to pick out the articles or ebooks you want to download …
Expert search: a step-by-step guide to advanced searching Read more »
