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    This module was introducing Information Literacy Skills (ILSs for short). These are the skills that will enable you to locate information that is appropriate for academic study, and then use and manage it effectively.

    Developing high-quality ILSs will help maximise your chances of achieving good grades while you are studying at Queen Mary, but it is important to realise that these are life-long skills which will be of great value throughout your entire career. Spend time understanding and acquiring these skills now and it will pay off in the short and long term.

    Completing this module gave you a good understanding of:

    • why, when looking for information for your studies, it is a mistake to rely solely on Google and Wikipedia
    • where you can go online to find reliable information
    • some methods you can use to evaluate the information you find, and an understanding and increased awareness of the issues surrounding plagiarism
    • some of the main referencing styles used in academic writing
    • how you can use freely available software to efficiently manage your library of references and help you to prepare a perfect bibliography


    All of this information is now available on our Academic Skills resource.

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