The Robertson Library offers a range of research and information skills classes and tours.
At other campuses - check at your Campus Library for the library skills classes and tours available.
30 minute tour of the Robertson Library held in Prep Week, Orientation Week and Week One of each semester. Check the Timetable - no bookings required.
Hands on class that teaches you how to search library databases for journal articles.
Hands on class with tips and hints about how to research the Internet effectively.
Hands on class that shows you how to effectively use library resources for research.
Watch a demonstration of EndNote to see how useful this software can be.
Hands on practice with EndNote.
Learn how to use some of the extra functions available in EndNote.
Ongoing series of seminars designed to help staff and research students use library resources effectively for research.
The following topics are covered 
The Online Library
Learn how to use the Curtin Library catalogue and Gecko to locate both print and online books and journal articles. Set up your personal settings on Gecko. Find out the fastest way to locate your favorite online journals. (Bring a list of your favorite journals to the class.) Discover how to search other Western Australian libraries without leaving your office.
Library Resources and Services for Researchers
Discover how to locate and access Curtin, Australian, and international theses on your research project. Learn about the Library's Document delivery service. Find out about ordering material for the Library. Learn about some of the services the Library's Research Services unit can offer to researchers. Bring your questions about the Library's resources and services and have them answered by an expert.
Effective Database Searching
Learn how to construct an effective database search strategy and use some of the specialist research tools available in databases. Bring your research topic to this class so that you can begin your search for information.
Keeping up to date
Learn how to set up table of contents alerts for your favorite journals and set up automatic alerts on your research topic. Bring your lists of favorite journals and/or your research topic to this class so that you can set up your alerts.
Scholarly Publishing and Communication
Learn about some of the current innovations in scholarly publishing including The Australian Digital Theses Project, espace@Curtin and institutional repositories. Discover the scholarly information available in these resources. Find out how you can participate in these exciting projects.
Keeping Track of Citations
Learn how to track research ideas and see who is publishing in your research area. Bring a reference to a classic article in your research area and track the scholarly discussion about this article. Find out who is citing your (or your supervisor's) research. Learn how journal impact factors are calculated. Investigate the strengths and weaknesses of using journal impact factors as a measure of the quality of a journal. Discover how to find out the impact factor of a journal.
If you and your colleagues would like a seminar on a specific topic, such as locating statistical information, searching legislation, using journal impact factors, or searching a specific database, then contact your Divisional Librarian to arrange a seminar at a time to suit you.
Library class for students who can’t get to classes during the week.
Designed to familiarise teaching staff (especially sessional staff) with library resources and services that can assist in teaching, this series is mostly hands on.
Topics covered include
Plagiarism? Checking for sources
In this 90-minute workshop, you will browse 'cheat sites', learn how to search for passages on the Internet and in databases and check if cited sources are accessible or even exist! Also looks at some guides for students to help them avoid plagiarism.
Library Savvy Teaching: E Journals and E-Reserve
Discover how to find if a particular journal or a particular article is online and how to make articles available for your students. A one-hour workshop.
Check the timetable and book classes online!
Library Classes Schedule
Robertson Library tour podcast and library tour map
