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Research
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Library research services
Find SCU researchers and research outputs, learn about managing your researcher identifiers, profiles and data.
We can advise researchers on impact measures, open access, getting published, database alerting services and managing your research data. As well as develop an SCU Profile for you to promote your research profile, assist you with EndNote and help you obtain research literature.
View resourcesAs a researcher you are responsible for efficiently and responsibly carrying out your research and for communicating the results of research effectively.
View resourcesCross Connect is the public-facing institutional repository used to promote all types publications and research outputs at Southern Cross University.
Browse Cross ConnectSCU Profiles showcase the publications, grants, awards and more of our staff.
View SCU ProfilesResearcher resources
Cross Connect and SCU Profiles
Cross Connect provides a platform to showcase the research of Southern Cross University researchers and, where possible, provide Open Access to publications.
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Publishing for impact
A publication's reliability, integrity and quality needs to be considered when identifying where to publish.
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Open Access
Making your research available on Open Access means that it can be freely accessed by anyone in the world using an internet connection.
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Managing your researcher identifiers
Learn about setting up your different identifiers and profiles, including ORCID.
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Copyright for staff
If you use copyright material as part of your work, you are required to observe copyright law.
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EndNote
The EndNote program enables you to store and manage your references, to create bibliographies and to use the "Cite While You Write" feature.
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Librarian consultation
Book a consultation with a Faculty & College librarian
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Useful contacts
HDR student resources
RAISE
Researcher Advanced Information Skills and Education is an independent-learning tool designed to build the research skills of Southern Cross University postgraduate students.
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Copyright and your thesis
Your thesis will more than likely contain excerpts from other publications, such as diagrams, illustrations, quotations and maps that are used to support your arguments.
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Librarian consultation
Book a consultation with a Faculty & College librarian for research advice including search strategies, database alerting services, etc.
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Finding theses
Search the SCU collection of theses or learn about finding theses from other Universities.
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Library guides
Library guides provide subject-specific resources and databases to help with your literature searching.
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EndNote
The EndNote program enables you to store and manage your references, to create bibliographies and to use the "Cite While You Write" feature.
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Research data management
RDM through the project lifecycle
As a researcher you are responsible for efficiently and responsibly carrying out your research and for communicating the results of research effectively.
Faculty and College Librarians
The Library can advise researchers on impact measures, open access, getting published, database alerting services, and managing your research data.