Here you will  learn 
Be introduced to using reference resources if needed, 
gain some understanding of some aspects of how information is produced and spread in an age of information explosion, 
learn how to distinguish between disciplines and prepare to revise the search when necessary. 

 Searching is a very  good habit. At the same time you will want to keep your search within manageable limits. So you need to plan and proceed carefully. Sometimes you may need to use the Reference Collection and OPAC

§ Read  why  reference sources are useful.
Reference works found in "Reference Collections" in libraries can help you 

•   clarify your terms 
•   provide some background information 

All along the way during your search there will be points where you will need to stop, and become specially alert to recognise the need for more information. To prepare for that you must consider, at least briefly and with selected examples, the following points:
1. Understanding how information is produced and communicated. 
2. Distinguishing between disciplines. 
3. Recognising information gaps and revising the search.

 

§ Understanding how information is produced and communicated

Traveling the world of information in an age of information explosion means that you can easily get buried under the rubble. Often, for any topic, there is a very large quantity of available information, but of uncertain quality. Or, on some topics, most of the easy-to-find material is produced to support one side of an argument, regardless of the genuine merits of the case. 

§ Distinguishing between disciplines

Knowledge - and opinion - is organised in different ways in different disciplines. You will need to be aware of those particular ways when performing specific searches in given disciplines, like Aerothermodynamics or Aeroquatic Vehicles. But you must also be able to, at least, distinguish between disciplines during the more general searches. This helps you in recognising which discipline will give you the more relevant information. 

§ Preparing to recognise the gaps in information found and to revise the search

You should not expect to gather enough relevant, appropriate and reliable information on one short journey of searching. It's best to start out on a search with the clear recognition that at the end of your expected route you will have to take a careful look at what you have found - and very likely you will need to go some way back, perhaps right to your starting point. From there you will need to start off again, perhaps in a different direction, in any case looking for the kind of information you haven't yet found.