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Online resources to help you improve your general academic study, writing and maths, statistics, physics and chemistry skills. The Learning Lab includes a section on Researching your assignment. Work your way through to improve your Library research skills.
Learning Lab
  • How to find books
    A self-paced guide to finding books and e-books in the Library.
  • How to find journal articles
    A self-paced guide to finding journal articles.
  • How to reference sources of information
    A self-paced guide to referencing.
  • How to obtain items from other libraries
    A self-paced guide to getting items from other libraries.
'How to ...' guides

Researching your literature review

Find out what is literature review, the reasons for doing it and how to find different types of information using Library resources.

Researching your literature review

Setting up your researcher profile

Learn how to create a maintain a number of researcher profiles.

Setting up your researcher profile

Choosing where to publish

Find out about the criteria and tools that can help you decide where to publish.

Choosing where to publish

Library research skills for Education students

Covers scholarly skills for students undertaking research in education, including Higher Degrees students.

Education - Higher Degrees and Research

Sustainable Futures (ENVI1153)

This tutorial will help you decide where to search for resources relating to your case study, how to locate the information you need and where to get help.

Sustainable Futures

Information research methods for the School of Science

This tutorial is for Honours and Masters by Coursework students in the School of Science. It is a compulsory module of

  • ONPS2412 Physical Science Research Methods,
  • BIOL1070 Postgraduate Research Methods 
Information research methods for the School of Science

Information research skills (OENG1085)

This tutorial is for Masters by Research and PhD students in the College of Science, Engineering and Health. This is a compulsory module of OENG1085 Research Methods.

Information research skills (OENG1085)

Nursing - Referencing tutorial

Learn about referencing, why it is important, and how to apply in-text references and construct a Reference List, using a required Referencing Style. Examples are provided for the APA referencing styles.

Nursing - Referencing tutorial

RMIT English Worldwide (REW) Guide

Covers the starting points for finding information on research topics for RMIT English Worldwide.

RMIT English Worldwide (REW) Guide
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