Services and facilities
Borrowing
All currently enrolled South West TAFE students and staff may borrow books, magazines and other resources from the South West TAFE Library. Please present your current student or staff card each time you wish to borrow.
Deakin University (Warrnambool) students and staff may also borrow books and magazines from the South West TAFE Library. Please present your current Deakin University student or staff card each time you wish to borrow.
Students and staff from other institutions who are members of the CAVAL reciprocal borrowing scheme are also welcome to borrow books and magazines from the collection.
In addition, members of the community are more than welcome to use material in the collection on-site. A fee-based membership scheme is available for members of the community who wish to become borrowers. For further details, and assistance please contact the Library in person, by phone or via email.
Place a hold
Renew loans
Detailed loans table
Overdue Items
- Once an item is overdue it must be returned to the Library
- Reminders are sent by post and email (please let Library staff know if you change your address or phone number)
- If an overdue item is not returned by the end of the academic year your results will be withheld and you will be billed for the replacement cost
Borrowing from other Libraries
South West TAFE staff and students may borrow in person from Deakin University Library (Warrnambool) using your South West TAFE ID card. (The first time you visit Deakin Warrnambool, please take your card to the Loans Desk to enrol). Search the Deakin University Library Catalogue to check the Library's holdings.
South West TAFE staff and students are also entitled to borrow in person from other Victorian TAFE and University libraries through the CAVAL reciprocal borrowing scheme (a free service). Please visit the South West TAFE Library in advance to obtain your CAVAL card.
CoolCat is the catalogue listing the holdings of member libraries of the CAVAL scheme.
Information Services
The Library Service Point is staffed throughout the hours of opening, and is the place to go for assistance and advice in making use of the wide range of information sources, and equipment available via the library. For example staff can help you to:
- find relevant books in the library collection (and in other nearby libraries if not available at SW TAFE)
- find relevant journal (/magazine) articles in the library collection and / or online
- find answers to specific reference questions
- select the best information sources to meet your needs
- access the Internet and SW TAFE network, and resources such as OnCourse
Assistance is available in person, or contact us by phone or by email.
Information Skills Training & Support
We live in a world where information is available in abundance. To take advantage of this while studying at South West TAFE, and later on in the workplace, it is important for us to become information literate.
Sheer abundance of information and technology will not in itself create more informed citizens without a complimentary understanding and capacity to use information effectively. (From the Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework, 2004)
Information literacy is an increasingly important part of lifelong learning, and involves being able to:
- recognise when information is needed, and determine what information is required
- search for and access information efficiently
- critically evaluate information
- use information effectively to learn, solve problems and make decisions (etc.)
- use information within ethical and legal guidelines (acknowledge the work of others, and comply with Copyright.) etc..
A range of training opportunities are available at the South West TAFE Library:
Inter-library Loans
The Interlibrary Loans Service enables South West TAFE staff and students to request books and periodical articles (etc) from other libraries (when they are not held by the South West TAFE Library).
Computing Facilities
Workstations are available in the Library for use by currently enrolled South West TAFE students and staff.
NOTE: you must have your current South West TAFE Username and Password in order to be able to Log-on to the computers.
Workstations provide access to the Internet (and email), and a range of programs including:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Corel DRAW
- Edge CAM
- Macromedia
- Microsoft Image Composer
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- MYOB Accounting
- Nero
Scanning and CD-burning facilities are also available.
Lap-top Computer Loans
Lap-tops are available for loan to South West TAFE students and staff for use both within the Library, and externally.
Programs available on the lap-tops include:
- Microsoft Office
- Macromedia etc...
Students may borrow Laptops overnight or for use over weekends. No bookings required
For further details please contact staff at the Library.
Printing & Photocopying
Printing: High quality A4 black & white (also colour printing at Warrnambool) is available from the workstations in the Library.
Each student has their own printing account, and credit may be added via the Library Service Point. Check your Print Credits
Photocopying: A photocopier which produces high quality A4 and A3 copies is available for use in the Library. (Overhead transparencies can also be produced).
The photocopier is coin operated.
Features include double sided copying, and enlargements (zoom) up to 400%
For further details, and assistance please contact staff at the Library.
Laminating
Laminator which handles both A4 and A3 sheets available. Laminating pouches are also available for purchase.
For further details, and assistance please contact staff at the Library.
