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Arts Education

This guide supports Arts Education teaching and research for Drama & Theatre, Media Studies, Music, and Visual Arts & Design.

Library Catalogue Search

Access print and ebook resources

Why use the Library catalogue? Get an overview of this search pathway

Search the full library collection

Search the library for ebooks

Are you new to using ebooks? Check out the Ebooks library guide

Finding eBooks

 

  • Use a keyword search to find books and ebooks on a topic. Once you have completed a search you can limit your search to a specific collection such as, Giblin Eunson Library or format such as online books (login with your username and password to view e-books)
  • Only want an eBook? Choose the option 'Online books'  in the catalogue. To read an e-book, open the catalogue record and then select the link: Connect to electronic book.
  • Interested in requesting library books by mail? Check out the 'sourcing online and print resources' page
  • Searching in Discovery will also retrieve books and ebooks

Keyword Search Strategies

The following keyword search strategies link to search results in the library catalogue.

media studies AND teach*

media AND (secondary school OR high school)

"mass media" AND (secondary school or high school)

media literacy AND learn*

Tips For Building Your Search Statement

Use truncation to extend search results - e.g. teach* will retrieve teacher, teachers and teaching

Add "quotation marks" to retrieve a specific phrase.

Use the term OR to find synonyms or alternative terms- e.g. secondary school OR high school OR middle school

Use brackets around alternative terms to create order in your search - e.g. (media literacy OR digital literacy) AND secondary school

Browse by subject

Browse the catalogue by subject - click on any of these links to view items in the catalogue.

Media literacy.

media literacy -- study and teaching

Arts -- Study and teaching (Secondary)

Mass media -- Textbooks

popular culture -- study and teaching

 

Further borrowing options

Can't find the book or article you need?

Don't worry! We have several options to help you access resources beyond our University collections.

  • Request through Inter-library Loan (ILL): If we don't own the resource you need, you can request it through our Inter-library Loan service. We'll source it from another library, and books will be delivered to the University of Melbourne Library for collection. Articles are usually sent to you electronically.
  • Search Australian Libraries via TROVE: Use TROVE to find copies of books and resources available in libraries across Australia.
  • Borrow from Other Victorian Universities (CAVAL Scheme): Get a CAVAL card to borrow books in person from other university libraries across Victoria. Just visit a participating library with your CAVAL card to access their collections.
  • Borrow from Interstate Libraries (ULANZ Scheme): If you live outside Victoria, the ULANZ borrowing scheme allows you to borrow from participating university libraries in Australia and New Zealand. Simply register at the university library you wish to borrow from.
  • Suggest a Purchase: Would you like us to consider adding a book to our collection? Submit a request using the Orders Request form.
 

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