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Indigenous Studies Guide: Getting Started

Find information for your assignments and research related to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander topics

 

Aboriginal Peoples, Torres Strait Islanders and other First Nations Peoples should be aware that content in this Library Guide may contain resources, links and references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional may cause distress to some people. 


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Access help

The InfoSkills Toolkit self-paced modules will teach you the basics of searching for information, from working out what search terms to use and how to use them, to evaluating your sources and referencing them in your assignment.

Go to the InfoSkills Toolkit by clicking here

Other people who can help and support you throughout your course include:

  • Library staff
  • Learning Advisors
  • The Accessibility team
  • Counsellors
  • Peer mentors
  • Your lecturers, tutors and classmates

Acknowledgement of Country

At James Cook University, we acknowledge Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where our staff and students live, learn and work.

Artwork title: Coming together and respecting difference

Title: Coming together and respecting difference

Artist: Kassandra Savage
Media: Acrylic on linen
Language group: Waanyi and Walangama clan, part of the Gkuthaarn/Kukatj nations

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Find articles, books, book chapters and more - use One Search to search through everything the library holds.

 

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InfoSkills Toolkit

Go to the InfoSkills Toolkit by clicking hereInfoSkills Toolkit

The InfoSkills Toolkit is a self-paced training tool to help you understand what is needed to unpack your assignment question, work out the keywords for your research, find good quality sources and reference them appropriately.

There are four modules, and you can work through them in order, or jump straight to the part you need. Come back to the guide whenever you need a refresher on basic searching skills.

We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where our staff and students, live, learn and work.Acknowledgement of Country

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Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License. Content from this Guide should be attributed to James Cook University Library. This does not apply to images, third party material (seek permission from the original owner) or any logos or insignia belonging to JCU or other bodies, which remain All Rights Reserved.

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