Dear Students and Staff,

I hope you are all enjoying the start of your school year for 2025!

It has been great getting to meet our new students this year and to see all our returning students around school.

Learn To sessions have given us the opportunity to familiarise new Year 10s with some of our resources and databases they can use. Please don’t hesitate to reach out during the year if you have any follow up questions or need support with research and referencing or just a great new book 😊

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

EBSCO eBook Consortium (Academic and Education Consortium resources):

We now have access to the EBSCO eBook consortium - the Education and Academic collections.

The Education collection has a wide range of resources that are great for professional development and interest in Education. Please remember that we also have a complementary physical collection 'Learning and Teaching' for teacher reference at the library.

Students will find the Academic collection useful as this consortium will hold a broad range of resources to help in their research- mainly non-fiction eBooks.

How to navigate EBSCO eBooks:

please click on the logo on the staff and student portals- this will have you signed in automatically:

How to use EBSCO eBooks

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.

New books at the Library:

Resource Highlight: TED Talks for Students

In this newsletter I am highlighting some interesting TED Talks for you all to enjoy.

All the very best for a great term ahead!

Take Care All!

Ms. Veldsman

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