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: 

"mental health" AND (treatment OR care) AND nurs*

Try searching using these subject headings and then add your keywords:

• Health
• Health Aspects
• Hospitals
• Medical Care
• Medical Personnel
• Medical Sciences
• Medicine
• Mental Health
• Nurses
• Nursing
• Patients
• Public Health
• Surgery

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

How to find a book in the Library (1:20 mins). RMIT University Library, YouTube.

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.