“As a researcher there is nothing quite so frustrating as having identified a publication of interest only to discover that a major challenge now lies ahead: how to get your hands on a copy.”(Kaser, 1995, p.vii) Although an increasing number of databases now offer full text, a large number of sources only include the bibliographic citation (that is, the author and title of the article / chapter / paper / patent along with the title, volume and pages of the journal / book / conference). Some citations also include an abstract or short synopsis of the work. Until the documents themselves are as extensively accessible and readily available as the references to them, researchers will need to be aware of options for obtaining more than references.
Listen to these researchers relate
the methods they use to get information (Click
on the image to view) :
Ms Barbara Webster Postdoctoral Fellow in History, School of Humanities |
Ms Leone Hinton Teaching Scholar/Teaching and Learning Officer Educational Services and Learning Support |
Mr Aaron Coutts Lecturer in Exercise Biochemistry, School of Health & Human Performance |
Dr Rob McDougall Head of School School of Mathematical & Decision Sciences |
Document delivery options
- Ordering via the library - Contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian or the Document Delivery Officer to ascertain your privileges.
- Searching local resource centers - Public and special libraries, government departments and community organisations will often provide access to materials.
- Access to the catalogues of other university libraries is available via the CQU Library Webpage and often, reciprocal borrowing rights can be arranged.
- Commercial document vendors - There are a number of commercial vendors specialising in document delivery and these include Inside (British Library), Infotrieve, Document Solutions and IngentaConnect.
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