Finding Research Sources

Research Sources

2. Sources / methods: 

- Books - 

use the library catalogue to find a book then its contents pages to find specific information. Try a variety of search terms to get the most success...or ask a librarian.

- Google books - 

https://books.google.co.uk/ - 

Google in equipped to search for books. As a bonus, google will often offer a preview of the book and will allow you to search for key phrases inside the book. Try using Google books to find answers to your research queries.

- Websites - 

try to find specific information on the internet. Websites belonging to universities (.edu / .ac.uk) are good sources of academic knowledge.

Use at least one of these methods to find specific information related to your original research queries.

- Evaluate - 

you should consider very carefully if the information that you have found is of value and trustworthy - non-academic sources should be avoided where possible.

- Write-up - 

summarise this task on your blog - discuss what methods you used to find information and whether or not the information you found is of value to your research.

Other Useful Sources

https://books.google.co.uk/

http://library.leeds-art.ac.uk/liberty/libraryHome.do

http://www.jstor.org/

http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?sid=c56362be-0c68-40b0-8e78-2ed9012825c4%40sessionmgr4005&vid=0&hid=4209

http://portal.leeds-art.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Leeds%20College%20of%20Art%20Journals_0.pdf