Teach yourself: online tutorials

Get the research edge

These online tutorials and guides will help you find and use a range of resources.

Getting started

• Planning your search

Finding information

• Books
• Journal articles
• Academic / scholarly journals
• Evaluating websites
• Reading lists
• Statistics
• Government publications
  
• Newspapers
• Primary sources
• Patents
• Standards
• Theses
  
• Legal Research: An introduction to legal materials and processes
• ILIP: Independent Learners Introductory Program
• Research Edge: Research and information retrieval skills program

Using resources

• Proquest5000
• ScienceDirect
• Conducting a literature review: Central Queensland University Library
• ISI Web of Science: Find who is being cited
• SciFinder Scholar: CAS Learning Center
  

Managing resources

• Referencing and citing
• EndNote: Reference management software

Last reviewed: 15 February, 2008