Book Title: From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information
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Book Description: From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information is designed to support students throughout their learning journey at Southern Cross University. This book scaffolds students from a basic to a more advanced understanding of how to structure, explore and apply searching strategies and frameworks to locate and evaluate reliable and relevant information. The content of this book aligns with the principles of the Southern Cross Model with media-rich, interactive online components for self-directed learning with easy, intuitive navigation. Information and tips about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools are also included in each chapter.
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Book Description
From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information is designed to support students through their learning journey at Southern Cross University. This book scaffolds students from a basic to a more advanced understanding of how to structure, explore and apply searching strategies and frameworks to locate and evaluate reliable and relevant information. Information and tips about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools are embedded into each chapter. The topics covered in the book include: where to find information, a guide to information resources, search strategies, levels of evidence and search frameworks, advanced literature searching, evaluating the information, and referencing. While the content of this book has been designed to align with the principles of the Southern Cross Model, the media-rich, interactive online components facilitate self-directed learning in any tertiary university context.
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From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information Copyright © 2025 by Southern Cross University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Library, archive and information management
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From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information Copyright © 2025 by Southern Cross University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
This book was published by Southern Cross University via the Council of Australasian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective. The online version is available at https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/from-search-to-source
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From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information by Southern Cross University Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 Licence by Southern Cross University.
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- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. (2022). Resource evaluation framework from Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), AIATSIS Guide to evaluating and selecting education resources.
- Screenshot © Google LCC, used with permission.
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Southern Cross University Library. (2025). From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information. Southern Cross University. https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/from-search-to-source
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From Search to Source: Finding Reliable Information, by Southern Cross University Library. © 2025 Southern Cross University, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 Licence by Southern Cross University.
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