Gathering is all about accessing and bringing together different resources.
Think about the types of information you might need to use. Will you mostly use books/ebooks, journals and websites, or might you need to use other formats such as maps, reports, images or videos? How will you access the resources you need: mostly from home, or might you need to spend some time in the Library?
Remember that all of the Library's physical resources but only some of the Library's online resources can be searched via WorldCat. That's where A-Z Databases comes in, allowing you to access and search every library database separately, including those not searchable by WorldCat.
Click here to view our How to Find a Book on the Shelves presentation and/or check out our All About WorldCat LibGuide.
Need an image to use in an assignment? We recommend the Library database Britannica ImageQuest, a fantastic database of millions of rights-cleared images for use in education. Each image is accompanied with information about who to credit.
Our second choice would be the Creative Commons search engine CC Search, but be sure to read the disclaimer on the homepage and be aware that that there are seven different Creative Commons licences to choose from, so if you find an image you want to use be sure to double-check which licence applies.
Never heard of Creative Commons? It's a really useful thing to know about. This 5-minute video explains the basics, and there are links to more information on the same page.
A reading list is a list of resources, compiled by your lecturers, that you are directed to use and refer to during the module. Each module you study at BGU is likely to have its own reading list.
A bibliography is list of the resources used in the process of writing a book or other scholarly work.
Click on the document below for more guidance about bibliographies, including how they are normally presented, or click here for more on reading lists.
Not sure how books are arranged on the library shelves? Click here to read more about the classification system we use (Dewey Decimal Classification).