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Peer Researcher Training Guide

A training course for Library and Writing Center student workers to obtain the Peer Researcher Certificate

Managing Information Overload

After you feel confident selecting search terms and constructing a search string, you’ll find yourself with a list of search results that might look great—or might be overwhelming. In this lesson, you’ll learn strategies for managing information overload.

Introduction to Lesson 3

Part 1: Project Planning/Your Search Results/Narrowing Search Results

Part 2: Narrowing Search Results

Part 3: Too Few Results/Staying Organized/Citation Management