Classes on-campus

• List of face-to-face classes

Getting started

• Which Library do I use? English | Mandarin
• How do I get stuff sent from other campus libraries? English | Mandarin
• First Year Roadmap
• Unit of study readings
• Find that book! | test your skills | printable version
• Finding items on your reading list | test your skills | printable version
• Finding journal articles using databases | printable version
• Search smarter, search faster | test your skills | printable version
• Scholarly versus non-scholarly resources | printable version
• Citation chaining: finding more useful resources | printable version
• Getting the best information for your assignment (pdf flowchart)
• Research plan (pdf)

Writing, citing and referencing

• How to reference (an introduction) | test your skills | English and Chinese printable version
• Referencing and Citation Styles guide
• EndNote - managing your references and software download
• What is Endnote? | English and Chinese printable version
• Plagiarism & academic honesty | English and Chinese printable version
• What is a literature review? | printable version
• WriteSite - an online tutorial on academic and professional writing skills developed by the University of Sydney

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

• Analysing visual resources | printable version
• Finding music using the library catalogue | printable version
• Finding Australian Government Reports | printable version
• Advanced Searching in Informit Online
• eSearch to Research Library Skills

Medicine and Health

• Medline OvidSP Essential Training (produced by the Cushing/Whitney Library at Yale University)
• Searching Medline (OvidSP)
• Searching CINAHL
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Finding qualitative health information
• Searching Public Health literature
• Advanced Searching in Informit Online
• Embase Tutorial: Short videos that show you how to use basic through to advanced features of Embase
• Embase quick reference guide: Comprehensive guide to how to use Embase
• SciFinder Web Version How to Guides and Tutorials.

Need more help?

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

Other University resources

• The Learning Centre helps students develop the generic learning and communication skills that are necessary for university study and beyond.
• Write Reports in Science and Engineering (WRiSE) - an online learning environment on report writing in different science and engineering disciplines created by the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales.
• Clearer Writing - an online interactive site to help students write clear, well structured and coherent paragraphs developed by the University of Sydney.