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Informit

Welcome to the Informit help guide

In this guide you can find:

  • Information on how to log in to Informit
  • A brief description of Informit databases
  • Tips for searching through Informit databases
  • How to create an individual account in Informit for saving searches and exporting search results
  • Details on how to contact the Library for assistance

What is Informit?

Introduction to Informit video tutorial

Informit databases coverage

By default, you will be searching all subscribed databases concurrently through the Informit Search or Advanced Search on the Informit platform.

These two interfaces enable cross-searching of all active databases across a wide range of subjects, including Australasian political, economic, legal, social, family, health, technical, First Nations, and cultural studies. You can limit your searches to full-text, peer-reviewed titles, and then filter them by resource types: video and sound, journal, report, book, conference, and conference proceedings.

Both search interfaces are useful for comprehensive searches to maximize the number of potential results if you are unsure which Informit database is most relevant to your subject area. 

 Informit Search
search all databases

 

Advanced Search

Note

  • There are hundreds of databases with different collection focuses managed by RMIT Informit. Currently, you can access 7 active databases with full-text and 2 databases with indexes and abstracts via the Informit platform licensed to the Library.  
  • If you want to select a specific database on your subject area, use the Change Databases button above the search bar. Check out the Change Databases section for details.
  • If you want to obtain a precise search, use the Advanced Search button under the search bar. Check out the Advanced Search Guide to know more.
To search specific database(s) individually, you can select a database from the Database A-Z List or click on the title list below to select collection related to your search topic. 
 
To perform a search, either type your search term into the Search box on the Informit Search homepage for a broad search or choose the Advanced Search for a more precise search. Check out Search Help to know more.

​​​​​​You can also access the following two databases with indexes, abstracts, and Open Access content via the Informit platform.

Note

  • Open access refers to scholarly research outputs such as journal articles, conference papers, books and book chapters, theses, and reports that are freely available online for everyone to access.  You may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full-text, or use open access materials for any other lawful purpose.