This subject guide highlights some key discipline resources to get you started with study and research.
To find books on a particular subject, use a keyword search on the Library Catalogue. For example:
cultural anthropology
Medieval history
creative writing
Australian politics
Keyword searching often retrieves a large number of results. These four techniques can help you focus your search:
AND
Narrows your search
E.g. medieval AND history
OR
Expands your search
E.g. climate OR weather
" "
Searches for an exact phrase
E.g. "social theory"
*
searches for variant endings
E.g. innovat* = innovation, innovations, innovators
The video below (3:47 mins) explains how you can use these advanced search techniques to quickly find relevant books and ebooks in the catalogue:
You can also find books on similar topics through the subject headings in item records. Click on these headings to view related subjects around your area and the all the books that the library has related to that subject. The image below shows where you can find subject headings.
Inter-library Loans
Are you a graduate student or staff member? You can request books and journal articles through Inter-library Loans.
Visit the ILL website for more info.
A CAVAL card allows you to borrow from other Unis and TAFES. Visit the CAVAL website to find out how to sign up for a CAVAL card.
You can then use the Trove website to see which library has the book you want.
Use databases to search across many academic resources (including peer-reviewed journals) at the same time.
Refer to the A-Z Ejournals and Databases page for a comprehensive list of available resources.
The selection of multidisciplinary databases below will retrieve results from different subject areas.