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Welcome to information search self-study material!
This self-study material will help you to find the information you need for your Laurea studies, especially for your thesis and project work.

Online workshops:

In addition to this self-study material, information search online workshops are also organised for thesis writers.
The timetable for these workshops can be found on the student intranet Workshops supporting the thesis 2024.

How to begin?

Start with orientation. You can explore the modules in your own order.
You can go through the modules according to your needs and use only part of the content.
You can always come back again.

Orientation

Module 1: Topic structuring and search tips
Module 2: Laurea's information search interfaces
Module 3: Publication types and research data
Module 4: Literature review as a research method
Module 5: Books, e-books and theses
Module 6: Jounals and articles
Module 7: Health care sources
Module 8: Open science, copyright, and evaluation
Module 9: Using Google effectively

This study material has been authored by working group comprised of Laurea teachers and experts, including Monika Cseh (monika.cseh@laurea.fi), Aino Helariutta (aino.helariutta@laurea.fi), and Minna Marjamaa (minna.marjamaa@laurea.fi)
You can give feedback and suggestions for improvement by emailing the authors of the material.