Study Smart

• Access Study Smart for free online and face-to-face assistance for your assignments. Select the service which is right for you, when you need it.
• Study Smart gives you access to a range of self-help resources, including the Assignment Calculator which you can use to plan your assignments.
• Access Studiosity in vUWS for live one-on-one academic skills support and an academic writing feedback service.

Contact a Librarian

• Do you have a question? Our Online Librarians are available during Library opening hours
• Our Study Smart Librarians are experts at researching topics, information management, understanding referencing styles and more.

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

• Constructing a search strategy
• Understanding the different types of information sources
• The Library search box: basic searching skills
• Searching for open access, online and print books
• Searching for journals
• Searching for journal articles
• Searching for audiovisual resources
• Evaluating your information
• Managing your references
• Using information ethically

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.

Reading

• Pre-reading Techniques: Pre-reading helps you decide whether a text is relevant for your goals.
• Selective Reading Techniques: Selective reading helps you read academic texts efficiently.

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.