Guides: Resources For Researchers: Start Here

About This Guide

This guide has been compiled to support higher degree research students and academic staff undertaking research. It draws together a range of tools, from books to help you decide whether you really want to start a thesis to the resources which enable you to manage your research output.

First steps as a researcher

At the very start of your research journey

Visit your liaison librarian
explore research methodologies
learn Endnote

More than libraries and databases

Find information including:

efficient searching
theses
finding books
advanced database searching
patents

Manage your information

use Endnote
keep up to date
analysis tools

Locate peers and colleagues

use citation analysis tools to find people
measure the quality of your research colleagues (or yourself)

Publish

Good publishing decisions can boost your career

how to decide on the best journal to publish your research
look at what the experts say

The Library is here to support you in any way we can. Contact your Liaison Librarian or the Library Help Desk by phone, email or in person. Attend a class or ask us to walk you through a process. We are here to help you.

Support at UniSC

Library
Office of Research
My HDR in the UniSC Student Portal
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Library Quick Info

Tools for research

Endnote is the recommended citation management software for staff, postgraduate, research and honours students. It is available on all UniSC networked machines and can be installed on private machines (PC and Mac).

nVivo- Qualitative research software

Available to UniSC researchers: Information on acquiring the software for Windows or PC available from your UniSC Software Centre Account.

Training available with a UniSC LinkedIn Learning account.

More resources:

Completing Literature Reviews using nVivo 11

You tube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuG-INKAj8reUouZNSwr5AQ

Cochrane Guides and Handbooks Access to 6 Cochrane resources supporting the production of systematic reviews and other aspects of Evidence-Based Practice.
JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis The JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis is designed to provide authors with a comprehensive guide to conducting JBI systematic reviews. It describes in detail the process of planning, undertaking and writing up a systematic review using JBI methods. The JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis should be used in conjunction with the support and tutorials offered at the JBI SUMARI Knowledge Base.
JBI SUMARI Knowledgebase JBIs tool for conducting and reporting systematic reviews

Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window A research methods portal that will help you with all aspects of research methodology. Covers quantitative , qualitative and mixed methods research. SAGE Research Methods links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. WE RECOMMEND that you create a user account and login in. This will give you full access to all the tools and resources in SRMO. Individual books included in SRMO are also listed separately in the Library catalogue. Many titles are also held as hard copy books in the Library.

Resources For Researchers