Research and Information Skills

The Library provides a range of programs and services to help you in your studies and research.

Classes on-campus

List of face-to-face classes

Teach yourself online

- podcasts
- short and interactive learning tools from the iResearch series
- videos/screencasts of how-to instructions

Students

Getting started

What's my Library card?: English podcast | Mandarin podcast
What is Course Reserve? English podcast
How do I get stuff sent from other campus libraries? English podcast
How do I photocopy and print in the library? English podcast | Mandarin podcast
Course reserve
Getting started with the library catalogue
Searching the catalogue
Find that book! | printable version
Finding items on your reading list | printable version
Searching for electronic journals
Search smarter, search faster
Research plan (pdf)

Writing, citing and referencing

How to reference | printable version
EndNote - managing your references and software download
Plagiarism & academic honesty | printable version
Copyright and plagiarism
WriteSite - an online tutorial on academic and professional writing skills developed by the University of Sydney
Who is citing and referencing you?

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

eSearch to Research: Humanities and Social Sciences (ARTS1000)

Medicine and Health

OvidSP Basic Search (Medline) (2mins:32sec)
Create an OvidSP personal account (save searches and alerts) (3mins:12sec)
Searching Cinahl (OvidSP) (5 mins)
Searching Medline (OvidSP)
Evidence Based Medicine
Searching Public Health literature
Searching IPA (International Pharmaceutical Abstracts)
Medline Advanced Search: Introduction (2mins:12sec)
Searching using MeSH (2mins:27sec)
Explode, Focus and Subheadings (3mins:23sec)
Combining searches and limiting (4mins:08sec)

Science and Technology

Quick reference

Quick reference guide

Need more help?

Ask a Librarian
contact our Faculty Liaison Librarians
use our subject guides - selected web and print information resources in particular disciplines