The Library and Learning Skills staff are here to support your learning and foster academic integrity at Melbourne Polytechnic. We have a range of academic support available, from one-on-one sessions with librarians or learning skills teachers, to online guides and referencing tools.
Our Book A Librarian service is available on Campus or via Zoom. Some of the support we can offer includes:
To make a booking, students and staff can book via email : library@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au or use the booking page.
Melbourne Polytechnic students can request a face to face Zoom Learning Skills Session with a literacy or numeracy teacher. Get help with understanding assignments, essays and reports, numeracy skills, notetaking, presentations, writing skills and reading strategies.
Available for free to all Melbourne Polytechnic students enrolled in vocational and higher education courses. To request a Learning Skills session email: library@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au with preferred dates and times.
Use the Online Referencing Tool ERNI to help create accurate citations in both Harvard and APA7 styles.
At Melbourne Polytechnic two styles of referencing are used: Harvard Style, and APA7 Style.
Check with your teacher to find out which style is used for your studies.
Studiosity allows Melbourne Polytechnic students to connect online to chat with an expert teacher or tutor or upload a written assignment for feedback within 24 hours.
Studiosity is available 24/7 via Moodle, under 'Student Support'.
For more information visit the Studiosity guide.
There many useful guides available on the library website, including subject guides that outline library and industry-related resources, guides on individual library resources, databases, and software, learning and academic skills guides, and assessment guides.
Access these via the orange icons on the library website or browse the full list of guides on libguides.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/
Once an assignment is submitted through Turnitin it will be compared with a huge database of:
Instances of text flagged as similar or matching to other sources as well as AI-generated text will be shown in a similarity report.