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 design" AND (consumer OR customer) AND behavio*

Browse the Library shelves or LibrarySearch using this list:

• 006.6: Computer graphics
• 302.23: Visual communication
• 686.2: Printing [typefaces OR alphabets]
• 686.22: Typography
• 701.85: Colour in design
• 740: Drawing
• 741.6: Graphic design, illustration and commercial art
• 745.6: Lettering and illumination
• 747 Design and decoration
• 760: Printmaking
• 770: Photography

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

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.