Support for UWA researchers
Helping you to achieve your research goals
Get the most out of the UWA Library and explore our research resources and services.
The Library offers induction and consultation sessions, workshops and seminars, support for the UWA Profiles and Research Repository and library self-help guides to support UWA researchers.
Induction sessions
New staff and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students are personally invited to attend an individual induction session with a librarian shortly after joining the University.
Individual or research group consultations
We’re here to provide you with advice on how to perform a number of useful activities:
- Conduct a comprehensive search for literature, including suggestions and familiarisation with search strategies and databases.
- Refine your search strategy for a Systematic Review.
- Create and maintain an ORCID iD.
- Add your research outputs to the UWA Profiles and Research Repository.
- Set up and modify research topic alerts, table of contents alerts and citation alerts in a variety of databases and journals.
- Manage your research data.
- Meet funder OA requirements and publishing Open Access (OA).
- Evaluate journals and book publishers.
- Measure your research performance, including finding citation of your work, evidence of journal quality, your H-index and evidence of engagement with your research beyond academia.
- Set up and maintain research profile(s), including your UWA Profiles and Research Repository profile.
Contact us directly to arrange an individual or research group consultation.
Library research support program
The Library offers a regular program of workshops and seminars aimed at researchers and postgraduate students. The program is delivered by experienced librarians and provides guidance in relation to research profiles, information and data discovery and management, copyright, publishing and increasing engagement with research outputs.
Workshop and seminar recordings
The why and how of publishing in Nature or Science – UWA researchers share their experiences.
Research Training Framework
The UWA Researcher Training Framework, a joint initiative of the UWA Graduate Research School and the University Library, is an interactive online tool which enables postgraduate research students and early career researchers to identify and develop the skills relevant to immediate research projects and career aspirations.
UWA Profiles and Research Repository
The UWA Profiles and Research Repository showcases the breadth and diversity of UWA’s research from peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, conference papers, public policy reports and creative works, as well as UWA’s master’s and doctoral theses.
Search for the profiles and research outputs of University staff and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) postgraduate students. UWA staff can log in to the UWA Profiles and Research Repository to maintain their profile and research publications.
- Getting started: Set up your profile following these step-by-step instructions.
- Adding content: Add content to your profile including your research outputs, prizes, media, and professional and teaching activities, using the UWA Profiles and Research Repository Support guide for support.
- Research data management services: The Library can help researchers with their research data planning, storage, sharing and publishing.
Library survival guides for researchers
The Library provides self-help guides for researchers through our Library survival guides.
You will find guides on:
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Stay in touch
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