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Finding Information Sources: Home

How to find credible sources your lecturer will love!

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Welcome to the Finding Information Sources Guide

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This guide will help you build your research skills and show you how and where to search.

Being able to find your own resources is a key skill at university. Often when you are given an assignment, you are expected to back up your work with evidence and this means finding credible and useful sources that support your points.

But finding resources isn't always easy, and this guide will give you some tips, tricks, and advice on how you can get better at finding resources for your assignments.

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A-Z of First Nations Terms CDU Student Guide

Many courses at CDU have units with an Indigenous perspective embedded in the curriculum. This means you frequently research and write about issues related to First Nations peoples.

It is important to be both accurate and appropriate when using terms to discuss Indigenous issues. This shows respect and also reveals knowledge of one of the oldest cultures in the world.  

The A-Z of First Nations terms is a useful resource to refer to when writing your assignments.  It has been developed in collaboration with CDU staff from First Nations Leadership and First Nations Students and Engagement, so it is an authoritative source of information.  

We recommend downloading it and referring to it to check you have accurately and appropriately used First Nations terms.

Click here to view and download the guide.

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