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Writing and Publishing: Home

This guide will help Writing and Publishing students find and evaluate key resources needed to successfully complete their assessments.

Welcome

 

This guide is for students enrolled in Writing and Publishing. It will help you develop the core skills needed to find, evaluate and reference information in your assessments. 

In this guide, you will: 

  • Find key resources for Writing and Publishing
  • Plan a search to find information
  • Find referencing resources

Key resources for Writing and Publishing

 

Databases

Finding Scripts

Resource types

Resource types

 

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Books

Useful for providing an overview of a topic or issue. Contains background information and context and is very useful as a starting point for research - especially if you are new to a topic!

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Journal Articles

Contains the latest research on very specific topics and often contains in-depth analysis. Journal articles are published more quickly than books so can be used to find more up to date information.

Multimedia

Depending on your course, major or specialty, this could include creative works (e.g. films, music, audio tracks) or non-creative works (e.g. news broadcasts, online tutorials, animations or visualisations).

Magazines

Many industries produce magazines that contain articles with insights and discussions of specific industry trends & developments, or showcase new works or innovations from people working in the industry. They can be found online or in print, and can be used to find information about an industry.