Finding and Using Information: A guide for nursing, health and social care

Finding and Using Information is an accessible textbook for nursing, health and social care students seeking to improve their information skills.
Starting with a self-assessment checklist and through clear explanations, examples and activities, the book will help you to develop a toolkit for dealing with information throughout your studies and beyond. You will learn:


How to identify what information you need and how to find the best sources
About browsing the web and how to work effectively with web-based information tools
How to identify and evaluate trustworthy sources of information
Ways of managing and keeping track of the information you find so that you can retrieve it when you need it
About the importance of acknowledging, citing and referencing information
How to use academic databases
How to plan and carry out an advanced literature search


David Bedford is a highly experienced learning and research librarian at Canterbury Christ Church University, where he is highly regarded by his colleagues and the hundreds of students and researchers over the years, for whom his help has proven invaluable.
This book will help you to develop the information skills you need for your studies and to achieve the standards of proficiency required to practise your health and care profession effectively.