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Supporting you with your research

The University of Melbourne Library provides high quality resources, services, and advice to researchers and graduate researchers.

  • 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
      • Web of Science
      • Scopus
      • JStor - digital library of academic journals, books, & primary sources
      • Google Scholar
    • 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

    Explore a full range of resources for finding information

  • 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.

    Explore a full range of resources for Supporting your grant

  • 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

  • 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

    Explore full range of resources for publishing and sharing

  • 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.

    Explore full range of resources on Measuring Impact

  • 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

    Explore full range of resources on preserving and archiving including digitization services and digital thesis submission

  • Copyright Office

    Resources and guidance on copyright considerations affecting your research and publication

  • Digital Stewardship Team

    Assistance with digital transformation of your research, digital preservation and research data management planning

  • Student IT

    Get support with using UniMelb applications, managing your digital Uni life, or setting up your devices with software

  • 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.

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