Library Orientation Tours
The Library Orientation Tour is compulsory for new students. You will be amazed at what you don't know.
Your Library tour will explain:
- How to find essential course readings;
- How to borrow, extend, and 'hold' books;
- All about photocopying;
- Where books, journals, videos and exam papers are located;
- Where the public access computers are hidden;
- Your Internet accounting quota;
- How to get help with computing, finding information and using the Library;
- Lots more to help you with your studies.
Explore the library further via our online tour.
Studying @ JCU - Essential Information on the Web
Discover how to:
- Find your lecture timetable and text book list
- Access course information and contacts
- Download your lecture notes and course materials
- Access StudentsOnline to check your enrolment details, results, and more
- Navigate LearnJCU
- Locate classrooms and computer labs
- Find out about events, activities and services for students
- Locate information services and resources.
If you missed this session, try InfoHelp's Studying@JCU online tutorial.
Introduction to LearnJCU
LearnJCU is JCU's online teaching and learning hub - with study resources, announcements, blogs, wikis, quizzes and assignment dropboxes for many of your JCU subjects. You can use LearnJCU to study at your own time, pace, and place in addition to attending classes.
LearnJCU is available at http://learnjcu.jcu.edu.au.
Getting Connected @ JCU
Attend a hands-on tutorial and find out how to:
- Find, login to and use the General Access computers
- Print on campus with LabPrint
- Access applications software (eg. Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Use JCU webmail and the Internet (including charges)
- Save work, access wireless, get help, stay secure and more...
Try InfoHelp's Getting Connected @ JCU self-paced tutorial.
ASSIGNMENT SUCCESS 1-2-3
1. Top Ten Assignment Research Tips
Find out how to get the information you need to do assignments successfully. This session covers basic skills in analysing your topic, selecting and locating information and referencing your assignment. This session also covers basic database searching and some tips for using search engines. After attending a session you will be able to search for information using the Library Catalogue, Reserve Online, Databases and Search Engines.
If you missed this session check out the Top Ten Assigment Research Tips handout.
2. Finding Journal Articles
Journal articles are excellent sources of information for assignments and essays. Impress your lecturers by finding journal articles not on your reading list!
This session will guide you through the process of accessing and searching the Library's journal databases, which provide references to journal articles and sometimes the full text. After attending this session you will be able to search databases relevant to your subject area and retrieve journal articles.
If you missed this session check out the Finding Journal Articles online tutorial.
3. Finding More on the Web
How to make search engines work for you.
This tutorial is designed to help you get better results when you search the Internet. Searching the Internet is a lot trickier than it looks. Even if you are getting good Results, chances are you could get even better ones.
Come along and find out how. If you ever need to search the Internet this session is for you.
Tuesday 12th August 10.00am
Thursday 14th August 1.00pm
Venue - Library Infohelp Training Room
If you missed this session try Lost in Space Interactive, a hands-on online tutorial on getting better results from search engines.
How to use Web 2.0 tools to effectively manage information
Common Web2.0 tools such as social bookmarking, tagging and RSS feeds can be used to effectively manage resources and research for your assignments. Blogs and Wiki’s are common tools used to communicate and manage information and can be an effective assessment tool. After this session you will be able to use tools such as iGoogle, Del.icio.us and learnJCU blogs and wiki’s to help you study for and complete your assignments.
Workshop times
Tuesday 19th August 11am
Thursday 21st August 4pm
Venue - Library Infohelp Training Room
Using References and Quotations effectively in your assignment
Good references are the most powerful tools you can use for your assignments. Learn how to use them effectively, lay them out correctly using different styles, cite them in text and put together a great reference list. You will also find out how a research file can help with this.
Workshop times
Tuesday 9th September 11.00am
Thursday 11th September 4.00pm
Venue - Library Infohelp Training Room
Improve your Research Skills in:
Australian information
Social Sciences
Business/Tourism
Science
Health
Improve your research skills in your specific area of study
This session will guide you through the process of accessing and searching the library’s journal databases for subject specific information. We will also look at how to find additional resources from the internet for your assignments and what search strategies will help you find high quality articles.
Workshop times
Australian Information Tuesday 26th August 2pm & Thursday 4th September 3pm
Social Sciences Thursday 28th August 2pm & Tuesday 2nd September 10am
Business/Tourism Tuesday 26th August 4pm & Wednesday 3rd September 10am
Science Thursday 28th August 11am & Tuesday 2nd September 2pm
Health Wednesday 27th August 11am & Thursday 4th September 11am
Venue - Library Infohelp Training Room
If this information is inadequate, incorrect, or can be improved in any way, please let us know