Relevance of the course it consists in the following: currently, there are a huge number of digital resources concentrated on the Internet. It can be difficult to assess their plausibility, even for an experienced teacher. Therefore, it is important to teach students to use the official sources that the university library offers and in large numbers. It is also important to learn how to navigate them and show the basic techniques of searching for information in these databases. The manual includes a brief overview of existing digital resources, including those posted on the university library portal. The textbook is intended for international students of the direction 20.04.01 Technosphere safety 20.04.01_12 Emergency Preparedness and Response (International Educational Program).

• CONTENT
• 1. General principles of information search. The search cycle. Types of information search. Information search engin
• 2. Library Web site. Search for information resources on the portal. Basic services provided online. Functions of the electronic document delivery service. Virtual Help
• 3. Electronic catalog. Types of search in the electronic catalog. Book online. Personal account
• 4. The concept of network electronic resources. Discovery Services – a single search window for various databases and directories. Features of search execution
• 5. Types of databases. The platform. Collection. Search for information on databases via the library website
• 6. Search in foreign databases Scopus and Web of Science
• 7. References
• 8. Creating a scientific work. Types of scientific articles. Citation. Self-citation. Self-plagiarism
• THE LIST OF THE USED LITERATURE