Information skills for musicians
Important Information about Loans & 2 Hour
Find Books, Scores, CDs, DVDs & Music Online
Find that Book! Locate a book on the shelf by call number
Searching For Music Find Scores, CDs, DVDs & Music Online on the Library Catalogue (Online Tutorial)
Searching for Sound Recordings - Tips
Help with Streaming
Journal and Music Databases
Find Journals Using Databases A step by step online guide to using the major music journal databases.
Music Databases Manual If you prefer to work from a print version of the entire manual
Find Journals A guide to finding print journals in the Conservatorium Library
Finding Journal Articles Using Databases An introductory tutorial from iResearch
Effective Research
Plan Your Research
Writesite Online support to help you develop your academic and professional writing skills
What's Expected The Conservatorium guide to academic writing and thinking
Research Plan A handy template
Sources of Information
Find out what has been written on your topic. A good place to start might be your reading list.
Finding Items on Your Reading List An essential guide to your course readings
Scholarly Versus Non-Scholarly Information Develop criteria to evaluate resources
Getting the Best Information For Your Assignment (Flowchart)
Search Smarter Search Faster Tips for better searching
Skilled Research
Plagiarism and Academic Honesty An additional guide which explains the University’s policies on plagiarism may be found here
What is a Literature Review Learn about the puropses and key features of this important research tool
Argument Analysis Tracy Bowell & Gary Kemp's book Critical Thinking. Click to find out more about this important text.
Referencing
Referencing and Citation Subject Guide An all round guide to refererence styles
How to Reference Tutorial on the APA style with a section for testing your skills
What's Expected Includes a section on both APA, and Havard referencing styles
Organising Your References
What is Endnote? Information about this software program used to manage references and bibliographies
Endnote for Musicians A handy guide to the basics!
Endnote Subject Guide Getting Started, Databases, Endnote Web, Macs, and Troubleshooting
Endnote Classes at the Conservatorium Semester 1 Enrol here
Conservatorium Library
Quiz
Take the Quiz A short multiple choice Quiz to test your Library Skills
Face to Face Classes
The Conservatorium Library also offers face to face Information Literacy training in Catalogue use, Music Specialist Databases, and Endnote. Contact the Faculty Liaison Librarian for your subject area for more information.
| Jackie Luke | Music Education, Arts Music | 9351 1307 |
| Marie Chellos | Jazz Studies, Ensemble Studies, Brass,Strings | 9351 1305 |
| Bligh Glass | Percussion, Woodwind, Vocal Studies/ Opera, Composition | 9351 1313 |
| Ludwig Sugiri | Early Music, Keyboard, Musicology, Orchestral | 9351 1310 |