Selecting resources

books

• library catalogues assist you to locate printed material (books, conference proceedings, guides, handbooks, legislation, etc.) held in ACU, and other, libraries throughout Australia.
  • tips on using ACU National's catalogue
  • online tutorial via Web-ezy
  • request an Inter-campus loan (ACU staff and students only)
  • request an Inter-library loan (ACU staff and post-graduate students only)

• ereference - electronic reference resources (dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.)
• fulltext books and journals - listed by subject

journal articles

Journal articles are most useful because they provide up-to-date information. Use the databases to access articles from journals, newspapers, conference papers, research reports, etc.

• databases - search an electronic database by subject/author/title to find journal articles, conference proceedings, papers, etc.
  • developing a search strategy
  • selecting appropriate databases
  • tips on searching databases
  • online tutorial via Web-ezy
• go fetch - search for databases by subject
  • guide to using go fetch
• electronic resources catalogue - locate electronic resources including databases and journals
• ejournals - list of electronic journals available to ACU staff and students
• fulltext books and journals - listed by subject

theses

Use the Library catalogue to check for theses held in ACU Libraries. Include the word "thesis" or "theses" in your search limit it to these documents.

• Australian Digital Theses Program - provides a national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses produced at Australian Universities.
  The ADT database provides access to PhD and Masters by Research theses only.
• Digital Dissertations - the single, authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses worldwide.
  (On-campus access only)

government documents

It can be difficult to navigate your way around the range of government documents available. Most campus libraries have a collection of Acts, Statutes, etc., however much information is now available via the Internet.

• Australian, State, Territory, and Local government information
• Parliamentary proceedings (Hansard)
• Australian Government Law sites
• Australian Law Online
• Australasian Legal Information Institute - A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law

statistics

Statistical information can be very useful for researchers. Most campus libraries have collections of ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) information. Alternatively, you may access statistical information online via:

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
• Eighty20 census data (password required)
  • Eighty20 tutorial

newspapers

• Australian Newspapers Online - via the National Library.
• Onlinenewspapers.com - worldwide newspapers

internet

The Internet has revolutionised access to information. Never before have people has so much information so readily available to them. The challenge is to find your way through this sea of information and select that information which is credible and relevant to your needs.

• useful Internet sites - listed by subject
• favourite search engines
  • tips on searching the Internet
  • evaluating Internet information
  • online tutorial via Web-ezy