Information Technology: Library Resources

On this page you will find some information about relevant library resources. Including:

• LinkedIn Learning videos
• Selected books and eBooks
• Selected journals and other relevant publications

LinkedIn Learning is an online database of self-paced video tutorials. Melbourne Polytechnic students get access to LinkedIn Learning content for free while enrolled in an MP course. 

You can find all available LinkedIn Learning courses directly in LinkedIn Learning. Many relevant courses will also appear through a MP Library catalogue search.

For more information, see the LinkedIn Learning library guide.

Useful features:

• Technology skills (including tutorials on using different software and hands-on practice with different coding languages)
• Jobhunting and career information (including tutorials on writing resumes and cover letters, succeeding in job interviews and the workplace)
• Platform available in 13 different languages including English. Videos also have subtitles in multiple different languages including Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Italian, Arabic, and English. 
• Professional Certificates and certification practice

Some e-resources may require you to login with your MP log-in details.

Below are some relevant academic journals. You can search within these for articles or browse the full journal. Access these full-text publications via the Melbourne Polytechnic Library: 

• IEEE Internet Computing
• IEEE Security & Privacy
• Mobile Networks and Applications
• Journal of Applied Computing & Information Technology
• Journal of Information Technology & Applications
• Information & Security
• International Journal of Information Security
• Journal of Computer Security
• Software & Systems Modeling

If you find a book or article that you wish to use as part of your studies, but it isn't held at MP library, you can request it as an interlibrary loan. 

For more information about requesting an interlibrary loan, see the Interlibrary Loan Library guide.

FindIt is the Melbourne Polytechnic Library catalogue. Through FindIt you can access:

• Books and eBooks, including textbooks
• Journals and magazines
• Online videos
• Newspapers

And more! 

For more information about using Findit, see the Melbourne Polytechnic Library's FindIt guide

You cannot always find everything the library has to offer from a FindIt search. You may have to search the Melbourne Polytechnic Library databases directly. Useful databases include:

EBSCOhost : good for trade publications and peer-reviewed/academic journals. Also contains MarketLine industry reports.

Kanopy : video streaming platform with films and documentaries. Try browsing the Computers and Technology collection

IBISWorld : comprehensive company and industry reports

LinkedIn Learning : self-paced video tutorials for technology, business, jobhunting, creative skills