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:

IELTS AND ("practice test" OR "practice questions")

Try these keywords and subject headings to search for relevant books:

• academic writing

• easy to read materials

• English language

• English language -- Grammar

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

• literacy

• readers

• readers for new literates

• reading

• short stories

• study skills

• talking books

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

Search the e-Book collections below to access full text e-Books:  

Readers are books aimed at people learning to read English. They cater for different reading abilities, from beginner to advanced. We have contemporary stories, classics and non-fiction. Many of our readers have accompanying CDs.

To find readers in the Library Catalogue, try searching for the subject Readers or Readers for new literates.

Or browse the shelves at call numbers 428.6 & 428.64.

There is a good range at RMIT Carlton Library.

Here are some Australian readers:

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.