Searching for good-quality information is a process and a skill to be learnt, just like any other academic skill.  Don't get frustrated because you can't find things straight away.  Reading and research is a large part of your degree as well as the subject-specific knowledge and skills which you will acquire during lectures and seminars.

The Invisible Library tutorial takes you through search skills step-by-step.  You can find the Invisible Library on the Study Hub Online on BREO.

It might seem a waste of time to you, but one of the best skills you can learn is to plan your search and devise a search strategy.  A few minutes spent planning will save you time down the road.Check out this video from Edge Hill University which explains some of the principles behind searching:

Preparing for your dissertation

When you reach the final year of your course you may be required to write a dissertation on an area of research of interest to you. You can find some useful hints and tips to get you started in the process of doing a preliminary literature review and obtaining research papers on the Dissertations and Research page.