This guide has been designed to assist students studying the Bachelor of Science (Osteopathy) to develop research skills and to locate academic sources of information to complete assessment tasks.

• Getting started
• Databases and journals 
• Anatomy & Physiology

You need to access your MyLibrary account online to:

• check the status of physical checked out items
• renew physical items eg. books

To access your account from the library website:

• Academic Integrity guide
• APA referencing guide 
• EndNote guide
• E-books guide
• Evidence-based practice guide
• Literature Review guide 

The links on this page will show you where research, referencing and study help is available. 

Get academic writing support 

Get library support for research 

Get Library support for referencing

One-on-one librarian consultations are available Monday - Friday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Email the Health & Biomedicine Librarians to book an appointment and please state your preferred time/day.

suzanne.poliness@vu.edu.au

kirstin.scholz@vu.edu.au

iwona.janius@vu.edu.au

A librarian will reply with a confirmation of your appointment and a link to the Zoom meeting.

If you are unable to attend an appointment, please contact the librarian to reschedule your consultation session.

Suzanne Poliness

College Librarian (Health and Biomedicine)

ph. 9919 8629

suzanne.poliness@vu.edu.au

Kirstin Scholz

Librarian (Health and Biomedicine)

ph. 9919 4022

kirstin.scholz@vu.edu.au

Iwona Janius
Librarian (Health and Biomedicine)

ph. 9919 4229

iwona.janius@vu.edu.au

Check Library hours calendar for LibChat and PeerChat availability

Search existing answers or post a new question.

Students can get advice with:

• database searching
• accessing articles
• finding and evaluating resources
• referencing
• any other information research skills

https://www.vu.edu.au/library/get-help/workshops-drop-in-sessions