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LETS comprises
four modules. Students can begin with module one, “LETSbegin” and work through to module four. Alternatively,
they can simply select whichever module will help at a
particular point in time.
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Module One: LETSbegin
This module will help you to effectively plan your
research in order to find the best available sources of
information for your assignments.
At the end of this module you will know how to:
▪ get started on your assignment
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analyse your assignment title
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create effective search strategies
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identify and select appropriate sources of information
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Module Two: LETSfind
This module focuses on the key tools available to you
for finding books, journals, articles and other material
which you will need for your assignments. It will also
offer some useful tips for finding quality information
on the web.
At the end of this module you will be able to:
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understand the references on your reading lists, for
example know
if an item listed is a book or a journal article
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find books and other items held in the library using the
library’s
online catalogue
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find journals in print and electronic format using the
library’s online
A-Z of journals list
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find journal articles on any topic using library
databases
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Module Three: LETSevaluate
This module will provide some tips on assessing your
search results and where necessary how to revise your
search strategy to refine your results even further. It
will also provide some useful guidelines on evaluating
the sources of information you find.
At the end of this module you will be able to:
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review your search results and revise your search
strategy if
necessary
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evaluate the information you have gathered from a range
of
sources including the internet to ensure you
avail of quality
sources for your assignment
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Module Four: LETScite
This module will help you understand plagiarism and how
to avoid it by learning the techniques of citing and
referencing the information you use in your assignments
correctly using the Harvard style.
At the end of this module you will be able to:
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understand what plagiarism is and the importance of
always
acknowledging the work and ideas of others
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quote or paraphrase information in your assignment
correctly by
citing your sources using the Harvard style
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develop a reference list and/or bibliography of the
sources used in
your assignment using the Harvard style
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Acknowledgements:
The Library is grateful for the funding support provided
by the
Office of the Vice President for Learning
Innovation (OVPLI). |
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Copyright permission:
DCU Library would like to thank
the following for granting permission to use images in
LETS:
- Cover of Encyclopedia of Language and Education in LETSbegin: with kind
permission of Springer Science
and Business Media.
- Cover of Book “Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement” in
LETSbegin: with kind permission of
Pluto Press Limited.
- Cover of Magill Magazine in LETSbegin: with kind permission for the
editor, Magill Magazine.
- Cover of the Irish Times in LETSbegin: used with kind permission of the
Irish Times Ltd.
- Images of EBSCO databases in LETSfind and LETSevaluate used with kind
permission from EBSCO
Publishing.
- Other images used throughout LETS were selected from
Dreamstime and used under
licence agreement
with Dreamstime.
- Google
Screenshots: Used as per permission
criteria outlined
for instructive/illustrative screenshots by
Google. |
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Project Team:
The Project team included the Library’s Subject
Librarian team, the Library’s Web Manager and the Senior
Library Assistant (subject support). We are also
grateful to “Do it Media”
for their work on the tutorial design and simulations. |
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