Getting around
Library
The Library is your number one study resource, and providing access to half a million books is just the start! We also offer extensive electronic resources, which you can use from any computer with Internet access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit the Library and make use of over 220 computers, comfortable study spaces, CDs and DVDs, newspapers and leisure reading. Our friendly staff can answer all your questions, whether you're looking for a book or wanting in-depth help with your assignment.
Here are a few pointers to get you started in the Library:
Do it! Use it!
First off, drop in and visit us at:
- The Main Library in Building 16
- The Curriculum Resources Centre (CRC- Building 22. This centre is used by Education students in conjunction with the main lending library, and provides students with a huge variety of teaching resources and research tools, as well as quiet study areas, computers, printing and copying facilities)
- Shoalhaven
- Bateman's Bay
- Bega
- Moss Vale
- Loftus
Details of opening hours for all Library locations are available on our website.
Remember to bring your UOW student card with you. It's also your Library card and you will need it to borrow books and to use the Library's printers and photocopiers.
Explore the Library website. It's your entry point for all Library services and you'll make good use of it in your time at UOW. You can use the website to:
- Check your borrowing record, renew loans and place holds on items
- Avoid Library fines by regularly checking when items are due back
- Access a range of fulltext electronic resources, including electronic books, journal articles, newspaper articles, encyclopedias and dictionaries, recommended websites and much more
- Download essential readings for your subjects
- Teach yourself everything you need to know about information and research with a range of online tutorials
- Complete the compulsory Information Literacies Introductory Program (ILIP) online.
Ask us! Tell us!
Our friendly staff provide help whenever you need it. We are available to answer your questions at multiple service points. Roving helpers are also available in the Main Library on weekdays, to provide assistance with technology and locating resources. Look out for the Rovers in Here to Help T-shirts.
We're here to help you even when you're not in the Library! Our Email a Librarian service answers your questions within two working days. Look under the Help or Direct Links menus on the Library homepage for more details. And of course you're always welcome to call us on 4221 4548.
Don't forget to tell us what you like about the Library and what you think we could do better. Give us your feedback online at: www.library.uow.edu.au/feedback