Honours and Postgraduate students (Sciences)

Contents:

• Before you start
• Library resources
• EndNote
• Getting hold of materials not available in the Library
• Theses/dissertations

Before you start

There is a Research Librarian for each major subject area. Research Librarians can help you find the information you need, and provide advice and assistance with using the best resources.

We recommend you make an appointment with your Research Librarian before you start your research (it will save you time and effort!).
View the full list of Research Librarians.

Library resources

Key resources for finding information are detailed on the Library's resource guides. Each guide is designed to highlight the most useful resources and search strategies. View the full list of resource guides.

A selection of databases/resources that are useful across the sciences:

• Library catalogue
  Search the range of library materials, including books, journals and online resources.
• Web of Science and Scopus
  Multidisciplinary databases that offer cited reference searching.
• Journal citation reports
  Impact factors and other Journal statistics. 
• Libraries Australia
  Search the huge range of books, journals and other materials held in Libraries Australia-wide.
• Patents

EndNote

Use EndNote software to store and manage your references, as well as auto-generate a bibliography or reference list using your preferred referencing style. Very useful.

Getting hold of materials not available in the Library

Need a book, journal article, conference paper or thesis that isn't available in the Library? There are several different avenues that you can use to track down a copy:

Available at a different University of Adelaide campus? Make an intercampus request.

Available at Flinders University or UniSA? You can borrow from both Universities in person using your student or staff card. More information...

Available interstate or overseas? Use the Document Delivery / Interlibrary loan service and have
the library source items on your behalf. Find out more about document delivery services.

Theses/dissertations 

• Consult the Theses - how to find them guide for assistance with locating theses.
• Thesis in progress, or about to start? Take a look at the specifications page (links to useful information including binding and making your thesis available online).