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AAPoly Library

Orientation

Library Contacts

Phone: 61 3 8610 4132 Email: library@aapoly.edu.au Library Chat: studentlms.aapoly.edu.net.au/AAPOLY Library Chat (Sydney Chat Times: Mon & Wed 12:30 – 1:30)

Opening Hours

The library is open weekdays 9:00AM – 5:00PM and closed weekends and public holidays.

Monday - 9:00AM – 5:00PM Tuesday - 9:00AM – 5:00PM Wednesday - 9:00AM – 5:00PM Thursday - 9:00AM – 5:00PM Friday - 9:00AM – 5:00PM Saturday – CLOSED Sunday – CLOSED Public Holidays - CLOSED

Location

• The physical library can be found on level 7 of the

Bourke Street campus.

• The online library can be found on the LMS

studentlms.aapoly.edu.net.au under the tab “Academic Resources”.

• Study Help, Turnitin and Academic Workshops

are under “Student Support” on the LMS

Borrowing

• As soon as you are enrolled you can borrow

from the library. If you haven't got your student card yet, just say your Student ID to be able to borrow. (Try to get your student card as soon as you

can because this is also your library card.)

• You can borrow:

– Prescribed textbooks - 1 week – Other library items - 2 weeks

Study Help Resources

• The library has resources to help you succeed and improve in your
• studies. There are study help handouts available in the library or
• nline via the LMS studentlms.aapoly.edu.net.au under “Study

Help”

• Topics include:

– how to write essays & reports – how to study for exams – understanding the assignment question – researching – evaluating websites – and referencing.

• Workshops are held every week –

Tuesdays & Thursdays

(see Library Workshops Schedule on LMS or noticeboards) (Sydney the workshop information will be posted

• n the Sydney Library Forum on the LMS)

Study Help box on the LMS

• Every subject shell has a study help menu box
• n the left hand side.
• It has links to LMS pages on how to use the

LMS, study skills, subject resources, Turnitin and academic workshops for students to seek help if they need it

LMS Study Help Menu

• All study skill and help guides are found on the

LMS under “Study Help”.

• Then select “Study Skills and Academic Writing”

Study Help

• Study Skills & Writing Guides LMS Page
• Example of information and help that can be found on the page

Electronic Resources

• The library has access to many resources other

than the books in the physical collection.

• There are many electronic resources including:

– Digital magazines – eBooks (electronic books) – Journal articles – Videos – Images.

(find these on the LMS under the tab “Academic Resources/ Online Library ”)

Online Library Resources

• The online databases and electronic resources

can be found under the LMS menu “Online Library” then “Online Library Resources”

Online Library Resources LMS Page

• The LMS page has 5 choices of online providers at the

top of the page.

• Click on the logo and it will take you to the section with

more info on that specific provider.

• From the section you can click the link to the webpage
• r access the help topics.

Online Library Databases

A database is a collection of information – like Wikipedia. You can search by keyword and find results that answer your questions.

LMS Shell Section Info

• Example of the LMS section information with link to search

screen and Help & FAQ info

• Snapshot of webpage with search box

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• Turnitin is the most commonly used
• riginality checking and plagiarism

prevention service used by millions of students, educators and thousands of institutions worldwide.

• Turnitin encourages best practices for

using and citing other people’s written

• material. This process is known as

referencing.

How Turnitin works

• Turnitin’s software compares the text in

your assignment paper to a vast database

• f 12+ billion pages of digital content

(including archived internet content that is no longer available on the live web) as well as over 110 million papers in the student paper archive, and 80,000+ professional, academic and commercial journals and publications.

The importance of referencing!

Your assignment needs to be original thought by you or ideas that have been properly referenced as belonging to someone else. Even if you paraphrase or summarise other persons ideas, you still need to acknowledge the source of those ideas by referencing. All subjects at AAPoly use APA style referencing.

Referencing / Citing

Bibliography Reference

• Marshall, L. and Rowland, F. (2006). A guide to learning

independently (4th ed.). Frenchs Forrest NSW: Pearson Education Australia. Word for word quote

• Marshall and Rowland (2006, p.28) argue that "there is

no Right way to manage your time, it makes sense to look for a range of techniques". Paraphrase

• It therefore seems best if students develop a range of

strategies and recognise there is more than one way to manage their time (Marshall & Rowland, 2006, p.28).

Logging in to computers

• To login to a computer in the library or one of the computer labs you need to

follow the instructions below (for first time logging in). You will then be asked to change the password. If you forget this new password, you need to contact IT to have the password reset.

• To access the Wifi choose the Wifi called “AAPOLY” and follow the instruction

below.

• To access the LMS go to studentlms.aapoly.edu.net.au and follow the instructions
• below. If you forget your password you can use the “Forgot password” link to

reset it.

Printing

• Printing costs 10cents black & white or 50cents colour

per page.

• To print you need to add printing credit into your

student account. This can be purchased in $5.00 amounts and uploaded by yourself.

• Printing credit can be purchased from the library in

Melbourne or Student Services in Sydney.

• The printing credit can be added to your student

account by following the instructions on the back of the printing card.

Example printing credit voucher Example instructions on back

Photocopying

• There are photocopiers on each level of

campus which can be used for photocopying.

• To photocopy add coins into the box and

follow the instructions on the machine to copy.

• Photocopying costs 10cents black & white or

50cents colour per page. (Please note: there are no scanning features on the photocopiers)

More Information

• For more information on the library go to the

LMS and select “online library”

• For more information on how to get help with

your studies go to the LMS and select “study help”

• For more information on electronic library

resources go to the LMS and select “online library / online library resources”

• For more information on logging in and printing /

photocopying go to the LMS and select “Student Services / ICT help desk”