Library support for students

The Library has everything you need to find resources for your assignments, develop your academic skills, improve your marks, and save time.

Library Orientation 2026

Whether you are studying online or on campus, we have resources, support and workshops available to help you succeed in your studies at RMIT.

With the Library, you can learn to study smarter, not harder.

Join our orientation activities

Get help with your studies

Ask the Library

Get immediate help from a librarian with finding information, locating resources and using the Library.

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Study consultations

Get help with assignments, finding information, referencing, academic writing, study techniques, and English, maths and science skills.

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Peer mentoring

Connect with another student who can help you with coursework, general study skills and academic confidence.

Learning Lab

Access online activities and resources to build your study, writing, maths and English language skills.

24/7 Writing Help

Provide your assignment or written work in our new Val AI persona, Writing Help. You'll receive tips and feedback about your structure, writing, grammar, spelling and more.

LinkedIn Learning

Take advantage of this online training library to improve your creative, business, and software skills.

Computers and study spaces

Find out about computers, printers, scanners and study spaces available at each Library site.

Disability and neurodiversity support

Find out how we can help you use the Library, access assistive technology and find information.

Textbooks and other learning resources for your course

Find out what prescribed and recommended textbooks and other learning resources you will need for your course, and where to get them from.

Go to the learning resources lists on Students website

Get help with your assignments

Get started on your assessment

Find and evaluate relevant information, and keep track of the sources you use.

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Assignment planner

Learn how to stay on track with your assessments using this online tool.

Referencing

Find referencing tips and examples in a range of styles used at RMIT.

Subject guides

Find the best online information resources for your study.

Copyright advice

Advice on using images, videos, sound files and other copyrighted materials.

Software and apps

Access free software, apps and cloud storage for use in your studies.

Academic integrity

Learn how to prepare your assessments and avoid plagiarism.

Assessment types

Watch our videos explaining reports, essay structure, academic writing and more.

Need study advice in person? Get it at the Study Support Hub!

Our friendly and knowledgeable academic skills advisors and librarians are available at the Study Support Hub located in the Swanston Library. Appointments are also available.

Study Support Hub opening hours

Makerspace

The Makerspace is a place for RMIT community to come together, share skills and experience, creatively collaborate and learn from each other. Open from Monday to Friday.

Find out more about the Makerspace

RMIT Adobe Creative Campus

RMIT is an Adobe Creative Campus, supporting digital fluency and creativity across the University.

Find out more about the Adobe Creative Campus

Are you an effective online learner?

We've developed a set of tutorials to help you prepare for online study and to gain confidence in online communication and collaboration. Learn how to work well in groups, use discussion boards, write academic emails, and study effectively.

Online learning skills tutorials

Generative artificial intelligence resources

Val GenAI Chatbot

Val is RMIT’s generative artificial intelligence tool. It’s like ChatGPT, but private, secure and free for RMIT students to use.

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Generative AI for students at RMIT module

This module is designed to help you understand how to use AI in your studies appropriately and effectively.

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How to reference artificial intelligence (AI) in assessments

Learn how to correctly acknowledge and reference all AI-generated content used in your assessments.

Set yourself for study success with these introductory videos

Are you a current RMIT student with feedback or ideas for the Library?

The Student Advisory Board would like to hear them!

Share your suggestions and the Board will discuss your submission at the next meeting.

Here's our feedback form (login required)

Events

Library Online Scavenger Hunt

04 Feb 2026 - 27 Feb 2026

Online

Ready for a Library adventure?

Elevate your assessments with Adobe

04 Feb 2026 - 25 Feb 2026

RMIT City campus

Visit the Adobe Hub during RMIT Orientation Week, meet the Adobe Coaches and see how Adobe Express can elevate your assessments with standout presentations, videos and graphics.

Library orientation tours

05 Feb 2026 - 25 Feb 2026

Brunswick, Bundoora, Melbourne City, Carlton

Tour the Library’s spaces, learn how our collections and services can help you succeed in your studies and improve your assignments. No registration needed.

Makerspace tours

05 Feb 2026 - 26 Feb 2026

RMIT City campus

Join the tour of the Library's Makerspace – a place where you can explore your creativity, design and make stuff.

More events from the Library

News

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Soft skills are human skills – and they’re more essential than ever

In a world where AI is rapidly changing the way we learn, work and communicate, the abilities that make us uniquely human are what set us apart.

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Learn how to fact check the fake news

Misinformation and disinformation are prevalent – and becoming harder to identify. Do you have the skills to separate what's real from what is not?

Related information

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures