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Research Skills: Finding information

Where to start?

When looking for information, it is important to access and read a wide variety of information. You can start with the information you get from your classes and teacher: 
  • Class notes 
  • Textbooks 
  • Recommended readings 
Then, you should begin to look at other resources, which will help you build up your knowledge 

The Web

The internet can be a great place to find information, but it is important to ensure that you are getting information from a reputable source, and not wasting time looking at information that will not be useful to you.

A good way to determine if a website if reputable is to look at its URL:

      .edu    =     Education

      .org    =     Organisation

      .gov    =     Government

      .com   =     Commercial

      .au      =      Australia

      .uk      =      United Kingdom

      Websites publised in the United States do not have a country specification at the end of the URL.
 
For more information on how to evaluate information click on the Evaluate information tab.

Search your Subject Guide

Click HERE to search your Subject Guide.

Your subject guide includes links to relevant information and resources for the course that you are studying, and is a great place to look for further information. 

Quick search

 

 


Enter an author, title or keyword above and click on Search to find what you are looking for in the library collection.

To access our extensive ebook collection, click on the link below. Off-campus you will be asked to login with your Student ID and Password. 

Ebook Central

Please use this link to access the database:   

EBSCOHost Journal & Newspaper articles

Off-campus, you will need your Student ID and Password.

Search the State Library of Victoria online resources

If you live in Victoria, the State Library of Victoria has arranged for you to be able find articles and eBooks from home.  To take advantage of this, you will need to join the library.  Click HERE to sign up.

 

Sign up for a CAVAL card

"The CAVAL Reciprocal Borrowing Program is a scheme whereby staff and students of participating academic libraries are able to borrow material from other participating Victorian academic libraries. "

Sign up at any Kangan Library campus to borrow at participating academic and TAFE libraries.  If you are an off-campus student please call us on (03) 9279 2424 or make a request for a CAVAL card on our Ask Us form.

To be eligible you must be a full-time or part-time student or a staff member of Kangan Institute.

All Victorian TAFEs are part of the CAVAL program as well as the Victorian and Tasmanian Universities listed HERE.

 

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