Dear Students and Staff,

I hope you are all doing well and have made it through the exam period. Look forward to your kick-start programs and all the great events that make this term so special.

Please remember, if you’d like a book suggestion or to suggest a book for us to get into the library I’d love to hear all your ideas.

Here are some resources both for your personal reading and studies: Some tips for using the library

How to loan resources at the library:

When you have your student card you will be able to scan and loan out directly but until then- you are able to log in manually using your student code:

At the self-loan kiosk in the library click: BORROW ITEMS / Manual Entry (or scan card)
Your name will come up in the top right-hand corner and then you'll be able to put the book down on the kiosk table and it will automatically loan it out to you- the title will then appear under your name.

Please let me know if you would like any help with loans, I'll be very happy to show you the system.

Overdrive eBooks:

Our library subscribes to Overdrive, a service offering a great selection of both eBooks and eAudiobooks. Listening to eAudiobooks in particular is a great way to give your eyes a rest from the screen and have narrators tell a story.

Link to Overdrive

Goodreads:

A good challenge and a fun way to enjoy your personal reading is to start up a GoodReads account! You can start tracking what you’ve read and even challenge yourself with the Goodreads personal annual reading challenge. There is no pressure and it is a fun way to track your personal reading, seeing your online bookshelf is a great wat to see what kind of books you really enjoy and what you read most of. This can lead you to trying new genres and even suggested reads from GoodReads.

Link to GoodReads

The SLV and Public Libraries: Sign up today!

Signing up to the State Library Victoria (SLV) is a really helpful resource and beneficial for your research.

Signing up is free, can be done online and you will have access to all their databases and journals online.

Sign up to State Library Victoria (SLV) to become a member: Sign Up

1. free to join

2. access academic journal articles

Video 'Get to know State Library Victoria's online resources'

Please remember that public libraries have fantastic online resources.

If you are already a member of your public library it is worth looking into what they can offer online and if you aren’t already a member you can sign up easily online to be a member and have immediate access to their online resources.

Their online resources often include:

eBooks and eAudiobooks, online magazine publications, subscriptions to services such as Linda.com and video streaming services.

Issues in Society:

We have the online .pdf versions of Issues in Society a very current and Australian focused publication which tackles interesting issues facing society in a graphic and easy to follow format with up to date statistics, illustrations and graphs. We also have the current issues in print at the library!

Here is a direct link to our site and it can also be found on the portal.

These can be accessed digitally from the portal and Issues in Society site and as a print copy through the library.

New Scientist Essential Guides:

We subscribe to the New Scientist Essential Guides as print resources and have received our first editions focusing on:

NO11 LIFE ON EARTH

NO12 CONSCIOUSNESS

NO13 THE SOLAR SYSTEM

NO14 HUMAN SOCIETY

NO15 PARTICLE PHYSICS

NO16 EXERCISE

NO17 PLANET EARTH

NO18 AGEING

New Resources at the library:

Readers' Cup Challenge Winners 2023

The Readers' Cup Challenge 2023: Dust Makers– Short Stories considering our impact

The Readers' Cup trophy has been engraved with the names of the 2023 winning team!

Congratulations to our winning team:

Willow Behrman

Jane Ie

Adrianna Kosasih

En Sing Lim

Katherine Luu

Nicola Marwick

Great job to everyone who took part!

I look forward to this great event and hope you all enjoy the short story selection and sign up to join us!

Featured Ted Talks:

The future we're building -- and boring

12 truths I learned from life and writing

The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential

Wishing you all a great rest of Term 4!

Take Care All!

Ms. Veldsman

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