The Morris Miller library is located on the Sandy Bay campus, Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay.
- Take a virtual tour of the Morris Miller Library Level 2 (Entrance Level) | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
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Library phone number | +61 3 6226 2211 |
Library email | Loans@lib.utas.edu.au |
Postal address | Private Bag 25 Hobart 7001 |
First Semester
Monday 26 February - Sunday 23 June
Days | Hours | |
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Library & UConnect Services | Monday - Friday | 8.45am - 5.00pm |
Level 2, 3 & 4 Study Space & Library Collections UTAS Students and Staff - outside staffed hours via swipe access | 7 days | 7.30am - midnight |
Level 5 Library Collections | Monday- Friday | 8.00am - 5.00pm |
General Public & Community Borrowers | Monday- Friday | 8.00am - 5.00pm |
Public Holidays
Level 2, 3 and 4 - Study Space only when hours state Open to UTAS Students & Staff, access via swipe card
Day | Date | Hours |
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Good Friday | Friday 29 March | Closed |
Easter Monday | Monday 1 April | 7.30am - midnight |
Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 2 April | 7.30am - midnight |
ANZAC Day | Thursday 25 April | 7.30am - midnight |
King's Birthday | Monday 10 June | 7.30am - midnight |
Royal Hobart Show Day | Thursday 24 October | 7.30am - midnight |
Print Morris Miller Library floor plan
Level One
- Student Learning & Student Advice
- Library Services
- Library Open Repository
- Transcription Services
- Reading Lists
Level Two
Entrance level for Library users
- Wired and Wireless network for laptops
- 27 PCs (computers 1,2,3, can be booked)
- 1 Print/copy/scan
- Scanner
- Exhibition display cabinets
- Micro Recording Studio
- E Lab 2
(for student use unless reserved for a class booking) - Group Study Room 2 & 3 with computer (online booking)
- 1 Catalogue computer
- Library self-check unit
- Disabled toilet
Client Services Desk
For assistance with:
- Printing accounts, e-mail passwords,
borrowing & return of loan items - IT support desk (wireless laptop set-up)
- Enquire here about assignment & research assistance
Reserve area (quiet study area)
- High use course material
- Ready reference collection
- Document Delivery & Hold items awaiting collection
- 1 Print/copy/scan
- Library self-check unit
- Wired network ports & power points for laptops.
- Study desks
Level Three
- Wired and Wireless network for laptops
- MAC/PC computers
- eLab 1
- Group Study Room 4 & 5 with computer (online booking)
- Collaborative study space
- Laptop recharge unit
- 2 Print/copy/scan
- Study tables
- Toilets
- Student Leadership, Career Development & Employment
Access: Lift or stairs
Level Four
Note: Level Four is a silent study area
- Books (Call numbers A to Z)
- Journal collection
- Folio collection
- DVD collection
- Curriculum collection
- Wired and Wireless network for laptops
- Group Study Room 6 with computer (online booking)
- silent study carrels
- silent study benches
- Microfilm and Fiche collection & reader
- 2 catalogue computers
- 1 Print/copy/scan
- drink fountain
- Toilets
Access: Lift or stairs
Level Five
Note: Level Five is a silent study area
- Royal Society Library
- Royal Society Library Journal Collection
- Special & Rare Collections
- Quaker collection
- Pre 1920 book collection
- 1 Copy/print/scan
- Silent study desks
- Toilets
Access: Lift or stairs
- In your Library you can find the spaces to work in a group or a place to work quietly on your own
- Wireless internet access is available in all areas of the library
Audiovisual collections
Level 4: Non-book material such as videos, DVDs, kits, cassettes and records. Most are available for loan
Collection codes: -
Morris Miller Cassette, Morris Miller DVD, Morris Miller Kit, Morris Miller Phonocassette,
Morris Miller Phonodisc, Morris Miller Video
Curriculum collection
Level 4: A wide range of materials intended for use by teachers in the classroom or in preparing work for the classroom. Its main users are Education students and academic staff. The collection includes children's fiction and non-fiction, teacher reference books, curriculum guidelines , kits, videos, pictures, posters and large format books. Most of the material is available for loan, but restrictions may apply.
Collection code: - Morris Miller Curric
Microform collection
Housed on level 4 of the Morris Miller Library : It comprises material in both microfiche and microfilm format covering a range of subjects. Includes back-runs of major newspapers. If you require help with using microforms, please ask at the Client Services Desk.
Collection codes: - Morris Miller MicFilm, Morris Miller MicFiche
Quaker collection
Level 5:
Material deposited with the University by the Society of Friends with subsequent additions by the Library. The collection covers all aspects of the Society of Friends, their religion, philosophy, life and thought. All items are listed in the library catalogue. Material in this collection is not available for loan and should be used in the Library.
Some items designated Morris Miller Quaker Rare are located in the Special & Rare collections.
Contact Special & Rare Collections for access
Collection code: - Morris Miller Quaker
See also Quaker Life in Tasmania - online exhibition (including a history of the Quaker Collection).
Royal Society Collection
Level 5:
The Royal Society of Tasmania (RST) Library Collections are maintained by the UTAS Library. The Collection comprises a diverse range of 5000+ books and 650 journal titles (some held on open-access shelves and others in the restricted Rare Room), early maps and many early 19th century private family deposit collections. Its flagship journal, the RST Papers & Proceedings, is held in both paper and electronic formats. The RST Library also holds approximately 2000 rare and early manuscripts and books, including the oldest printed book (c1472) in Tasmania.
Contact Special & Rare Collections for access
Rare Books
Level 5:
The Rare Book Collection is housed in the restricted-access Rare Room. The Collection comprises more than 8500 books and journals from a range of sub-collections including Christ College, Dunbabin, Baikie, Quaker, Royal Society of Tasmania (more than 2000 rare books and serials), St John Fisher College, Andrew Inglis Clark, Boyes, Franklin, Walker plus other donated or acquired rare materials. Most of the rare books have been catalogued however much of the Christ Collection rare book and manuscript collection remains uncatalogued.
Contact Special & Rare Collections for access
Collection codes:- Morris Miller Rare, Morris Miller Quaker Rare, Morris Miller Roy Soc Rare,
Morris Miller College Rare etc