You need to be very systematic when looking for information, otherwise you’ll waste time and may miss relevant references. Move from background information, through to basic texts (such as books on your reading lists) then to journal articles or papers. You’ll probably use a number of electronic resources such as the library catalogue, databases and web sites.
It’s a really good idea to record each step of your search so that you have the details of the keywords you have used, sources you have searched and the results you’ve found.
Why not spend a few minutes now watching the first of the videos available from Cardiff University's Information Library Resource Bank. It's called Information Research: the initial steps (duration 4 minutes, 55 seconds)
