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Make a Strong Start (free short online course)

Want to find academic sources and information for your assignments? The Library has exactly what you need!

Our short course, Make a Strong Start, will help you develop the searching skills you need to find:

This course is self-paced, so you can do it at your own speed and return to it any time you need a refresher.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar lets you search across a broad range of scholarly literature including journal articles, books, conference papers, theses and abstracts.
Library Search
Library Search is the main search box that appears on the Library’s homepage.
It can be used to find:
- Articles on your assignment topic (scholarly, trade/professional and news)
- A specific journal article - just enter the title e.g. “Effect of diversification on capital structure”
- Relevant books (print and eBooks) within USYD’s collection
Business Source Ultimate
Business Source Ultimate is a key database for finding scholarly and practitioner
journal articles on all areas of business.
ABI / INFORM
ABI/INFORM is a comprehensive business database that provides access to scholarly journals; magazine and news articles; trade journals; and industry reports.
Informit Business (Australian content)
Search for articles published in Australasian journals on broad range of areas including accounting; commercial law; corporate governance; human resources; and marketing.