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Offshore Students

Welcome to the Library!

Murdoch University offshore students are entitled to use most of the Library's electronic resources and some library services.

In many cases, library services are provided by our offshore partners and it is recommended that you contact your course coordinator to see if arrangements are already in place with a local library.

External students living offshore should refer to Library Services for External Students which includes the supply of documents from Murdoch University Library and in some cases other libraries.

Offshore Access to Resources

Most of the Library's databases, e-journals and electronic course materials are available from offshore locations.

Connecting to a database or e-journal

Any database marked (Murdoch IP / Proxy) may be searched from offshore.
  1. Select the resource you wish to access from the Databases page or in the Library Catalogue.
  2. Enter your Murdoch Username (staff or student number) and Password.

Note: Databases marked (Password) require a login and password for access. Contact the Library for details.
Databases marked (On Campus) or (Library Only) cannot be accessed from offshore.

Connecting to the Library Portal

You can use the Library Portal from offshore. Login using your Murdoch Username and Password.

Finding Material for Your Course and Assignments

See also Beginning Your Research

Journal Articles

Finding a known article

If you have a citation for a journal article, or have been asked to research from a particular journal, check to see if it is held in the library by doing a TITLE search in the Catalogue. Type all or part of the journal title in the search box.

You can access any journal available in electronic format.
Click on Access full text..., and enter your Murdoch Username and Password when prompted.

Electronic Journal record

Finding articles on a topic

The Library's databases include indexes to journal articles and full text collections of materials such as journals, newspapers, statistical publications, encyclopaedias and legal materials.

You can search the databases for information on specific subjects, using key words or concepts relevant to your research topic.

Databases are accessible from the Library Home Page.
Use the Browse by Subject option to locate databases relevant to your subject area.

Use the Library Portal to search up to ten databases at once.

Accessing journal articles

If an article is available electronically in the Murdoch collection, please access it directly. If the item is held in print at Murdoch or in another Library's collection, you can request an electronic copy using the Document Delivery service.

Electronic Course Materials

Course Materials include reading material identified by your lecturers as important for your Unit.
All course materials are listed in the Library Catalogue under Electronic Course Materials & Reserve.

Offshore students and staff may access any Electronic Course Materials.

Electronic materials will be listed in the Library Catalogue with other material available for your unit. If an electronic copy is available the following message will appear next to the catalogue entry:

ELECTRONIC RESERVE -- --

To access an electronic document:

  • Select the record from the list on the screen
  • Select the link Access: (filename)
  • A copyright notice and login screen will be displayed. Enter your student number and Password, and click on the SUBMIT button.
  • Documents are in pdf format. For further information on pdf files, consult the FAQs on the Help pages.

Books

The Library does not send books to offshore students. However, we will supply electronic copies of book chapters via our Document Delivery service. You can also use the Library Catalogue to identify relevant books which may be available in your local library.

The Library Catalogue includes an expanding number of e-books, which you may access from offshore.

Search for books by author or title if known, or use a keyword search to find books on a topic.
Hint: to find ebooks, search for your topic using a keyword search and limit to Material Type = EBOOKS

You can also search the catalogues of other libraries:

Subject Guides

Subject guides have been written by specialist subject librarians to help you find your way through the variety of resources that are either available from Murdoch University Library or free of charge via the Internet.

Document Delivery

From the Murdoch Collection From Other Libraries
We can provide electronic copies of journal articles or book chapters where we have the item in print only. You may also request electronic copies of book chapters and journal articles from other libraries through Murdoch's Document Delivery service.
There is no charge for this service. Document Delivery charges apply for items supplied
from outside of the Murdoch collection.

Please click to request the electronic supply of documents.

All document delivery requests must comply with copyright restrictions.

Citing Your References

It is essential that any references used in your research projects are cited correctly. A comprehensive bibliography is an indication of how widely you have read for the topic. This record also allows any relevant papers to be found at a later date.

The Library's publication, How To Cite References, outlines a number of citation systems.

Please remember that there are specific citation rules for electronic resources. The guides give examples of these materials.

Exam Papers

Exam papers are listed under the unit code in use at the time of the exam.
  • Unit codes changed in 2004. To find papers prior to 2004, select the current unit code, then select the code listed under "Previous Unit Code".
    For example, earlier papers for FOU105 Structure, Thought and Reality are listed under the unit code A105.
  • If you know the previous code for a unit you can check Exam papers listed by previous codes (pre 2004).
  • Not all exam papers are made available; if the paper you need is not here, it has not been released.
  • Only papers for the current and previous 5 years are available.
  • Off campus Access: login with your Murdoch Username and Murdoch Password

LITE

The LITE programme aims to help you develop skills which will allow you to locate, evaluate and use information effectively.
It will introduce you to the Murdoch Libraries, their resources and collections, to library research skills, and to skills in searching the internet effectively for the information you require.

Getting Assistance

Ask a Librarian: an email reference service provided for Murdoch University students and staff. Send us your question and we will respond by the next working day, often much sooner.

Online Librarian: Get answers to your basic reference questions in real-time using MSN Messenger's live chat.
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