After joining the Library, please drop-in between 8.30-5pm Monday-Friday to collect your Library card and extend your membership. You will find us 4th floor, Lance Townsend Building (opposite the John Lindell Theatre) - which is just across the walkway that joins Mercy Heidelberg and Austin Health.
Your Austin Library membership includes:
It does not include access to UpToDate, BMJ Case reports or Australian Standards. Refer to the Mercy Heidelberg intranet for DynaMed as an alternative.
The Austin Library homepage gives you quick access to the major medical databases such as PubMed, BMJ Best Practice, ClinicalKey for Nursing, Lippincott Procedures, Lippincott Advisor, ACORN Standards and more
Our databases page links to more topic specific databases such as Emcare, Ovid Nursing, LactMed and more.
Library meeting rooms and collaboration spaces: descriptions and booking information
We have a variety of booths, small rooms and collaboration spaces available for you.
Visit our Library spaces & facilities / Room and booth booking pages and click through the tabs for information on each available space.
Contact the Library to make a booking.
Develop your literature searching skills - Beginners |
Develop your literature searching skills - Advanced |
| Suitable for people returning to postgraduate studies or those looking to refresh their skills. | Suitable for people undertaking a research project, systematic or similar-type reviews. Pre-requisite: some prior experience searching with Ovid databases. |
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Learning Objectives:
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Learning Objectives:
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Audience: students, clinicians and researchers |
Audience: students, clinicians and researchers |
Library training and education
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Library
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Learn how to get the most from your Library membership with an individual session on the resources, services and and facilities available. |
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Literature
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Learn how to develop a search strategy and use search techniques in this Get started with Literature searching eLearning tutorial. |
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Research |
Use these resources and tips in our Research toolkit to guide you through the stages of the research lifecycle. |
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Publishing |
Learn how to develop a strategic publishing strategy with the Get started with publishing eLearning tutorial. |
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eLearning tutorials |
Complete these online literature searching, research and publishing tutorials in your own time, and at your own pace. Each tutorial takes approx. 30 mins to complete. |
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Organise your information |
Learn how to use EndNote with these training videos for beginners and advanced users. Check if you are eligible for an Austin EndNote licence. |
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Clinical tools |
Learn how to use popular clinical tools with these training videos and information guides for UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, Lippincott Advisor and Lippincott Procedures. |
