Research and Reading

One of the first things you may notice about uni is the large amount of reading required. You need to develop and express your own ideas based on the reading of appropriate resources. The primary places to find these resources are the university library and its website, so to make yourself more familiar with these, you can see our "Using Macquarie's Library" blog post.

Other than the library, there are many other websites that publish credible university resources which can be accessed via Google Scholar. In our opinion, Google Scholar is the most efficient way to find credible journal articles, books and periodicals that will be most appropriate for your assignments. All you need to do is type keyword or phrases into the search engine and, voila! You have a range of many different appropriate papers to read and research so that you can expand your learning and integrate readings into your assignments. Other sources such as businesspremier and ebsohost can also be found via "Mq Library Research". Make sure that you appropriately cite and reference all of your sources as well! For more information on that, see our "Referencing" blog post. :)

It may all seem overwhelming now, but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. Good luck!


Reference: Image retrieved from https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/research/university/