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Learning Guides

The Learning Skills Guides provide advice on how to activate your learning, how to write in an academic environment, and how to develop your study information skills, enabling you to research and learn efficiently. Use the link below to navigate through the guides.

Information Literacy skills help you navigate the vast amount of data available to you. Freshen up your skill set by reviewing some of these tutorials.

Use these tools to help develop and refine your search skills.

Online Tutorials

Need a refresher on how to quickly evaluate articles and websites? Try one of these tutorials, or check out the page on Evidence Based Practice under Topics:

Database search techniques

Guides & tutorials

The Credo Research Skills guide has been designed to give you a foundation in information literacy and critical thinking. Topics have been divided among six modules; each includes videos, tutorials, and quizzes. The Searching for Information module covers the basics of searching for information, including choosing the right source, identifying keywords, and employing search techniques.

The Health Research Readiness modules introduce you to essential health information resources and equip you with the skills to efficiently find, evaluate, and reference them. In Module C: Searching, you will learn how to use health databases and develop your search skills, including building advanced search strategies.