What are information skills?

Good information skills can help you to:

• • Interpret your assignments
  • Understand how to look for information effectively
  • Evaluate sources of information
  • Use information appropriately, including citing references

This should help you save time and get better marks.

To improve your information skills

Work through the sections of our Research Skills for Successful Assignments online tutorial to improve these skills.

Also see our study skills help sheets below to get you started:

Note Taking      Essay Writing     Report Writing     Critical Thinking     Critical Writing     Time Management     Directive Words     Critical Analytical Writing vs. Descriptive Writing

And you could take a look at the free online study skills courses at Jumpstart University.

Study skills ebooks (click image to view)

This clip shows perfectly why Wikipedia should always be cross-referenced with another source. Always check your references!!