MultiSearch
MultiSearch is the Library’s search platform that provides access to a large majority of Library resources. You can use it to find books, journal and newspaper articles, theses, databases, unit readings, exam papers, and more. Sign in with your OneID for better results. Click on the link below to access the search platform;
Research Databases
MultiSearch searches across most of the Library's resources, but it doesn't search everything.
To make sure you are finding all relevant literature, you can also search the subject databases included in each page on the left-hand side. Research databases may be subject specific or cover many different topic areas. The search techniques you use in MultiSearch are usually the same ones you use in the subject databases. Click on the link below to learn more about effective searching;
When you are analysing an assignment task or searching on a topic, try using alternative phrases for the same concept. You might find one phrase gives you far more results than the others. Below are some examples to start you thinking;
Use inverted commas to link two words together as a phrase
|
Subject |
Alternative search terms |
|---|---|
|
Gender |
"gender roles" ; postfeminism ; identity ; stereotypes |
|
Demography |
population ; "human ecology" ; "population dynamics" |
|
International relations |
geopolitics ; "foreign affairs" ; "comparative government" ; "foreign policy" |
|
Climate change |
"global warming" ; "climate crisis" ; "global heating" ; "climate emergency" |
|
Inequality |
disparity ; discrimination ; imbalance ; prejudice ; disparate |
Trying linking one of your search terms with another concept from your assignment. The 'AND' in the middle is capitalized to link the terms.
An example for searching would be using the terms
"climate change" AND Australia
"gender roles" AND parenting
Click on the link below to find out more about how to identify search terms for your research;
Often, you will be required to find and use peer reviewed journal articles in your units.
Peer review refers to:
Peer review is important because:
How do you choose peer reviewed material?
Choosing peer reviewed sources for your assessment is a great start, but there are other things you need to think about when selecting the right material. Click on the link below to learn more about how to evaluate sources;
Browsing the Library shelves can be a very effective way of finding relevant resources. Try browsing around the call numbers below to find interesting titles to extend your research.
| Call Number | Subject Area |
|---|---|
| BF511-593 | Psychology. Affection. Feeling. Emotion |
| BL1-2790 | Religions. Mythology. Rationalism |
| GN1-890 | Anthropology |
| GN296-296.5 | Medical Anthropology |
| GN301-674 | Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology |
| GT1-7070 | Manners and Customs (includes Customs relative to private life) |
| HD28-9999 | Industries. Land use. Labour (including agriculture, development, planning) |
| HN1-995 | Social history and conditions. Social problems |
| HQ1-2044 | The Family. Marriage. Women, including sexual life |
| HV5800-5840 | Drug habits. Drug Abuse |
| TX1-1110 | Home economics |
Browsing the Library shelves can be a very effective way of finding relevant resources. Try browsing around the call numbers below to find interesting titles to extend your research
| Call Number | Subject Area |
|---|---|
| DU120-125 | Australia-Ethnography-First Nations People |
| G1-922 | Geography (General) |
| G1000-3122 | Atlases |
| GA1-1776 | Mathematical Geography (including Surveys, Cartography) |
| GB3-5030 | Physical Geography (including Geomorphology, Hydrology, Natural Disasters) |
| GE1-350 | Environmental Sciences |
| GF1-900 | Human Ecology (including Human Geography) |
| GN378-396 | Collected ethnographies |
| HD28-9999 | Industries. Land Use. Labour (including Land Tenure, Real Estate Business) |
| HT51-395 | Communities. Classes. Races (including Human Settlements, City Planning, Recreation, City Promotion) |
| HV4701-4890 | Protection of Animals. Animal Rights. Animal Welfare |
| QH301-705 | Biology (general, including, Life, Ecology, Economic Biology) |
Browsing the Library shelves can be a very effective way of finding relevant resources. Try browsing around the call numbers below to find interesting titles to extend your research.
| Call Number | Subject Area |
|---|---|
| JC11-605 | Political theory. The state. Theories of the state |
| JK1-9993 | Political institutions and public administration (United States) |
| JQ21-6651 | Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) |
| JV6001-9480 | Emigration and immigration. International migration |
| JZ5-6530 | International Relations |
Browsing the Library shelves can be a very effective way of finding relevant resources. Try browsing around the call numbers below to find interesting titles to extend your research.
| Call Number | Subject Area |
|---|---|
| BF511-593 | Psychology. Affection. Feeling. Emotion |
| HB1-3840 | Economic theory. Demography |
| HC10-1085 | Economic history |
| HD28-9999 | Industries. Land use. Labour |
| HD6050-6305 | Classes of labour (including women, children, students, middle-aged and older persons, minorities) |
| HF1-6182 | Commerce |
| HG1-9999 | Finance |
| HM1-1281 | Sociology, including social change |
| HN1-995 | Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| HQ1-2044 | The Family. Marriage. Women, including sexual life |
| HT51-1595 | Communities. Classes. Races |
| HV1-9960 | Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| JC11-605 | Political theory. The state. Theories of the state |
| JK1-9993 | Political institutions and public administration |
| JV6001-9480 | Emigration and immigration. International migration |
Browsing items related to your search can be another way of finding relevant resources. When you find a useful source in MultiSearch, try scrolling to the bottom of the record to see a virtual bookshelf of related items.
