Useful Study Links
VIT Library has Online Journals, Databases and eBooks, plus a large print book collection.
If you wish to buy a text book for your course please see your lecturer in the first instance.
The links below contain resources that may be of benefit to your studies.
TROVE – National Library of Australia
Find and get over 418,714,220 Australian and online resources:
books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.
Website: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
Melbourne City Libraries
Five convenient city locations, free to join!
Get access to free resources such as –
- Free Online IELTS Course
- ESL Conversation Club
- Print Reference Collection
- Large print ESL collection
- Online Journals, Databases and eBooks
- eAudio
- eMagazines
- eNewspapers
- Music
- eFilm
- Lynda.com … a brilliant online resource where courses are presented via video tutorials.
Website: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/MelbourneLibraryService/Pages/MelbourneLibraryService.aspx
State Library of Victoria
Beautiful place in the city if you want to study in a quiet and peaceful setting.
Offers the following –
- Online Journals, Databases and eBooks
- Free wi-fi
- Internet
- Computers
- Printing
- Cafes
- Bookshops
Website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/
ESL Bookshops
Free ESL Online Resources
ESL Yes! … Beginners to advanced free online English lessons where you can practice reading, writing, listening and speaking!
Living English … High quality video lessons. A 42-part series that looks at the English language (from Australian perspective) used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel, describing people, places etc. Click here for Videos , Click here for accompanying Transcripts and Notes.
English Vid … Fun way to learn English from entertaining videos.
Second Hand Academic Book Shops
La Trobe University Student Union Bookshop