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In this session students will consider their information needs in relation to their research and will consider things such as conducting a scoping search, refining their research question, finding gaps in research and identifying information resources...

In this session students will consider their information needs in relation to their research and will consider things such as conducting a scoping search, refining their research question, finding gaps in research and identifying information resources.

By the end of this session students/researchers should be able to:

• Identify their information requirements and consider how those requirements could be met and define limits to their research

• Identify information and/or knowledge gaps, topics and interests in their research

• Identify different types of information e.g. primary, secondary 

• Conduct a scoping search in a relevant resource

• Understand the various options, tools and resources, that are available