The Monash University Library provides resources to support the teaching and research programs of the university. The library comprises the four libraries at the Clayton campus; Sir Louis Matheson Library (humanities and social sciences Library), the Hargrave Library (physical sciences, engineering, computing), the Law Library and the Biomedical Library; the two libraries on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses and the Gippsland Library at the Gippsland campus. As well as the seven major libraries there are the sub-branch libraries in the Music department, the Business and Economics faculty and at the Alfred Hospital. There are affiliated libraries in the Monash Medical Centre at Clayton and Moorabbin, and at the Box Hill Hospital. In its seven libraries the Monash University Library has a book stock of approximately two million volumes and subscribes to over 18,000 periodicals.
The Monash University Library is centrally administered by the university librarian from the Sir Louis Matheson Library at Clayton. Each branch library is managed by a branch librarian. The Gippsland Library is managed by the associate librarian (Gippsland).
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of many courses you may find material relevant to your studies in more than one branch of the Monash University Library.
Monash University Library has a home page on the Internet at http://www.monash.edu.au/library/. This page provides links to electronic services, and links to each of the branch libraries' home pages.
Students are provided with two separate library resources. In the university building an electronic library provides computer access to reserve material such as journal articles, specified readings and lecture notes. A collection of texts, specialising in communications, tourism and business, is being built up at Berwick. For borrowing books, students have access to the library in the Casey Institute of TAFE (opposite the campus). Telephone 9904 7014.
The Monash University Library Telephone Enquiry Service (MUTELS) handles inquiries from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday for all libraries and will refer calls appropriately. Telephone 9905 5054.
The Sir Louis Matheson Library (humanities and social sciences library) houses education, humanities and social sciences collections and is the library most used by students in the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, and Education. This library can seat approximately 1600 people and contains more than 1,000,000 volumes.
The Biomedical Library houses psychology, medicine and biological sciences collections and is the library most used by students enrolled in the faculties of Medicine and Science. This library can seat approximately 320 people and has about 172,000 volumes including the holdings of its sub-branch at the Alfred Hospital and in the affiliated libraries of the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton and Moorabbin, and Box Hill Hospital. Inquiries, telephone 9905 2629; for loans information, telephone 9905 2639.
The Hargrave Library houses physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and computing collections and is the library most used by students of the faculties teaching in these areas. This library holds over 230,000 volumes, and provides seating for 321 readers, with additional seating in discussion rooms and special-purpose areas. Inquiries, telephone 9905 2644; for loans information, telephone 9905 2651.
The Law Library contains approximately 120,000 volumes and is a major legal resource. It caters primarily to students in the Faculty of Law and can seat nearly 500 people. Inquiries, telephone 9905 2063; for loans information, telephone 9905 2601.
The Caulfield library, officially called Caulfield/Peninsula Branch Library, Caulfield campus, has a multidisciplinary collection with strengths in business, computing, applied engineering and art and design. It caters primarily for students in the faculties teaching in these areas. The library has seating for over 500 people. The combined Caulfield/Peninsula collection contains approximately 255,000 volumes and 60,000 serial volumes. Inquiries and loans information, telephone 9903 2149, or the information desk 9903 2442.
The Gippsland library is a multidisciplinary collection, with collection strengths in business, computing, health sciences and education (including curriculum resource material for teachers). This is the library designated to support the university's distance education programs. The library has approximately 120,000 volumes. Inquiries, telephone (051) 22 6423 or 9902 6423; for loans information, telephone (051) 22 6316 or 9902 6316; off-campus, telephone (051) 22 6313 or 9902 6313 (outside 03 or 051 zones, telephone 1800 331 194); fax (051) 22 6730 or 9902 6730.
The C L Butchers Memorial Library at the Victorian College of Pharmacy comprises about 12,000 volumes, including several historic runs of pharmacy journals and a number of valuable old books. The library has been planned as a special collection for the pharmaceutical sciences and drug technology, and not as a general library. It is the most important collection of its type in Australia. The library caters primarily for students enrolled at the Pharmacy college. Students from other campuses of Monash require a CAVAL reciprocal borrowing card to borrow books from the library. Inquiries and loans information, telephone 9903 9514.
The Peninsula library, officially called Caulfield/Peninsula Branch Library, Peninsula campus, has a multidisciplinary collection with strengths in nursing, business and primary teaching and caters primarily for students studying these courses. There is seating for over 300 people in this library. Inquiries, telephone 9904 4275; for loans information, telephone 9904 4254.
At every library there is an information desk staffed by a team of subject/reference librarians who specialise in particular subject areas. These librarians are your contact in the library and they should be approached if you need help in finding information or instruction on the use of the library and its resources.
The library has user education programs which include library tours, orientation and information finding classes using the computer catalogue SESAME2 and CD-ROM databases. Information regarding the user education programs is available at the information desk at any of the libraries.
If you have difficulty with any aspect of library use either in understanding how the library operates, or in seeking out the information you need, you should not hesitate to inquire at the information desk at any of the libraries.
Monash University Library's online catalogue provides information on the holdings of all eight Monash University Library site libraries.
As well as providing the locations of material in the various Monash University libraries, SESAME2 enables you to check the current status of any item. The system allows you to renew loans, to place `holds' on some material shown to be out on loan and it lets you access your personal loan record - an essential feature for your information to ensure you do not accrue penalty points.
Detailed brochures on the use and features of SESAME2 are available at any of the libraries.
All students have access to and may borrow from any Monash University library. Simply present your ID card and the item you wish to borrow at the loans desk. Loans can only be issued to you using your current student ID.
Undergraduate students may have up to six items on loan at any one time. In this total only three items can be short-term loan items. Two items can be borrowed from reserve. The standard loan period for books is seven days and for short loans it is one to three days depending on the library. Reserve material can be borrowed for one to two hours depending on the library. Serials are not available for loan to undergraduates.
Postgraduate students are entitled to more extensive loan privileges. Details are available at the branch libraries.
Distance education students may borrow in person from any of the Monash libraries or borrow through Gippsland Library's off-campus borrowing service. For more information on these services, consult the Gippsland Library's guide for distance education students.
All books must be returned to the library by library closing time on or before their date due. A university-wide penalty points system is in operation and library users who return books late will accrue penalty points which accumulate over the year. Borrowing privileges are suspended automatically with overdue items, and fines are incurred. When the number of points accumulated exceeds 999, the points are converted into an equivalent cash amount. Points accumulate at the rate of one point for one cent, therefore 1000 points = $10.
The rate at which points are accumulated per item for each day that the item is overdue, varies; particularly for some books or other library materials that are in heavy demand. A bookmark/leaflet explaining the penalty points and late fees system in more detail is available at any branch library.
Monash University Library can provide access to a wide range of Australian and overseas databases both online and on CD-ROM. Such searches are efficient and time-saving ways to search the literature of a particular subject field. The end result is a list of references tailored to your topic. CD-ROMs are computer-readable compact discs of data. Most CD-ROMs can be consulted free of charge although charges apply for printing. The library has over forty different CD-ROM products with some (in the areas of business and computing) providing full text retrieval.
The CD-ROM network allows for simultaneous multi-use access to a high proportion of the CD-ROM products from workstations that are connected to the network. Workstations are available for student use in the branch libraries: twelve in the Sir Louis Matheson Library, thirteen in the Biomedical Library, eight in the Hargrave Library, eight in the Caulfield campus library, and eight in the Gippsland campus library. CD-ROM network access is also available from twenty-four PCs at Berwick.
A number of the CD-ROMs held by the library are available on the network and others are available on a single-user-at-a-time basis. A booking must be made to use the single-use CD-ROMs; bookings are not required for networked CD-ROMs. Ask at the information desk about where to book and how to use the CD-ROMs.
Online searches are normally not free, as the costs of these searches are passed on to the user. To discover if there are relevant CD-ROMs for your studies, or to discuss the appropriateness of an online search for your topic and the likely cost (if any), contact a subject librarian.
Monash University Library offers a comprehensive range of off-campus library services through the Gippsland Library. This service is designed primarily to accommodate the needs of distance education students who for a number of reasons are unable to use any of the Monash University libraries in person. Off-campus library services include: off-campus borrowing, literature searches to find relevant books and journal articles, photocopying and dial-up access to CD-ROM databases. For more details telephone (051) 22 6313 or 9902 6313; (outside 03 or 051 zones, telephone 1800 331 194); fax (051) 22 6882 or 9902 6882.
The library provides a variety of services for students with disabilities. For assistance or information about this service inquire in person or by telephone to the information desk at any branch library.
Library hours of opening are subject to change and should always be checked on the notice boards in the library foyers, or on SESAME2. Please remember that service points close ten minutes before the library shuts.
Sir Louis Matheson Library and Law Library
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 10 pm; Friday 8.30 am - 5.45 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.
Biomedical Library and Hargrave Library
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 9 pm; Friday 8.30 am - 5.45 pm; Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm; Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.
Please note that the Biomedical Library and the Hargrave Library open at 10 am on Saturdays during the second half of the year.
Berwick Library
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 5.30 pm; Friday 8.30 am - 5 pm
Caulfield Library
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 10.30 pm; Friday 8.30 am - 5.45 pm; Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm; Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Peninsula Library
Monday to Thursday 8.45 am - 9 pm; Friday 8.45 am - 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Gippsland Library
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am - 9 pm; Friday 8.30 am - 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday 12 noon - 5 pm. Please note that the Gippsland Library's hours vary for weekend schools: Friday 8.30 am - 8 pm; Saturday 8.30 am - 9 pm; Sunday 8.30 am - 6 pm. (Hours may be subject to change in 1997.)
Parkville Library
Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 5.15 pm.
Please note also that library hours vary during the mid-year break. During the long vacation, libraries are not open in the evenings or at weekends with the exception of the Law Library which is open on some evenings and Sunday afternoons.
Libraries are closed on the following public holidays: Australia Day, Anzac Day, Easter (including Easter Tuesday), Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. In addition the libraries are closed on official university holidays.
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