Using the internet
The Internet is a huge source of information. You can find information on the internet using search directories and search engines.
A word of caution
Do not use the Internet as the only source of information - try to widen your search to use different sources and formats.
A general misconception is that the Internet can provide an answer to everything. This is not true. Finding information on the Internet can at times be very frustrating and time-consuming. Furthermore, as anyone can publish on the Internet, the accuracy, reliability and relevance of information that you find may be doubtful. The best example of this concept is with the use of Wikipedia. It is recommended that you avoid using this resource.
Google Scholar is a tool specifically designed to search a database of research papers, journal articles, theses, abstracts and citations. It can be useful but be aware that it is difficult to refine your searches with Google Scholar, and that you do not know what you are searching so can you can never be certain that you have done an exhaustive search.
If you access Google Scholar through the Library's A-Z, you will find that the "FindIt@Sussex" option has been added to Google Scholar. This means that if the Library provides online access to your search result, you can access the full-text from Google Scholar.
Google Books is working to digitise books and magazines and make them available for use online. You might find that the previews of book chapters that it offers can be useful in giving you a sense of whether a book is worth requesting through interlibrary loan.
