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www.library.qut.edu.au QUT Library Assignment Research Assignment Research 1 Places to Start Your Assignment Research Course Materials Database Assignment Research Subject Guides Quick Find Ask A Librarian 2 Course Materials Database Assignment Research Subject Guides Quick Find Ask A Librarian 3 CMD Course Materials Database (CMD) The CMD is an online repository where lecturers can put articles and book chapters which are very useful for their units. Lecturers often put resources into the CMD which are relevant to your assignments. Assignment Research 4 CMD Course Materials Database (CMD) You can get to the CMD through the Blackboard site of your unit. You can usually find it on the Learning Resources page. Assignment Research 5 CMD Course Materials Database (CMD) From your unit’s Blackboard site, you will go straight to the list of resources in the CMD for that unit. Click on the hyperlinks (blue and underlined) to retrieve the resources. Assignment Research 6 Course Materials Database Assignment Research Subject Guides Quick Find Ask A Librarian 7 Subject Guides Subject Guides Subject Guides have been developed by the Librarians for each faculty to provide guides to the resources available in the Library. You can find the Subject Guides on the Library web page. Subject Guides Assignment Research 8 Subject Guides Subject Guides Search for the subject guide you need in the list under ‘Browse by Subject’ Alternatively, you can use tags for your search Assignment Research 9 Subject Guides Subject Guides Other useful information can also be included In the subject guide, use the green tabs across the top to find different types of resources. Assignment Research 10 Course Materials Database Assignment Research Subject Guides Quick Find Ask A Librarian 11 Quick Find Quick Find Quick Find is a search tool that will search through the QUT Library catalogue and various databases to find a large range of resources on a particular topic. Simply put your search terms into the search box and click on the magnifying glass Assignment Research 12 Quick Find Quick Find On the Search page you can refine your search by • content type • subject terms ‘more options’ give you the choice to include and exclude multiple categories Limit your search to recent publications by moving this left hand tab to the year you want Or you can put dates in the boxes Assignment Research If you are looking for peer-reviewed articles, click on the box up here Click on the name to find the resource 13 Quick Find There is the option for an Advanced Search next to the search box Quick Find The Advanced Search page gives you the option to look for resources: Written by a particular author Containing particular words in the title Published in a particular journal Assignment Research 14 Course Materials Database Assignment Research Subject Guides Quick Find Ask A Librarian 15 Ask a Librarian Find details about Librarian help on the Library web page Ask A Librarian You can talk to a librarian at the Library Helpdesk or chat online Assignment Research 16 PHOTO REFERENCES S. McGlenchy, 'book from above', In: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephmcg/1592886057/in/photostream/, ed, 2007. Assignment Research 17