Researcher Support

This page is designed to help you access important resources when you need them at different stages of your research.

Discover under each topic 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.

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. This Library Guide provides an introduction to the Literature Review process and resources to help you get started.
  • Systematic Reviews for STEMM Guide. This Library Guide offers an introduction to systematic reviews in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). It covers searching the literature and managing the results.
Secondary Resources
  • UoM Journals and Database. This page provides a comprehensive list of what journals and databases can be accessed with UoM credentials (SSO).
  • Academic Skills: Graduate Research Services. The Academic Skills team has a range of tailored offerings for graduate researchers. Their online resources, workshops, and consultations can help you develop crucial skills around writing and academic communication.

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). The Library's Digital Stewardship (Research) team provides advice, support, consultations, and training. They cover a range of topics in research data stewardship and management, open research and data publication, and the long-term preservation of digital materials. The team also supports various University repositories that perform these functions.
  • Research Data Management. This page on the Research Gateway offers services, support, and advice. It includes information on storage, ethics, and sensitive data handling. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Managing Data @Melbourne. This online training course covers the basics of research data management. Available via Canva for all University of Melbourne staff and students, including graduate researchers.
  • Management of Sensitive Data. This page can help researchers ensure appropriate processes and controls are used during the collection, analysis, and retention of sensitive data. It covers the use of a Research Data Classification Tool. (UoM SSO required.)
Secondary Resources
  • Melbourne Figshare. The University's institutional data repository.
  • DMPMelbourne. A platform to help you create a Data Management Plan. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Open Scholarship. This Library website is a hub for all aspects of open scholarship and open research, including open data.
  • File Management 101. This open educational resource (OER) is designed to guide you to a practical understanding of what good file management looks like.
  • Research Data Management System Finder. This tool helps you choose between the University’s recommended research data storage and management systems. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Data & Computation. This page on the Research Gateway helps you find University research services. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Archives & Special Collections. These collections consists of the East Asian, Print, Maps, Rare Books and Rare Music collections, and the University of Melbourne Archives.
  • University Digitisation Centre. The UDC provides expert advice, training, and a range of digitisation services to the University community.
  • Digital Preservation. The Digital Preservation team makes the University’s digital assets available into the future.
  • Research Computing Services. RCS is the University's provider of research computing, including data storage and management systems, virtual desktops and high-performance computing. (UoM SSO required.)
  • LabArchives. A University supported online research notebook. It can be used to record, manage, safely store, and share research data. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Melbourne Data Analytics Platform. MDAP is a team of research data and academic specialists. They enable data-intensive, data-informed and collaborative research across the University of Melbourne.
  • Tools for HASS research. This MDAP website can help researchers in humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS) discover the right digital tool for collecting, analysing, and publishing data and research materials.

Research Metrics

Key Resources
  • Research Metrics. A comprehensive Library website to help researchers better understand and use research metrics.
  • Appropriate Use of Research Metrics. This page details the University of Melbourne’s guidelines for appropriate use of research metrics for all staff and researchers. (UoM SSO required.)
Secondary Resources

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
  • Scholarly Publishing Guide. This Library Guide can help you navigate the academic publishing process. It includes advice on how to find and evaluate appropriate publishing venues for your research
  • Open Scholarship. An information hub on the Library website to support staff and students in exploring ways to apply open practices to their research and teaching. It covers open access, preprints, open data, open-source software and code, and open educational resources (OERs).
  • Researcher Profiles Guide. This Library Guide can help you to understand different researcher profiles. Explore how they can assist in building your online presence and ensuring your research is discoverable.
Secondary Resources
  • Open Access Publishing. This page explores the pathways to publishing your research open access, focusing on pathways without author-facing fees. It details 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 open access requirements of ARC and NHMRC grants and pathways to compliance.
  • Principles for Open Access to Research Outputs at Melbourne. These Principles, revised in 2023, outline the University's commitment to open access. They also establish our researchers' responsibilities for making their research open.
  • Minerva Access. The University of Melbourne's institutional repository for traditional research outputs. Learn how to deposit your research outputs.
  • Melbourne Figshare. The University's institutional 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 in the Researcher Dashboard (InfoHub). They can also assist you in uploading your research to our institutional repository, Minerva Access.

Key Resources
  • Manage your research outputs. This page details the services offered by the Research Outputs team. You'll find links to the key ServiceNow request forms and your faculty-specific contact person.
Secondary Resources
  • Elements. The University of Melbourne's Research Outputs Management System. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Minerva Access. The University of Melbourne’s institutional repository for traditional research publications. Learn how to deposit your research outputs.
  • Melbourne Figshare. The University’s institutional repository for data, reports, creative work, and other digital assets.

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. These pages on the Copyright Office website offer a comprehensive resource on the intersection of copyright and research at the University of Melbourne.
Secondary Resources
  • Managing Intellectual Property. Learn how to navigate the IP process to align with the University’s requirements and support academic integrity. (UoM SSO required.)
  • Guides for using copyright. This page includes resources on finding images, journal licensing conditions, locating copyright owners, and more.
  • Copyright & Teaching. These pages offer a comprehensive resource on the intersection of copyright and teaching at the University.

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. The Library's Re:cite website can help you manage your citations and references. It also houses instructional guides and videos on reference management software using Zotero and EndNote.
Secondary Resources
  • Re:cite guides and tutorials. These pages include comprehensive resources to assist you in choosing a citation style, incorporating sources into your writing, and referencing tools available to you.

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