Researcher Support
Researcher Support
Introduction
The content on this website provides you with information and resources across a variety of researcher support topics supported by the University of Melbourne Library.
How to use this website
This website is a repository to help you access important resources when you need them at different stages of your research. Use the sidebar to navigate to the topics you are interested in.
Under each topic you will find links to key resources supported by the University of Melbourne Library. Links to additional resources closely related to each topic are included under the heading Secondary Resources.
Researcher Support
Key Resources
Getting Started Videos
Getting Started with Advanced Library Research Videos: highlight the essential orientation material for graduate research students and academic staff who are new to the University of Melbourne. The series consists of eight short videos (2-6 minutes), view the Getting Started with Advanced Library Research Videos.
New Researchers' Guide
New Researchers' Library Guide: highlights Library resources and services for research staff and graduate research students who are new to the University of Melbourne. Access the New Researchers' Library Guide.
Library Guides for Researchers
You can search for a guide on a particular topic via the Library Guide homepage, or browse the guides by category:
- How to: searching, referencing and conducting reviews.
- Find and access: special resources like archives, maps, theses, data and more.
- Publishing and impact: strategic publishing, research metrics, and open research.
Secondary Resources
- Researcher@Library Blog: Get the latest updates on researcher support, events and resources. Sign up to the mail list.
- 23 Research Things: showcases a range of digital tools that can support research activities.
Next step: Use the side menu to navigate through the researcher support topics.
Advanced Data Skills
Data skills are an important element of being a researcher. The University provides a network of research support staff, resources and services.
Key Resources
- Digital Stewardship (Research) Team website: a comprehensive resource by the Digital Stewardship (Research) team at Melbourne. The team provides support, services, training, advice and examples of good practice in data stewardship, digital preservation and research data management.
- Research Data Management: services, support and advice including information on storage, ethics, and sensitive data handling (UoM login required).
- Managing Data @Melbourne: online training on the basics of research data management.
- Manage Sensitive Data: resources to help researchers ensure appropriate processes and controls are used during the collection, analysis and retention of sensitive data, including a Research Data Classification Tool(UoM login required).
Secondary Resources
- melbourne.figshare.com is the University data repository.
- DMPMelbourne is a platform to help you create a Data Management Plan.
- Open Research Guide provides support on publishing research data.
- Data & Computation: page on the Research Gateway for finding University research services.
- Archives & Special Collections: consists of the East Asian, Print, Maps, Rare Books and Rare Music collections and the University of Melbourne Archives.
- University Digitisation Centre: provides expert advice, training and a range of digitisation services to the University community.
- Digital Preservation: makes the university’s digital assets available into the future.
- Research Computing Services: is the University's provider of research computing, including data storage and management systems, virtual desktops and high-performance computing.
- LabArchives: a University supported online research notebook, which can be used to record, manage, and safely store research data.
Advanced Research Skills
The University of Melbourne Library offers a range of support regarding advanced database searching, literature reviews, and specialised search strategies.
Key Resources
- Literature Review Guide: provides an introduction to the Literature Review process and resources to help you get started.
- Systematic Literature Review Guide: provides an introduction to systematic reviews.
Secondary Resources
- UoM Journals and Database: list for a comprehensive list of what journals and databases you can access.
- Academic Skills Graduate Research Services: helping you develop crucial academic, communication and professional skills.
Bibliometrics
Key Resources
- RILAS website: a comprehensive resource provided by the Research Impact Library Advisory Service to better understand and use bibliometrics.
- Research Impact Guide: includes tools and support to assist with measuring research.
- Appropriate Use of Research Metrics website: details the University of Melbourne’s guidelines for appropriate use of metrics for all staff and researchers.
Secondary Resources
- Publishing and Impact Library Guides includes tools and support to assist with measuring research.
- Research Impact and Engagement website: central location at the University of Melbourne linking to available material and resources for research impact. (UoM login required).
Publishing and Profiles
The University of Melbourne Library offers a range of support to help you disseminate your research. This includes guidance on scholarly publishing, making your research openly available and improving research discoverability through researcher profiles.
Key Resources
- Open Scholarship website: an information hub to support both staff and students in exploring the ways in which they can apply open practices to their research and teaching.
- Open Research Guide: offers practical guidance on how to make your research open – from your study design to your final published research outputs.
- Scholarly Publishing Guide: can help you find and evaluate appropriate publishing outlets for your research.
- Researcher Profiles Guide: can help you to understand the different researcher profiles available and how they can assist in building your online presence and ensuring your research is discoverable.
- Authorship: outlines the requirements for authorship at the University of Melbourne, with links to the Research Authorship Agreement template and frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Secondary Resources
- Open Access Publishing: explores the pathways to publishing your research open access. The page includes details of the University’s open access publishing agreements, which can enable University of Melbourne corresponding authors to receive open access Article Processing Charge (APC) waivers in eligible journals.
- Funder Open Access Policies: learn about the open access requirements of ARC and NHMRC grants and pathways to compliance.
- Principles for Open Access to Research Outputs at Melbourne: outlines the University’s commitment to open access, and our researchers’ responsibilities for making their research open.
- Open Scholarship videos: a series of short introductory videos covering different aspects of open scholarship, including preregistrations, preprints, and publisher and repository open access pathways.
- Minerva Access is the University of Melbourne’s institutional repository. Learn how to deposit your research outputs.
- Melbourne Figshare is the University’s repository for data, reports, creative work, and other digital assets.
Research Outputs
The Research Outputs team assists researchers in managing their research outputs for display on Find an Expert and Researcher Dashboard. They can also assist you in uploading your research to our institutional repository, Minerva Access.
Key Resources
- Manage your research outputs: details the services offered by the Research Outputs team and provides links to the key ServiceNow request forms and your Faculty specific contact person. (UoM login required).
Secondary Resources
- Elements is the University of Melbourne's Research Outputs Management System.
- Minerva Access is the University of Melbourne’s institutional repository. Learn how to deposit your research outputs.
- Melbourne Figshare is the University’s repository for data, reports, creative work, and other digital assets.
- Open Scholarship website: an information hub to support both staff and students in exploring the ways in which they can apply open practices to their research and teaching.
- Principles for Open Access to Research Outputs at Melbourne: outlines the University’s commitment to open access, and our researchers’ responsibilities for making their research open.
- iThenticate: a text-matching tool that enables researchers to compare their writing drafts with an extensive database of research literature.
Copyright
There are many ways that copyright can affect your research. From using third-party copyright material in your thesis or dissertation to evaluating your author agreements with publishers, understanding how copyright plays a role is a valuable skill to have at different stages of your research.
Key Resources
- Copyright & Research website: a comprehensive resource on the intersection of copyright and research at The University of Melbourne.
Secondary Resources
- IP & Commercialisation website: including information on sponsoring Melbourne research, accessing research material, and exploring licensing opportunities.
- Guides for using copyright: including resources on finding images, journal licensing conditions, locating copyright owners, and more.
- Copyright & Teaching website: a comprehensive resource on the intersection of copyright and teaching at The University of Melbourne.
Reference Management
Re:cite provides a number of resources, tools, and webinars to keep you up to date with citation styles and reference management software.
Key Resources
- Re:cite website: will help you manage your citations and references.
Secondary Resources
- Re:cite guides and tutorials: includes comprehensive resources to assist you in choosing a citation style, incorporating sources into your writing, and referencing tools available to you.