Australian Antarctic
Division Library
203 Channel Highway, Kingston 7050
Telephone: (03) 6232 3516
Facsimile: (03) 6232 3517
E-mail: library@aad.gov.au
Web site: http://its-db.aad.gov.au/library
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Librarian: Dr. Andie Smithies
Email: andie.smithies@aad.gov.au
Assistant Librarians: Meredith Inglis and Graeme Watt
Subjects: The library specialises in the Antarctic,
sub-Antarctic, Arctic (if relevant) and cold regions (if relevant).
The collections cover a wide range of subjects including history, geography,
exploration, science, medicine, engineering, law, politics, environment
and tourism.
The collections are developed to support the Division's
full range of activities including policy, research, operation, management
and public relations.
Special collections: ANARE Archives; Antarctic
artefacts; J.K. Davis collection.
Classification: UDC for use in polar libraries.
Electronic sources: Polar bibliographies on CD-ROM
and via internet subscription; electronic journals.
Access: A phone call with a few days notice is
required. Visitors are to sign in at the Reception Desk and obtain a
Visitor's Badge before proceeding to the library.
Borrowing: University staff, postgraduate students
and honours students when registered, can borrow direct. Undergraduates
can borrow through the interlibrary loan system only. The usual
loan period is three weeks if not required by Antarctic Division
staff. Serials (single issues and bound volumes) are not for loan.
Interlibrary loans: Yes. Books and serials are
not in Libraries Australia. Serials list is available on the library Web
site.
Photocopying: No charge for University staff, postgraduate
students and honours students by reciprocal copying arrangement.
Facilities: Work space for three people.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
Library
3rd Floor, 200 Collins Street
or GPO Box 66A, Hobart 7001
Telephone: (03) 6222 5812,
Facsimile: (03) 6222 5995
E-mail: mary.eagle@abs.gov.au
Web site: http://www.abs.gov.au
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Information Mary Eagle
Subjects: Census of population and housing; Demography; Historical statistics;
Economic statistics; Social statistics.
Access: Phone call in advance desirable, but not
essential.
Borrowing: No.
Interlibrary loans: No
Photocopying: Yes. A fee is charged.
Facilities: Limited space is available for research work
to be done in the library. Microfiche copying facilities available.
Libraries Australia: New books are added to
Libraries Australia records. Searching, cataloguing done through ABS Head
Office, Canberra.
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Commonwealth Defence Department.
Defence Nutrition Research Centre
76 George Street, Scottsdale 7260
Telephone: (03) 6352 6666
Facsimile: (03) 6352 3044
E-mail: jenni.wilson@dsto.defence.gov.au
/ madeline.jetson@dsto.defence.gov.au
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Librarian: Jenni Wilson / Madeline Jetson
Subjects: Food analysis; Food engineering; Food
specifications; Food technology; Microbiology; Nutrition; Physiology.
Books (titles): 1764 Current serials (titles):
40
Special collections: Audio visual items - 70 titles
Electronic sources : Modem access to DIALOG,
DISNET, Libraries Australia .
Access: By arrangement.
Borrowing: No.
Interlibrary loans: Yes. Standard fees.
Photocopying: Yes. Standard fees.
Facilities: Fiche reader/copier.
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CSIRO Division of
Forestry and Forest Products Tasmanian Forest Research Centre Library
College Road, Sandy Bay
or
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 12 Hobart 7001
Telephone: (03) 6226 7900
Facsimile: (03) 6226 7901
Email:
Jan.Ellis@csiro.au
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
By appointment only
Contact: Jan Ellis
Di Tambling
Subjects: Forestry
Access: This library is now closed to the general
public, however
access can be arranged for University staff and students by appointment.
Borrowing: No borrowing available
Interlibrary loans: Serials listed in SSAL
and NUCOS. Code for this Library is TS:RL. Library holdings are
included on CSIRO OPAC. Web catalogue (location is TASFOR TS:RL) at
http://voyager.its.csiro.au.
Contact:
Laurelle.Tunks@csiro.au
Photocopying: Available by arrangement. No charge
for staff and higher degree students. Undergraduates small charge only
(20 cents per page).
Facilities: Limited study facilities.
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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Library
Castray Esplanade, Hobart
or GPO Box 1538, Hobart 7001
Telephone: (03) 6232 5259
Switchboard: (03) 6232 5222
Facsimile: (03) 6232 5103
E-mail: tsfo@csiro.au
Web site: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/publications/index.html
(use links for CSIRO catalogue and Local serials
list)
CMAR Library: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/cmarlibrary/
CMAR Publications: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/publications/index.html
CSIRO Library network catalogue: http://voyager.its.csiro.au/
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Subjects: Ecology; Fisheries; Marine biology; Oceanography, Aquaculture, Genetics.
Classification: Dewey Decimal; serials alphabetical
by title.
Electronic sources: Large range of databases with
Web access but licenced for CSIRO staff only. Walk-in access to e-journals.
Access: Phone call in advance is essential. Check
University holdings first. Staff and higher degree students and
undergraduates can visit the library. Sign in at the reception desk on the ground floor to
obtain a visitor's card. Visitors to reception who have parked their
cars in the CSIRO carpark need to obtain a temporary parking permit.
Visitors are required to wear identification tags at all times.
Borrowing: By arrangement
Interlibrary loans: Yes.
Photocopying: 30 cents per page. For staff and
higher degree students by reciprocal copying arrangement.
Facilities: Excellent studying facilities.
Libraries Australia : TS:FO
