Where you should look for information is defined by your information need. The following chart shows different information needs with suitable information-retrieval channels that will often turn up useful information sources.
What you are looking for | => | Where to find it | |
A certain book | => | Search for Helsinki University Library collections:
Other libraries: Finna.fi. |
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A certain article | => |
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E-journals by topic | => | Search for Helsinki University Library collections:
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Specific database | => | Helsinki University Library collection:
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Theses | => | University of Helsinki theses:
Theses from other universities: Finna.fi. |
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You need new information about a certain subject quickly, but you do not need to chart everything that has been published about it. | => | Helka database or the open web e.g. Google Scholar. | |
An overall mapping of everything that has been written on the subject | => |
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