Staff ID Card
You may obtain your staff ID card from the Library Circulation Desk. Please bring along proof of your employment status and your Staff ID number. Once you have your staff ID card you will need to go to the Bookshop to have your photocopy account created.
Loans
There is no restriction on the number of staff loans. Limits may be applied if the number of loans requested is likely to disadvantage other staff and students. You may request the loan period to be extended to suit your delivery purposes. Renewals are permitted provided this is arranged prior to the due date.
Inter Library Loans
If an item is not available at the SWIT library, you may request an interlibrary loan from another library providing it is course related. Items obtained through the TAFE library network are available free of charge however items obtained through our other reciprocal borrowing arrangements may have a fee attached. Please ask at the circulation desk for further information.
You can find out what items are available in the TAFE library network through our Library catalogue . Please fill out the following form and present it to our friendly staff.
Library borrowing form – Staff request
Online Services
The Library website provides online access to the Library Catalogue, useful websites, web search engines, help sheets and full text journal and newspaper articles from our online databases. You can also find a complete list and description of our subscription databases on the College wiki http://eswrc.wikidot.com/.
Orientations
Library orientations are available for all your classes. This consists of a tour through the Library to see the facilities available as well as an introduction to Library services by the Librarian. Please contact the Library to book an orientation for your class.
Library and Information Skills Training
Several programs are offered which aim to develop the skills of staff and students to find, organise, evaluate and use information effectively and efficiently, and to apply these skills to become independent lifelong learners.
Several options are available:
- Face to face – we come to you in a computer lab
- Self paced – paper based guides designed for students to work through in their own time
- Online – interactive online guides developed by Central TAFE and used with their permission.
Programs available:
- Effective searching on the Internet, evaluating website information content
- Introduction to our online subscription databases
a. EBSCOhost
b. General OneFile (Infotrac)
c. Proquest - Introduction to the Library Catalogue
- Referencing and Bibliography
We would welcome the opportunity to conduct a training session for your students. For more details contact the Librarian.
Information and Research Services
The Library staff can assist academic staff to identify and retrieve relevant and up-to-date information sources to support their teaching and learning needs. The Librarian will provide research services for all College staff for work related purposes.
Requesting Resources
The Librarian is responsible for the selection and acquisition of appropriate resources for the Library collections. Library staff will liaise with program areas to build a collection based on the College’s teaching and learning needs. To this end you may receive publisher brochures and catalogues from the Librarian to keep you informed of the latest information being published. We welcome and encourage lecturers to provide recommendations for items to be purchased.
Please complete a Library Request to Purchase form .
It is College policy that all resources purchased with departmental funds for location and use in departments, must be sent to the Library for cataloguing and addition to the online catalogue. This process prevents the unnecessary duplication of resources, facilitates resource sharing and assists proper resource management.
TV Programs
The College has a Screenrights License which enables us to record TV programs for educational purposes. Please provide the Library staff with the details and advanced warning of what you would like recorded. Staff can subscribe to the weekly online Enhance TV – EnhanceTV.com.au to receive a complete program of forthcoming transmissions. We can record programs from:
- ABC1
- ABC2
- SBS
- GWN
- WIN
A/V Equipment
The following equipment is available for staff loan.
- Laptops
- Projectors
- Computer tablet
- Radio/cassette/CD player with microphone
- Digital cameras
Closed Reserve
Lecturers can request that specific resources be placed on Closed Reserve for their students. These resources are placed on a special section of shelves in the Library and are only available for students to use in the Library. The resources are given a restricted loan status so that they cannot be borrowed.
Journal Circulation Service
The most recent copy of journals purchased by the Library in support of learning areas is made available to staff before being placed in the Library. Please contact Library staff for more information about this service or if you would like to have a journal circulated to you.
Regional Assistance
Regional staff are encouraged to visit the Library to discuss their information and resource requirements. Personal demonstration of and assistance with the use of online facilities can also be arranged. Elluminate sessions can also be arranged for any of the library and information skills training programs. Please contact the Librarian for further details.
Subject Links
Subject links to lecturer preferred websites are provided through the Library webpage. If you would like to have any links added please let the Library staff know. These links may also be made available through the Library Catalogue via a title or keyword search.