Assignment Help

• Answering the question - ensuring your assignment is on target
• Subject Guides - databases and other online resources listed in broad subject groupings  
• Critical thinking - what is critical thinking and how to apply it
• Communicating your information - summarising ideas, drawing conclusions and communicating the results of research 
• Writing skills - help with assignment and report writing, literature reviews  etc from UC Academic Skills Centre
• Research assistance desk - visit us on Level B of the Library, email or chat online
• Research skills training - register online for Library training sessions

How to find journal articles

Journal articles will form an important part of your research.  Most of the journals subscribed to by UC Library are available online, via databases.  Find databases appropriate for your subject area via our Subject Guides.

For help in searching databases, view our Finding Journal Articles online tutorial, or attend our face to face training sessions, presented early in each semester.

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Peer-reviewed (Refereed) Journals

Articles published in peer-reviewed or refereed journals are subjected to a strict approval process. One or more experts on the subject act as referees who review the article before it is accepted for publication. This process is designed to ensure the article is accurate, well researched, and contributes to the body of knowledge in a field.  View our PILOT module 1.7.3 Periodicals for more information about peer-reviewed, referereed and scholarly journals.  
 

How to search for peer-reviewed journals

• Many databases allow you to restrict your search to peer-reviewed or refereed journals. Look for this as one of the options for limiting your search in a selected database
• Journals indexed in Web of Knowledge are all peer-reviewed. 
• Ulrichsweb (journal directory)  To determine if a particular journal is peer-reviewed enter the title or ISSN in the Quick Search box.  In the results of your search, the symbol of a basketball referee's shirt beside the journal title indicates that it is peer-reviewed (refereed).

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Academic Skills Centre

The Academic Skills Centre (ASC) offer a range of on-campus workshops, tutorials and consultations for developing many aspects of study skills.  In addition, their online Student Learning Resources provide downloadable handouts and advice on a huge range of academic skills, including:

• Study and time management
• Reading and note-taking
• Participating effectively in lectures and tutorials
• Working in groups
• Researching / Critical thinking
• Oral presentations / Writing an essay / Writing a report 
• Reflective writing
• Referencing  

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