Primo Search is the best place to start your research. It is a way to find most of what is in the library collection using an easy search tool. You will find relevant books and journals, plus other academic materials from DVDs to thesis and eBooks.

You can get to Primo Search from the Library website homepage, or try the Primo Search TRY IT NOW activity.

Use your usual Charles Sturt University username and password to log in to Primo Search. You can search without logging in but you need to log in to request items and see your saved searches.

We currently don’t have a subscription to Birds of the World. However, we do have handbooks, guidebooks and encyclopedias in the library where you can place a digitisation request for information on specific bird species. One popular series in the Handbook of the birds of the world.

If you would like to place a request, view our video on Requesting items and digitisations. This is a free service. Book chapter/section will be scanned and sent to your email. Keep in mind copyright regulations – 10% or 1 chapter, whichever is the greatest.

The library also has an online collection of ornithology handbooks, field guides and encyclopedias, which you can access at any time.

Use Primo Search to try typing in some keywords that relate to our previous example. Try the words: foraging behaviour; King Penguins

Notice the number of results you get? The good thing about Primo Search is that these are all available to you through the Library's subscriptions and holdings.

• Try using the facets on the left to refine your search. Limit the publication date to the most recent material. Limit to books or articles to see what is available in each format.
• You may notice that there is a mix of topics, including seasonal variations; foraging behaviour; birds etc. Use the Topic facet on the left to make your results relevant.