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Learn how to find information that will inform your evidenced-based practice once you leave academic life and enter the workforce.
Alumni pathway to resources
Once you graduate, you don't need to completely say goodbye. It's free to become a Deakin Alumni and the range of perks include Library privileges.
You will retain borrowing access to Deakin Library collections, plus you can shape your evidence-based work practice with a select range of electronic resources. Check out the full listing of Alumni Library resources. Please note that after joining the Deakin Alumni Community you will need to take the additional step of applying for an Alumni Library membership to have access to these Library resources.
Free professional development opportunities are also offered to Alumni. This Webinar and Resources page includes a health specific section but you may want to think more broadly. For example, a Business webinar focused on ethical leadership may be ideally suited to your current workplace role.
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Consider your State and National Library resources
A fantastic and easy thing to do is join up to your particular State or National Library. With this kind of library membership you can find a varied range of health focused eResources or other collection items. Did we mention it's free?
Below is an example list of Australian library links. If you are working in another country, do some research into the library resources in your area.
Public Libraries are another pathway to resources
Joining up to your local public library is also a good idea. They often have resources that can be helpful to you in your work practice. Depending on the library, you may be able to access Lynda.com training courses, search health or human services databases, or organise Inter-library loans.
Below is a list of public libraries near each Deakin campus but this interactive map shows local libraries across Australia or you can search this Find a Library page. If you live outside Australia after graduation there should be equivalent information for your country available on the web.
- Boroondara LibrariesOne of the closest library services to Burwood campus
- City of Melbourne LibrariesClosest public library service to Deakin Downtown
- Corangamite LibrariesClosest public library service to Warrnambool campus
- Geelong Regional LibrariesClosest public library service to Waterfront and Waurn Ponds campuses
- Whitehorse ManninghamOne of the closest public library services to Burwood campus
Open access resources for health
There is a wealth of freely available and easily accessed information out there. In fact there is an Open Access movement that is dedicated to free, immediate, online availability of research articles that are compliant with copyright laws.
Below are some significant links to Open Access material that you may find useful. However, check out Deakin Library's great Free and Open Access guide that covers a more extensive range of freely available resources to support health and human Services professionals.
- Deakin Recommended Open Access Health Resources ListYou may have already used this Deakin guide. It provides access to a range of freely available and open access material to support the health and human services professions.
- PubMedA free resource from the US National Library of Medicine, PubMed has more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent.
- Australasian Open Access RepositoriesYou can easily find up-to-date research material in open access repositories. You may be familiar with Deakin Research Online (DRO), the University's repository of research output by academics and higher degree research students. Other Australian universities have similar open-access repositories, which are all listed on this website.
- Deakin Research Online (DRO)DRO is Deakin University's research repository, providing digital curation by describing and preserving the University's research output and enabling worldwide discovery.
- Clinicians Health Channel (CHC)Free to people working in the Victorian public health system. The Clinicians Health Channel (CHC) is an online information portal that aims to improve quality and safety in healthcare by providing access to high quality evidence-based resources. There is also a CHC newsletter you can subscribe to for information about upcoming workshops, webinars, and updates to CHC knowledge hub.