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New Students' Library Guide

Your introduction to Library services, spaces and resources at the University of Melbourne.

Find specialist research recommendations for your subjects

Our general search tools will uncover a lot, but did you know we also have hundreds of specialist resources for your specific area of study?

Library Guides are written and maintained by specialist librarians who are knowledgeable about your subjects. They will introduce you to amazing resources to answer your questions and help with your assignments. 

Visit our Library Guides

  • The Study Area tab gives you guides grouped by faculty subject matter
  • Find and Access guides help you find different formats of materials - for example, newspapers, images, or maps
  • Publication and Impact guides are for professional researchers - don't worry about these for now
  • The How to guides will help you learn a new process, like doing a Literature Review or Annotated Bibliography

Top tip: Bookmark your guides

Browse the Library Guides by study area and bookmark the one that best matches your subjects!

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