Supporting you with your research
The University of Melbourne Library provides high quality resources, services, and advice to researchers and graduate researchers.
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Finding information
Get help locating published research and key information
- Library guides - curated collections of resources. Get started with Essential Guides, explore discipline-specific resources with Guides by Subject Area. See additional research-focused topics in Guides for Advanced Researchers.
- Popular bibliographic and citation databases
- Theses – locate Australian and international theses.
- Company, industry and country information – a guide to our business databases.
- News and newspapers - access news from Australia and around the world.
- Inter-library Loans - access to books, journal articles, and other resources not available in our libraries.
- Search tools & shortcuts to full-text to save you time.
- Lean Library, Browzine, and LibKey Nomad
- Google Scholar library links
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Supporting your grant
- Digital Scholarship is a hub of expertise in digitisation, data management planning, digital curation, forensics and preservation. The team welcomes collaboration with researchers who are developing proposals with a significant digital scholarship component.
- Open research - information and how-to advice on embedding open practices into your research – includes information on complying with funder open access requirements.
- Research Impact Advisory Service (RILAS) for University staff – information to assist you to determine the impact of your publications and other research outputs.
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Managing information and data
Get help managing your references and data:
- Managing Data@Melbourne - online training in research data management
- DMPMelbourne - an online tool to help you create a data management plan (DMP)
- Options for managing references - guide
- Statistical and mathematical software -guide
- Digital Scholarship is a hub of expertise in digitisation, data management planning, digital curation, forensics and preservation.
Explore full range of resources for managing information and data
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Publishing and sharing
- Scholarly Publishing – a guide to choosing publishers, journal selection and evaluation tools, Open Access publishing and author profiles.
- Open research - information and how-to advice on embedding open practices into your research. Open research aligns with The University of Melbourne’s Principles for Open Access to Research Outputs at Melbourne.
- Researcher profiles, identifiers and social networks - a guide to maximising your impact
- University Copyright Office - advice, support and resources for University researchers.
- Minerva Access (institutional repository) - make your research publications openly available
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Measuring impact
Do you need to demonstrate the impact and engagement of your research for a grant application or a promotion? Find below links to tools and advice for maximizing, monitoring, measuring, and managing your research impact and engagement:
Research Impact: tools and support to assist with measuring research. Includes self-help guides by Faculty.
Your Elements profile, if linked to Scopus and Web of Science, will provide citation counts and h-indexes from these sources.
Research Impact Library Advisory Service (RILAS): The University Library can assist academic staff to determine the impact of their publications and other research outputs for grant and promotion applications.
Researcher profiles, identifiers and social networks: Maximise your impact: Guide providing tips on how to promote your research and profile as a researcher.
Altmetrics: a guide to gathering alternate metrics from online activity such as social media, news media, government policy, and more.
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Preserving and archiving
- Get expert advice on research data, digital archiving and preservation by contacting Digital Scholarship.
- The University Digitisation Centre (UDC) provides a range of digitisation services to the University community.
- Read about Digital Preservation - Digital Preservation Project Blog
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Copyright Office
Resources and guidance on copyright considerations affecting your research and publication
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Digital Stewardship Team
Assistance with digital transformation of your research, digital preservation and research data management planning
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Student IT
Get support with using UniMelb applications, managing your digital Uni life, or setting up your devices with software
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Library Tours
Our video tours will help you to familiarise yourself with some of the University Library's branches.
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Library Research Essentials for Coursework Students
Most Library research skills programs for undergraduate students are embedded within specific subjects as part of all major degrees.
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Researcher@Library program for graduate researchers and academics
A range of workshops to help researchers develop their library research skills and digital capabilities.