Electrical and Information Engineering Transnational students
Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment (ITEE)
Introduction
This Assignment Help web page is a guide to finding information for your assignments using the Library's databases, catalogue and website.
UniSA Library Transnational workshop
The Library Transnational workshop is a guide to using the Library's website, together with a strategy for searching the catalogue, databases and the internet to find books, journal articles and other documents for your assignments.
Library catalogue
The catalogue (opens in new window) contains information about books, journals and other resources and is essential in any search for information. For information on searching the catalogue see General help - catalogue.
Databases
In the Library, databases are indexes of literature and help you find references and citations to journal articles, conference proceedings and reports.
Key databases for Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
- Database titles - Compendex, INSPEC, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, IEEEXplore
- Database subjects - Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Systems engineering, Engineering
For more information on databases see
Locating Resources
When you have obtained references or citations from a database and the full text of the article is not available in that database:
- use the Find It button if available
- check the Library catalogue (opens in new window) to see if the issue of the journal or the conference proceedings are available online in another database or in print in the UniSA Library. For information on searching the catalogue see General help - catalogue
- search other library catalogues, such as the University of Adelaide, Flinders University or a library to which you have access
Internet Resources
You may also find suitable academic references for your assignment
using an internet search engine. Google Scholar searches within academic sources on the internet
rather than over the whole internet.
The internet contains an enormous amount of material and there is no
overall quality control on the web. You need to carefully evaluate the
websites you find.
Topic guides
There are a range of Resources by Topic which will link you to useful collections of websites and online library resources in specific subject areas.
Managing References
- Referencing, or citing, is the practice of acknowledging sources of information and ideas that you have used in assignments. Correct referencing is essential in order to avoid plagiarism
- There is bibliographic management software available to assist in storing your references and creating a bibliography
- See the Managing references website for more detailed information
Other Resources
Obtaining assistance
- Use the online Help screens
- Use the resources on the Library website
- Use the link Ask the library for assistance
- Ask at the Library desk
- Contact the ITEE Academic Library Services Team by email
Coordinated by: ITEE Academic Library Services Team