Researcher Tool Kit

Search for information

• Find out how to frame your research question for searching
• Find out how to search databases
• Find Australian and international theses
• Find out what grey literature is and where to look for it
• Find eBooks explaining research skills and methods (PDF) so you can get started with your research.

Access information

• Borrow from CQUniversity libraries
• Use our Document Delivery service for researchers to access resources from other libraries
• Find out about reciprocal membership of other university libraries via the ULANZ Borrowing Scheme

Manage your references and research data

• Learn about managing your research data, including Research Data Management Plans
• Find out about high performance computing for your data and other areas of eResearch
• Learn how to obtain and use EndNote to organise and manage your references

Reviewing the literature

• Read an overview of ways to review the literature
• Learn about what a Literature Review is and how to do one
• Learn about the types of High Level Reviews (Integrative, Scoping and Systematic) and how to do them
• Learn about Covidence as a tool for High Level Reviews

Publishing and copyright

• Find out about scholarly publishing, including finding good quality journals and preprints
• Find out about open access for research and creative commons
• Find out about CQUniversity's research repository, aCQUIRe
• Find out about copyright © for researchers and authors
• Find out about depositing your thesis

Measuring your impact

• Find out how research metrics can work for you
• Find out about the different types of engagement and impact for your research
• Find out about author profiles and author identifiers like ORCID

Collaboration and engagement

• Find out how to use alerts and current awareness tools to keep up with your colleagues and the literature in your area
• Find out about the different types of engagement and impact for your research

Support and training options

• Use the RHD Information Skills unit on Moodle to train yourself in the information skills and knowledge you'll need for your research degree.
• Ask a Librarian for help using databases and EndNote
• For other queries there is the Library & IT Services Portal . You will need to log in to access it.
• Library services for researchers