Partners in Veterinary Education
Library Information for Partners in Practice
Welcome to the University of Sydney Library. This page is designed to give you some basic information to help you search for and access library resources. For further information contact your Faculty Liaison Librarians
Finding Books
To find books on a given topic, begin with a keyword search in the library catalogue. The online catalogue tutorial provides step by step instructions on how to use the library catalogue to find the book you are after.
Finding Journal Articles
Journal articles are an important source of information, especially:
- up-to-date information
- specialised research
- new research
If you want to find journal articles on a given subject search for them in research databases. If you have a reference for a specific journal article then use the library catalogue to access it.
Using Research Databases
Each of the research databases covers a number of journals and a specific range of subject areas. It is always best to check more than one database to get a broad coverage of your topic. Some veterinary science databases are:
- Medline : Primarily a human biomedical database with some veterinary/animal content.
- CAB Abstracts: Emphasis on animals that are agriculturally or economically important.
- Zoological Record: Emphasis on zoo animals and exotic species, and Australian Native species.
- more ...
Some important things to consider when using databases are:
Library databases do not work like Google. They require that you input your search using a particular syntax.
Developing your topic into a search strategy will help you with your searching.
Access to all library databases requires authentication with your library barcode number and name.
Find the full text of an article
If you have a citation or reference in front of you and you want to find the full text of the article, search the University of Sydney Library catalogue for the item. The online catalogue tutorial provides step by step instructions on how to find full text journal articles.
Document Delivery Service
Much of what you will need will be available electronically. However, if there is a journal article or a book that you need (and it is not available electronically) you can use the Library's Document Delivery Service.
Please contact your Faculty Liaison Librarians, Sarah and Karen for help with any information related queries or problems.
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Sarah Graham Badham Library Tel. 9351 7319 Fax. 9351 3852 Email. s.graham@library.usyd.edu.au |
Karen Black Camden Library Tel. 9351 1707 Fax. 46556719 Email. k.black@library.usyd.edu.au |
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