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Workshops

The Main and Law library's offer a range of information skills training to help you find the information you need. Most of these classes take place at the beginning of each semester.

You can get assistance with your research at any time:

Workshop Timetable

 

Main Library Workshops
 

Library Research Skills

  • Learn the best ways to search journal databases and other sources for information for your research
  • Sessions held in the Octagon on Level 2 of the Main Library

Researcher Training

  • Short 'lunchtime' sessions of approximately 45 minutes in duration covering EndNote and Advanced Information Skills.
  • These sessions are being held in the Octagon room in the Main Library.

RefWorks Workshops

  • Create your own RefWorks database for storage and management of your references
  • Use your RefWorks database to easily create the bibliographies required for your assignments
  • These are drop-in sessions - bookings are not required
  • Sessions held in The Octagon on Level 2 of the Main Library

EndNote Workshops

  • Introductory hands-on session on how EndNote may be used to manage your references and create in-text citations and bibliographies
  • If you would like to attend please email your faculty librarian
  • Places are limited but further sessions will be made available according to demand

 

Law Library 

Searching for Case Law & Legislation

  • Introductory hands-on session on finding case law using case citators
  • Locating full-text decisions
  • Locating legislation through Government websites and library databases

Legal Commentaries & Other Secondary Sources

  • How to use the Law Library resources to locate dictionaries, textbooks, legal encyclopedia and journal articles

Refworks - Manage Your References and cite using Australian Guide to Legal Citation 3

  • An overview of the referencing style Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) 3
  • This session runs for approximately 30-40mins

Law Library Classes on Demand

Throughout the semester, groups of two or more students may request training as needed.

Contact Sarah Dern or Michael Wallace to arrange a time.

Sessions run from 30 - 45 minutes.

The training offered includes:

  • Finding cases - learn how to quickly locate a case using the Law Library's resources
  • Searching legislation - learn how to find legislation online, along with parliamentary materials such as Hansard and Explanatory Memoranda
  • Case citators and digests (e.g. CaseBase and FirstPoint) - find cases dealing with a particular issue or statute or journal articles about a case
  • Refworks and AGLC 3 - Learn the basics of legal referencing and building your own reference library, using Refworks
  • Westlaw: an introduction- a basic introduction to navigating and searching Westlaw
  • Lexis: an introduction - a basic introduction to navigating and searching Lexis
  • Searching for books and journal articles
  • Legal encyclopedias and other online commentaries 

 

 

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