Faculty of Education : Guide to courses

7. Libraries of the Faculty

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 7. Libraries of the Faculty

There are two libraries located within the Faculty of Education:

• Parkville (Education Resource Centre)

• Hawthorn (Hawthorn Educational Resource Centre)

As there is some variation in library rules, enquiries should be directed to the library concerned. All libraries are open for a range of hours during the week and on the weekend. An information brochure listing the libraries and their hours of opening is published each year and can be collected from the information desks.

 7.1. Library holdings

• Education Resource Centre

  Located at Parkville Campus, the library houses 280,000 volumes (plus microforms) and 750 journal titles. The former Kew campus collection of 55,000 monographs, 425 journal titles and 100 audio-visual items, is now situated at Parkville.

• Media Services

  This Unit contains a wide range of audio-visual material, for example, teaching kits, charts, video cassettes, computer software, etc. which is available to students.

• Hawthorn Educational Resource Centre

  This library holds 50,000 monographs, 892 journal titles, 10,600 audio-visual items including 3300 video cassettes.

 7.1.1. Loans

At the Parkville Campus, undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate diploma students and staff are entitled to borrow books for two weeks. Higher degree students and staff are entitled to a four-week loan. Items can be renewed at the Loans Desk.

At the Hawthorn Campus, the loan period may vary for different items.

 7.1.2. Services

Library guides describing services, facilities and detailed borrowing regulations are available in all libraries.

 7.1.3. Telephone numbers

 7.1.3.1. Parkville

Information Desk +61 3 9344 8316

Loans Desk +61 3 9344 8313

 7.1.3.2. Hawthorn

Information and Loans +61 3 9810 3357

Audio-visual Information +61 3 9810 3365

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