Introduction

This guide is an electronic equivalent of a face-to-face two hour workshop that is given to on-campus students who are enrolled in EDED11449.

It is anticipated that by completion of this guide, you should be able to:

• access the Library website
• use SearchSMART and understand its purpose
• develop various search strategies
• locate resources in the Library Catalogue
  
• locate Course Resources Online (CROs)
  
• locate resources in databases
  
• locate resources on the Web (Google Advanced Search)
  
• access Compass: Library Help Online and understand its purpose
• find scholarly information
• evaluate resources

The CQU Library website URL is http://www.library.cqu.edu.au  Access to the Library website is available via the CQU homepage http://cqu.edu.au or you can access it via a Google search using the term cqu library.   On the Library website you will see links to useful information such as: