Whether you are a first year undergraduate or working on your PhD, information skills can make or break your academic experience. The information skills and habits you use today will have an impact on your future degree and employability outcomes, so it's a good idea to regularly assess your capabilities and identify the areas you need to develop.
This overview of information skills covers:
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Already confident in your information literacy skills? Continue to the next section on 'Managing Information' or return to the Skills at Library homepage to select another lesson.
Here's some quick links to help you develop information skills:
Information literacy includes basic skills like using Library resources, and more advanced academic skills. Continue learning with Skills at Library to develop advanced skills.
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