Creative Arts & Humanities information guide
find quality sources with the assistance of your Liaison Librarian- Intro
- Reading Lists
- Journal Articles
- Web Links
- Referencing
Getting Started
Dictionaries and thesaurus are a great way to define a topic. Encyclopedias are useful for background information. Be sure to check the Oxford Reference Online which includes a large range of subject specific reference guides.
The library Reference collection is located on level 2 of the library. Here's some examples of the type of reference books available:
Encyclopedia of Australian Art
Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art & Culture
Encyclopedia of Photography
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary Architecture
New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians
Oxford Companion to Australian music
Encyclopedia of Southeast Asia
Tips for finding resources
You can do a keyword or phrase search (very similar to doing a search in Google) of our catalogue (for books) or databases (for journal articles) to begin finding information for an assignment or research topic.
If you're doing an author search remember to enter the surname first then the first name or initial. If you're looking for information about an author then enter first name followed by the last name.
Use the Quick Links on the right hand side of this web page.
Help
Do it yourself: Try the interactive tutorials.
Assistance from the Library staff: Ask Us or come to a workshop
Reading Lists
Locate your reading list items on E-Reserve by lecturer or unitcode or search the CDU Catalogue to find your Set texts.
Locating items using a reference/bibliography list
To find these items you need to be able to interpret the reference and identify the type of publication, whether it is a book or journal. Use these publication details to search the CDU Library catalogue.
Hint!
If you attempt to search the Library catalogue using title of the article or book chapter, you will not find it.
Can't tell a reference to a Journal articles from a conference paper or a chapter from edited book?
This tutorial from Monash clearly demonstrates how to identify the different parts of a reference.
Help
Do it yourself: Try the interactive tutorials. Assistance from the Library staff: Ask Us or come to a workshop.
Locate Journal Articles
Using CrossSearcher will often retrieve a large number of hits. If you need to conduct a more sophisticated search, try searching one or more of the individual databases listed below with the same keywords
Most of the information in the following databases is available in "fulltext" format, which means you can download the whole article (usually in PDF or HTML format) and then print, email, save or just read it. You can also save journal artice references into an EndNote library. Many databases are set up for direct export to EndNote.
Blackwells - covers a wide range of disciplies including arts, humanities & the social sciences.
Academic Search Premier - an excellent multi discipline database for all areas of the arts & humanities.
JSTOR - particularly good source of archived journal articles which have been scanned as high-resolution images of the original pages.
Emerald - useful for students of Information & Knowledge Management plus the following disciplines:
- Archaeology
- Environment
- Language/Linguistics
- Politics and Policy
- Sociology and Anthropology
If you need help with learning how to use these Databases or can't find an article you are looking for, contact your Arts Liaison Librarian - Peta Kruse, phone - 89467030, email - peta.kruse@cdu.edu.au
Peta is available for individual (via email or phone if you are a distance student) or group appointment to give training on one or more of these databases and to assist with search strategies.
Access the complete list of Creative Arts databases
Access the complete list of Humanities databases via the library E-Journals Portal
Help
Do it yourself: Try the interactive tutorials.
Assistance from the Library staff: Ask Us or come to a workshop
Web Links
*Bookmark this site:CDU Creative Arts del.icio.us
Aboriginal Art and Culture
National Gallery of Australia
AIATIS - Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery
Australian Galleries and Museums
Australian Museum Online
Australian
War Memorial
Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery of SA
Art Gallery of WA
Museum of Contemporary Art
National Gallery of Victoria
National Museum of Australia
National Portrait Gallery
Northern Territory Museum & Art Gallery
Powerhouse Museum
Queensland Art Gallery
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
Help
Do it yourself: Try the interactive tutorials.
Assistance from the Library staff: Ask Us or come to a workshop
Why do I need to reference?
Because you have to. The University expects it.
Referencing, when done correctly acknowledges the work of others and will prevent you from accusations of intellectual theft and plagiarism.
It allows the reader to follow an idea, using the details provided, to locate the original publication. This could be because the reader is interested in the topic or because they wish to verify the details of the quotation, making sure the author hasn't been taken out of context.
How do I reference properly?
Check out the support material on the Library's Referencing Page The main referencing styles used at CDU are CDU Harvard & APA
Help
Do it yourself: Try the interactive tutorials You note it, You quote it , Credible sources count from the Acadia University, or CDU Researching Skills Tutorial.
Assistance from the Library staff: Ask Us or come to a workshop
