Browse the shelves at these numbers
001.42
001.422
001.433
300.72
Research methods
Statistical research methods
Collection of data, surveys, etc.
Social sciences, research
378.242
808.02
808.042
808.066378
Thesis & dissertation requirements
Style guides
Rhetoric in English
Academic writing
Look in the CATALOGUE (http://library.monash.edu.au/) using subjects such as these
Academic writing Proposal writing for grants
Action research
Dissertations, academic
Interviewing
Qualitative research
Research grants – Australia
Research methodology
Research – statistical methods
Social sciences - research
Add the search terms “ research ” or “ research methodology ” to your field of study e.g. nursing research methodology
Use databases to search for journal articles, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Library databases may be accessed at http://lib.monash.edu.au/databases/
The following should prove useful when conducting your research.
Academic research library JCR – Journal citation reports
Australasian Digital Theses Program
Current contents connect
Educational research abstracts online
Index to theses in Great Britain and Ireland
ProQuest dissertations & theses
Web of knowledge
Web of science
To use databases effectively, refer to the “How to use” database guides available from the Information Desk and via email (see at end) for off campus learners. These guides include useful hints on effective and advanced search strategies and techniques.
Finding a thesis
Monash theses received since 1986 are included in the library catalogue. Use the key words ‘ Monash thesis’ with your own subject eg ‘ nursing Monash thesis’.
Australian theses
Search the databases Libraries Australia and Australasian Digital Theses Program .
Overseas theses
Search the database Index to theses in Great Britain and Ireland for British theses and ProQuest Dissertations & theses for selected international masters theses and doctoral dissertations with an emphasis on North America.
Obtaining a non-Monash thesis
If the library does not hold the thesis you require it may be obtained though the Document Delivery Service. It is usually purchased and may take some time before you will be able to access it.
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Some useful books available from the Gippsland Library are listed below.
Clare, J. & Hamilton, H. (eds) 2003, Writing research: transforming data into text , Churchill
Livingstone, Edinburgh.
Cooke, B. & Wolfram Cox, J. (eds) 2005, Fundamentals of action research , Sage,
London.
Denholm, C. & Evans, T. (eds) 2006 Doctorates downunder: keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand, ACER Press, Camberwell, Victoria.
Dunleavy, P. 2003, Authoring a PhD : how to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Fink, A. 2005, Conducting research literature reviews : from the internet to paper,
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California.
808.0665 C591W 2003
300.72 C772F 2005
378.1550993 D393D 2006
808.02 D921A 2003
001.42 F499C 2005
Lipson, C. 2005, How to write a BA thesis: a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper , University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
White, B. 2000, Dissertation skills: for business and management students , Cassell,
London.
Style guides and manuals available from the Gippsland library.
The Chicago manual of style , 2003, 15 th
edn., University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Gibaldi, J. 1998, MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing, 2 nd
edn., Modern
Language Association of America, New York.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association , 2001, 5 th
edn., American
Psychological Association, Washington DC.
808.042 L767H 2005
650.072 W582D 2000
808.027 C532M 2003
808.027 GIB
808.06615
A512P 2001
Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6 th
edn.
, John Wiley & Sons, Milton,
Queensland.
808.02 A938.1S 2002
Research help
Useful library online tutorials may be found at http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/ and include topics such as
Citing and referencing
Finding a thesis
Using Endnote.
Endnote
Endnote is the bibliographic management software licensed to Monash University students and can be downloaded from the following website http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/endnote/obtain-endnote.html
Book yourself into a library Endnote class at http://my.monash.edu.au/interactive/classbooking/
Keeping current - Alerts
In order for you to stay up-to-date with research in your area, some databases offer an alerting service. This means that you can save searches in your area of interest, and when the database is updated you will be emailed the newest records that match that search.
The Gippsland Library Subject Librarians are available for consultation.
Business & Economics kay.steel@lib.monash.edu.au ph 9902 6536
Education, Applied Sciences and Art & Design malcolm.home@lib.monash.edu.au ph 9902 6483
Nursing and Information Technology myles.strous@lib.monash.edu.au ph 9902 6483
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