Login and search LibrarySearch using keywords that describe your topic, then refine your results to books and book chapters.

• Combine your keywords with AND to find all search terms.

• Use OR to find any words or synonyms.

• Find “exact phrases” with quotation marks.

• Add an asterisk to part of a word to find different endings and plurals.

An example search: 

"digital advertising" AND (consumer OR customer) AND behavio*

This video explains how to understand a call number to locate a book in the Library.

RMIT University Library (14 October 2021) ‘How to find a book in the Library’ [video], RMIT University Library, YouTube website, accessed 14 April 2023. https://youtu.be/38qiN_pyLUM

Try these keywords and subject headings to search for relevant books. You can also try these terms when searching for articles.

Keyword phrases: 

• Architects legal status laws Australia 

• Architects professional ethics 

• Architecture, Sustainability & Green Design

• Architecture & architectural history

• Architecture & technology

• Architectural drawing

• Architectural practice 

• Architectural practice management 

• Architectural services marketing 

• Building Information Modelling 

• Sustainable Architecture - Case Studies

See the Library’s e-Book guide for tips on using e-books.

Assignments: get started- find out how to research your topic to find suitable information.