Library guides & online resources
The Library provides essential learning materials within the unit space on VU Collaborate and through the Library Guides. Library Guides are online guides that support student learning, as well as staff and researchers, at Victoria University (VU).
Learn more about accessing unit readings through VU Collaborate
General guides
Before you select a referencing guide, read the Academic Integrity at VU guide to get an overview of the principles of referencing and why it's important to avoid plagiarism.
Specific referencing style guides:
Referencing tools:
Library Guides showcasing collections and resources available through VU Library:
These guides provide assistance with common library tasks.
- Academic Integrity at VU
- Access VU Sydney & VU Brisbane resources
- Annotated Bibliography
- Australian Standards
- Economic and Financial Data
- Evaluating Information
- Evidence-based practice
- FYRE (First Year Research Essentials)
- International VU Partners
- Introduction to Generative AI
- The Literature Review
- VU Systematic Literature Reviews
Library course guides
Library course guides provide an introduction to Library resources within particular discipline areas.
- Bachelor of Architectural Design
- Bachelor of Building Surveying
- Bachelor of Engineering (First year)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Architectural Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering)
- Bachelor of Applied Movement Sciences & Master of Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science & Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Dermal Sciences
- Bachelor of Human Nutrition
- Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery
- Bachelor of Nutritional Science/Master of Dietetics
- Bachelor Of Science (Osteopathy)
- Bachelor of Speech and Language Sciences/Master of speech pathology
- Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Master of Nursing
- Bachelor of Psychology/Bachelor of Psychological Studies
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Diploma of Nursing
Researcher & staff guides
Library Guides for the VU researcher
- 10 Sports Science Data Things
- Copyright for Researchers
- EndNote
- Mendeley
- Open Access
- ORCID
- Research Data Management
- Researching in Archives
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Open Access Journal Lists
- The Literature Review
- VU Special Collections - How to access and use
- VU Systematic Literature Reviews
Library Guides for VU staff.
- AI for T&L in Education
- Copyright for teaching at VU
- Images for teaching at VU
- OER Textbooks
- Open Educational Resources
- Permanent links from Library Resources
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) journals
- SDGs and the VU Library
- Streaming videos and image sources
- Texts for teaching at VU
- Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 360-degree Video in the Classroom