HOW? - Search Method

• Define your topic (Glossary of Terms Related to Information Retrieval in French)
• Prepare your search
  • Study carefully the BSES Online Tutorial on Database Searching in French as well as other self-training material in French available at the University of Geneva
  • Choose keywords
  • Select information sources
• Search
  • Use search interfaces

WHAT? - The Different Types of Material

• Open-Shelves Area: Monographs, Pamphlets, Theses and Dissertations
• Reference Collection: Reference Works, Atlases, Reading Lists, Offprints
• Grey Literature
• Specialised Periodicals
• News Area: Widely Read Newspapers and Magazines
• Websites

WHERE? - The Various Ways of Accessing Information

• On the shelves: Organisation of Shelf-Space and the Dewey Classification System in French
• On line: Annuaire PLUS
• On line: Databases and Catalogues
• On line: SES Library's Latest Acquisitions in French

WHAT FOR? - Using Scientific Information

• Write a Bibliography in French
• Use Quotations in French
• Plagiarism in French