Subject Guides: History: Tutorials and guides

Guides

You can follow the links below to access these guides on Scribd,or you can use the icons to read them embedded on this page.

YorSearch is the place to look for books, journals, and other materials held by the Library.

Getting to grips with YorSearch (click to reveal)

Digital Skills Guide: Searching for information
Search for & evaluate different sources

Searching for information online (video)
Where do we look for information?

The way we look for our keys is different to the way we look for a holiday. If we want to know what’s on television tonight, we might look in a different place to if we want to order a pizza. All of these tasks, and more, can now be performed online, and all require different approaches if we’re to be sure to get what we’re after. Teaching and Learning Advisor Alison Kaye does the searching.
Information Skills (video)
Finding what you need
Academic sources:
An overview (tutorial)