Postgraduate services

Postgraduate students have access to a range of services and resources:

• CDU Library provides an interlibrary loan service, EndNote, electronic journal databases, training for journal databases and many more services and resources.
• Research Office provides information on scholarships, policies and more.

Services

Library

• Research Support
• Borrowing - information on how many items you can borrow and how long you can have them
• Interlibrary Loans - how to obtain items from other Libraries
• Workshops
• Special Collections
  • includes the East Timor Collection, Rare Books, Restricted items, Djorra Djagamirri Collection and the Thesis Collection
• Contacts
• Research Services Coordinator - first point of contact for new research students; provides overall support for postgraduate research students and research staff
  Email: liason-research@cdu.edu.au
• Liaison Librarians - every school has a liaison librarian who can help with detailed information needs
  Email: library-liaison@cdu.edu.au
• Loans Desk - tells you how to renew loans, how to check your library record, as well as information on fines and more (renew loans, fines enquiries etc.)
  Email: Reference and Information Services

Research

• Generic Skills Workshops - Generic skills development program which consists of a range of workshops and seminars made available to Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students throughout their candidature.
• Charles Darwin University Postgraduate Students Association
• CAPA - Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations - national and regional news, conferences, indigenous news, and policy papers
• NIPAAC - National Indigenous Postgraduate Association Aboriginal Corporation

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Resources

Library

• Australian Digital Theses Program - access to theses online from a large number of Australian universities
• ProQuest Dissertations and These Database - index to theses from the US and Europe
• Journal databases and other electronic resources
• E-journals portal - searchable list of online CDU full text journals
• E-Reference websites - links you to online reference materials
• Researching skills tutorials - provides basic information on research and information skills
• EndNote - software and training
• Podcasts - tips on how to make the most of your Library
• Video tutorials - learn how to use a range of Library tools

Research

• Information for Current and Prospective Research Students
• Postgraduate scholarships - CDU scholarship information
• External Funding Databases - information on funding opportunities in Australia and overseas
• Minimum Resource guidelines are part of the HDR student orientation and Induction process and set out the minimum resources available for postgraduate research students
• The Joint Academic Scholarship On-line Network JASON - information on postgraduate scholarships
• ResearchResearch - information on research funding, scholarships, fellowships, travel agents and more (A password is required for off-campus access)

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