Guide and Assistance - Academy Library, UNSW@ADFA

The guides and help information included here provide assistance in making effective use of the Academy Library's services and resources. Check out our InfoSkills Sessions for scheduled workshops and seminars.

Academic Skills	Catalogue Tutorial
Improve your academic literacy skills. Learn some strategies for developing critical analysis, reading and note-taking skills, researching sources, avoiding plagiarism and writing assignments...	A web based tutorial to help you use the catalogue effectively.
Course Related Guides	Course Reserve Help
Access our list of course specific guides with handouts and tutorial exercises prepared for information skills and/or research training sessions...	Provides tips to understanding and using the online Course Reserve facility...
Citing/Referencing	Database Information Guides
Links to resources that provide some guidelines for using the many different citation styles available to reference authors, books, journals, Internet sources etc...	Information sheets that provide overview information, search tips, etc on a range of databases that the Library makes available...
ELISE FAQs	EndNote Training
Frequently asked questions relating to the ELISE (Enabling Library and Information Skills for Everyone) online tutorial...	The Academy Library offers training in EndNote to staff and postgraduate students. A number of EndNote resources are available, including the latest EndNote training manuals - EndNote Basic and EndNote Advanced.
How to...?	Library Information Guides
Information to provide you with strategies or steps to finding and accessing required information or resources. Includes guides on How to Develop a Search Strategy, Boolean Operators, Replacing My Card, and many more...	Undergraduates (pdf) Postgraduates (pdf) Off-Campus Students (pdf) Academic Staff (pdf) General/Military Staff (pdf) Researchers (pdf) Corporate Clients Other Borrowers
Need Help?	Adlib
Help is available online via the Library’s website, in person, or by phone...	Read the latest news of a subject nature produced by the Liaison Librarians. Adlib informs clients about developments in the library services and resources, including significant new web sites, free database trials, and new electronic journals..
Other Libraries	Subject Guides
From this link, you have access to ACT, Australia, and World libraries...	Overview guides of the key resources available from the Acadamy Library in a range of subject based areas...
Using CrossSearch & 'Find It'
Informative and practical help on maximising the effectiveness of CrossSearch and accessing required information (including fulltext) from databases, library catalogues, search engines, subject gateways, eprint servers, and other resources...