Matching discovery tools to information needs - identifying the best tools for your specific question. How to find research handbooks, research monographs and textbooks Finding journal articles Types of journal article Multidisciplinary databases Subject-specific databases on the Proquest and EBSCO platforms Key databases for social research Types of content in sociology and social sciences databases ASSIA, IBSS, Psycinfo, SocINDEX EBSCO and Proquest search screens Newspapers and news services Finding grey literature Advanced Google searching Google Scholar settings Getting material outside of the library collection

The literature review – how it contributes to planning your literature search/search strategy How searching works – how records are retrieved with different search techniques Generating search terms (keywords) - ways to identify relevant search terms Where to start…Library Search (and how it compares to Google Scholar) Some search examples – how to create a search string Useful features of Library Search – value added features to help with evaluating search results and finding related literature (research hacks to find papers) Locating previous dissertations

A collection of guides to support your dissertation research including getting started, effective search techniques, selecting the best databases and search tools, finding secondary data and evaluating sources for quality and relevance.

This is our online Introduction to Research Data Management course 2022-25. It is superceded by https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/3082/. The current Moodle course is available at https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/enrol/index.php?id=13007.

This taster course is designed to give you a flavour of the types of activities and resources you will have access to if you decide to join us.

This resource contains guidance to be used when preparing software and code for sharing and reuse.

This interactive guide presents an accessible overview of the key principles, techniques and tools for a successful systematic literature review in the health and social sciences. Printable reading lists are included at the end of each main section, together with note-taking exercises, good practice tips and a recap quiz. This resource aims to empower undergraduate and postgraduate students to undertake literature review projects confidently and rigorously – following the most recent methodological guidance.

VisColl is a system for building models of the physical collation of manuscripts, and then visualizing them in various ways. The project is led by Dot Porter at the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Alberto Campagnolo at the Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), in collaboration with the University of Toronto Libraries and the Old Books New Science lab. This video gives a background to the project and talks through how to use the project software.

Open Research guide to data access statements, identifiers and citation

A list of resources for tv and radio broadcasts, films, videos and podcasts with information on how to find individual films and AV resources on Library Search. Links to help guides are included.

List of databases for finding economy, industry, markets and consumer information (reports, analysis and data). Description of database coverage, access information and help guides/videos is provided.

A list of key databases and websites for company information. Includes access information, a description of the content of the database or webpage and links to guides and videos on using the databases.

A list of key databases for researching business, finance and economics journal articles, and business cases

A guide on searching Google and Google Scholar settings for students and staff, including: ~the Google index and how Google searching works ~Using search operators for more focused searching – from the basic search screen and the advanced search screen ~Site searches for targeted searches to find government, charities, organization or academic documents ~File type searches to find policies, reports, journal articles, statistics and data ~Filtering Google search results ~Google Scholar settings – linking to full text ~Citation settings for EndNote Desktop and EndNote online users ~Saving items for export from Google Scholar to EndNote ~The Google Scholar button

A short guide with some quick tips for selecting appropriate databases for your research.

A guide to key sources of information on expanding a business. This includes open access information and data including: ~key Scottish Government business tools and guides on doing market research, getting funding, business incubators and accelerators ~how to understand your business with a SWOT analysis and preparing to grow and expand in to new markets ~guide to interpreting markets, market trends and competitor intelligence ~Business Gateway market Reports ~economic statistics, business survey data, UK trade data, European economic and trade data, global trade data And specialist business information, including: ~global business environments, including statistics, country reports, expert analysis and rank data ~industry overviews and forecasts ~consumer analysis and data ~company information, including structures and financials and peer comparisons ~cities - statistics and profiles ~influencers in specific markets ~business case studies