ELISE | Informing your studies: Discover

After you have identified the task required for your assignment, you need to explore the academic landscape and discover the tools and resources you will need  to complete your task.

In this learning module, you will learn about different types of academic resources and how to find and evaluate them.  

Pages under the Discover tab help you learn how to find the various types of academic information you will refer to in essays and assignments:

• Academic information
• Evaluating resources
• Alternative terms
• Books
• Databases
• Journal articles
• Peer-reviewed literature
• Primary and secondary sources
• Selecting information
• Understanding your reading list