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What can I access and download?

Articles

You can locate journal and newspaper articles, research reports, conference papers, book chapters and other resources related to specific subject areas. Articles are particularly useful for locating current information not published in books.

E-books

Deakin University Library is leading the way and currently provides access to over 230,000 e-books across a wide range of subject areas.

Advantages

• 24/7 access
• access by multiple users at one time
• they support online learning
• improve accessibility for students with a print disability
• search the full text to find relevant information.

Find out more

• Search the E-books Library Resource Guide
• Browse subject-specific Library Resource Guides
• Get background information via our E-books help page.

Streaming videos

The Library now provides a large selection of streaming videos including Australian and international movies, documentaries and television programs through the Library online catalogue.

Why access streamed video?

• It’s easy! - access streamed titles via the Library catalogue. Simply click the link provided.
• Watch 24/7 - streamed titles are accessible anywhere at any time.
• Real-time use - titles can be viewed by multiple users at the same time.
• Integration with CloudDeakin - title-specific links can be embedded into course unit pages.
• Flexibility - some streaming video databases enable users to create clips and playlists.
• Sharing - clips and playlists can be shared and even annotated.
• Transcripts - some of the titles have interactive transcripts.

Find out more

You can search for relevant or interesting videos on your subject or unit via the Library catalogue by refining your search to ‘streaming video’.

For more information and help use our Streaming Video Library Resource Guide.