{"id":3001,"date":"2026-03-12T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:13:46","slug":"study-smarter-with-resource-guides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/study-smarter-with-resource-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Study smarter with Resource Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve just been handed your first assessment, and you need to get started. Maybe you are looking for texts, videos, articles or journals \u2013 there is a whole range of resources to support your project, paper or presentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The library has you covered. Expert librarians across all four faculties have put together a one-stop shop of key resources and databases for a huge range of subject areas. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/help\/resource-guides\">Resource Guides<\/a> are regularly updated and tailored for your area of study, so you\u2019ll find only the most relevant information.<\/p>\n<p>The library has an expansive collection \u2013 hundreds of databases, hundreds of thousands of books and millions of online resources. Resource Guides are the best way to narrow down the information as you begin your studies and collect research for your first assessments.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do our Resource Guides summarise the best places to look for subject-specific information, but they also offer essential guidance on other topics. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/cicinfo\">companies, Industries and Country Information<\/a> guide helps you find information that\u2019s difficult to track down or expensive to locate on the web, such as industry reports<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/making_a_video\">making a video<\/a> guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to put together a video like a pro<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/peer_review\">peer review<\/a> guide gives you an overview of peer review and how to find peer-reviewed sources<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/openaccess\">open access<\/a> guide helps you learn to recognise, understand and find open access resources<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/endnote?hs=a\">EndNote<\/a> guide offers the key information you need to know about this referencing tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regardless of what you\u2019re studying, what year you\u2019re in or where you\u2019re based, the library\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/help\/library-resource-guides\">Resource Guides<\/a> provide an excellent, reliable foundation for your research.<\/p>\n<p>As always, if you have any questions that need a more personalised response, we encourage you to get in touch with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/help\/contact-your-librarian\">faculty librarian<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/about\/contact-your-librarian\/faculty-of-sebe\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve just been handed your first assessment, and you need to get started. 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