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Educational & Instructional Leadership

A guide for students enrolled in Instructional Leadership or Educational leadership courses.

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

Library Guide on eBooks

Keyword Search Strategies

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

school system* AND instructional leader*
leadership AND classroom instruction
instructional leader* AND student achievement
leader* AND school performance
school improvement AND evaluation
curriculum AND leader* AND school*

Tips For Building Your Search Statement

Use truncation to extend search results - e.g. Leader* will retrieve Leader, leaders and leadership

Add "quotation marks" to retrieve a specific phrase.

Use the term OR to find synonyms or alternative terms- e.g. school performance OR key performance indicators OR KPI

Use brackets around alternative terms to create order in your search - e.g. (leader* OR principal*) AND teacher effectiveness

Browsing the Shelves

You might like to browse the shelves of the general book collection in the Gilbin Eunson Library. Try exploring at the following call numbers.

344.0407 Australian educational law and legislation
371.106 Teacher participation in administration
371.2 School management and organization
371.2012 School principals
371.207 Educational planning
378.1 Higher education and administration
379 Education and state
379.15 Educational change

 

 

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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