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Book a time to meet with your subject-specialist Liaison Librarian for more help with research, finding sources, constructing research questions, using databases, and more.
This guide introduces you to physical and online resources and tools across the UNSW Library network, of which the Academy Library is a member. The information has been carefully selected to help you:
For more in-depth questions relating to your research and information needs, get help from a Librarian. Bookings are welcome for students, researchers and academics. Get assistance with:
DatabasesDatabases are organised collections of records or items that you can search and browse.They can contain a range of different resources such as journal articles, eBooks, theses, standards, reports, conference proceedings, technical papers, case studies, newspapers and datasets. Some databases are subject -specific, while others are multi-disciplinary. The following databases are a starting point to begin your research.
The UNSW Library collection provides you access to a huge range of both physical and online books. Books are useful if you are looking for in-depth analysis of a topic or for a place to get started. Your lecturer may have assigned textbooks or other books as part of your reading list. To access these books, you can find them through your Reading Lists link on Moodle.
To locate books in the UNSW Library collection, you can do a search through the catalogue. For best results use subject keywords and avoid using terms such as 'impact' or 'effect' as these types of words will exclude useful results.
Once you have done your search, you can limit the results to "books" by using the resource type filter on the left hand side of the page.
To locate more books on Physics, select a subject area below:
JournalsJournals and journal articles are excellent sources for current, scholarly information. They are published on an ongoing basis, allowing you to find the latest information available.
Its important to note that not all scholarly journals are peer-reviewed.You may also need to refer to trade journals, magazines and news articles. While peer-review is the gold standard in reliability, that doesn't mean you can't refer to non-peer-reviewed, or even non-scholarly materials. You just need to make sure you carefully evaluate these resources before incorporating them into your work.
Browsing or searching specific journals can be a great way to find new keywords for your searches, uncover unexpected articles, or help you get started if you're not quite sure how to begin your search. If you are finding a lot of relevant articles come from a particular journal, you can search or browse that particular journal for more relevant content.
To find a specific journal in the collection, you can search using Library Search or browse using the links below.
WebsitesOrganisational and other web resources are useful for research as they can be a source of news, reports, trade publications, and current research. Keep in mind that these resources are not usually peer-reviewed and will require evaluation.