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Information skills for musicians

Important Information about Loans & 2 Hour

Loans
Introduction to 2 Hour - "Hands On Tutorial"

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

Where are the Resources?

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.

Contacts
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