Simpler, smarter searching

5 March 2009 – 6:18 am

Have you had a bad experience in the past with using SuperSearch or the online library catalogue?
Responding to feedback collected last year from students and staff, our fabulous Library Systems team spent this summer making changes to SuperSearch and the online catalogue.
From the start of Semester One 2009, searching for a journal article or library [...]

By Margaret L Ruwoldt | Posted in implementation 2009, search, technology | Comments (0)

Practise your search-fu with Library IT Tips

29 January 2009 – 11:10 am

Did you know that you can bookmark items in the Melbourne University Library’s online catalogue? Would you like to add a Library search to your web browser’s toolbar and get single-click access to PubMed and similar resources?
The Library Systems team can help you become a ‘power user’ of the University Library’s online catalogues and resources.
The [...]

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Information management at a personal level

14 February 2008 – 6:18 am

Fifth-year arts-law student James5 (aka Devon Whittle) offers seven tips for new university students, including some comments about laptop usage, Endnote and personal information management. James5 is a student at the University of Melbourne.
In an Ockham’s Razor talk on ABC Radio, Sydney-based science writer Peter Macinnis describes his own ‘fact fossicking’ behavior when researching [...]

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