Health Sciences (BHS) 

Conducting a literature review is an integral part of writing a thesis or dissertation.

Watch this space! Learning tool to be released soon...

As an Honours or Postgraduate student you are entitled to our Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan service.

If the University of Sydney Library does not hold a book or journal you require for your research, simply let us know and we will provide the information to you free of charge!

Register for this service and request items via MyLibrary.

To improve your research and information skills, contact me to arrange an Advanced Library Induction session.

If your academic writing skills are a little rusty, check out The Write Site. 

To brush up on your learning and communication skills, schedule an appointment with the Learning Centre. The Learning Centre provides assistance at both Camperdown and Cumberland Campuses. 

When writing a thesis or dissertation it is essential to conduct a thorough literature review on your topic.

The following databases are especially useful to students conducting a literature review as they contain information about how many times an article has been cited, and by whom. This enables you to identify key authors and publications in a particular field.

For more information on how to use citation databases please contact me.

These books should assist you in developing your academic writing skills and in writing a literature review...

A peer reviewed journal contains articles that have been reviewed by a panel of experts prior to publication.

Check Ulrich's Periodicals Directory to see if a journal has been peer reviewed.

Don't know how to structure your thesis or dissertation? Find a few examples to make sure you're on the right track.

Contact me for examples of, and information about, theses by publication.

Sign up for a range of automatic alerting services to keep abreast of cutting edge research in your field.

For tips on how to get your research published, check out the following books. 

Not sure which journal to publish in? Discover journal Impact Factors in Journal Citation Reports or compare the output of journals in Scopus using the Analytics tool.

Want to calculate your h-index? Use Web of Science or Scopus.

Boost your h-index by publishing your research in the Sydney eScholarship Repository (items are indexed in both Google and Google Scholar).