Whether you’re an experienced researcher or just beginning your research journey, the Library offers a variety of services and resources designed to help you on your research journey.
Explore a vast world of information in our databases!
Did you know the Library provides access to hundreds of specialised databases? These databases are perfect for refining your search and finding literature relevant to your field.
Not sure which databases to use? Check out our Library guides to discover those related to your research area. Each database may have a unique interface, but don’t worry—our search tips and built-in help functions are here to assist you every step of the way.
Enhance data collection with advanced tools
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is designed for precision and research-focused projects, making it ideal for complex surveys like longitudinal studies and clinical trials. Griffith hosts a secure instance of REDCap, where all surveys and data collected are stored safely on our own servers.
Qualtrics offers an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop interface with pre-designed templates. It supports multimedia questions and engaging question types, making it better suited for user-friendly and visually appealing online surveys feedback and polls. The Griffith instance is hosted in an Australian data centre and meets requirements for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data capture. Qualtrics is available free of charge for Griffith staff and students.
Boost grant proposals and academic profiles with powerful insights and analytics
SciVal offers a suite of features allowing you to visualise your research metrics, generate custom reports, benchmark against peers and identify emerging trends. InCites facilitates the sourcing and display of metrics, performance comparisons against global standards and identification of top-performing journals across different disciplines.
Complete systematic-style review tasks in Covidence
Covidence is a web-based tool that will help you through the process of screening your references, data extraction and keeping track of your work for a systematic-style review.
Covidence offers monthly training webinars (registration required), along with 24-hour methodological or technical support. Covidence Academy is also a great resource containing useful ‘how to’ guides, step-by-step videos on Covidence features and helpful links to additional resources. The Covidence knowledge base can help you get started with Covidence, or you can refer to the online video tutorials for assistance.
Attend researcher workshops
Learn about scholarly publishing, literature and data management, academic writing, digital tools for research and so much more at the Researcher Education and Development (RED) workshops. Check out and book upcoming workshops, or take advantage of self-paced tutorials available in the RED Resource Hub.
But wait, there’s more!
Contact the Library for assistance with any of the above and to discover all the ways the Library is here to help.
