Study Skills

Library staff are here to help you improve your searching, reading, writing, information management, and referencing skills. Use these library self-help resources to learn more or contact a librarian if you need guidance to strengthen your study skills.

Academic Skills Pocketbook

The Academic Skills Pocketbook is your go-to guide for study skills, academic writing, assignments and more. Get a quick understanding of the most important academic skills you'll need to get started at university or College. The Library has got you covered with this awesome, user-friendly study guide.

Successful Searching

Successful Searching for Business

  • Business Information Essentials: Introduces high quality information sources and professional skills specifically relating to the business disciplinary area.

Successful Searching for Law

  • Introduction to Legal Research: Explains legal research principles and terminology. Provides guidance in locating secondary sources, Australian legislation and case law and is particularly relevant to law students.
  • AGLC Referencing Tutorial: This interactive tutorial that allows you to practice on real content - Cases, Legislation, Journal articles, Books, Newspapers and Internet Materials.

Study Smart

Reading

Referencing

  • RefQuest: An interactive, monster-fighting game to assist with learning about different referencing styles and when to use them. Created in collaboration with Learning Futures.

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