Guide outline
This guide contains information provided by your librarians to help you with your studies and support your research.
Read through the outlines below to learn what is covered in each section of this guide. You can navigate to each of these sections via the menu on the left.
Finding articles: Looking for some relevant health databases for journal articles? You'll find our top recommendations here.
Evaluating - the SIFT method: In this section, learn how to evaluate the quality information you find using the SIFT method.
Online video and image collections: Provides links to video and multimedia collections you can use in your studies.
Web resources and Google: Here you will find relevant websites, links to health organisations, and tips for efficiently searching Google.
Referencing
It is important that you acknowledge all the sources you use in your writing so that you:
- show your assessor how widely you have read
- provide evidence to support and strengthen your arguments and statements
- demonstrate academic integrity
- enable the reader to locate the sources referred and credit the original author(s) for their work.
Refer to the Deakin Guide to Referencing and select the correct style for your unit. If you are unsure, check with your unit chair. For specific referencing questions, you can also contact Deakin Study Support as they maintain and update the Deakin Guide to Referencing.