The Library offers a number of services to assist you in your research and teaching and to support the information needs of your students.

Research

• Accessing Library services and resources from your office and home.
  The following electronic resources are available to current staff and students
  by way of your email username (POP account name) and password.
  
  • Library web databases
  • Library e-journals
  • Library eTutor (an interactive library and information skills tutorial)
  • Library eReserve (via the catalogue)
  • Past exams prior to 2000 (access from the web site)
  • Past exams from 2000 (via the catalogue)
• Extended borrowing times are available for staff.  We will also arrange for materials which are held in other branches of the library to be delivered to your nearest library for collection.
• Document Delivery. If the University Library does not have the materials you need, you can request them from the Document Delivery Service.
• ISBNs for university publications

Teaching

• Place items on Reserve prior to each semester using the online Staff Reserve Request form.  Please note that Reserve items are removed from Reserve collections each semester after notification from the Examinations Office that the exam period is completed. 
• Information on Reserve and eReserve for Staff is available on the Library website or from your liaison librarian.
• Library Liaison There is a librarian who acts as the contact person for each academic school.
• Purchase Request forms for ordering new library items can be downloaded and printed. Please fill them in and send to your School's liaison librarian.
• Library ordering procedures . For more information please see this Web page or contact your liaison librarian.

For your students

• Subject Specific Training Sessions. Librarians offer custom-designed training in  particular subject areas to improve undergraduate or honours students' information skills and increase their familiarity with Library resources.   Sessions may be designed in close consultation with academic staff and can have a hands-on component , focus on using the catalogue, databases and e-journals as appropriate, and may relate to an assignment topic.