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Short Loans Online FAQs

  1. How do I get access to short loans online material?
  2. Can anyone access short loans online material?
  3. Can I access these articles without having to reenter my password again every time?
  4. Are all reserved materials available electronically?
  5. My lecturer says that there are short loans items available for my course, but I can't find them in Short Loans online.
  6. What kind of software will I need to view short loans online material?
  7. How do I print short loans online material?
  8. How do I save short loans online material?

1. How do I get access to short loans online material?

Go to NEWCAT, the Library Catalogue (http://library.newcastle.edu.au) and select Short Loans. From there you can search for your reading lists by Lecturer's name or Course name or code.

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2. Can anyone access short loans online material?

Only students and staff of the University of Newcastle will have access to these online materials as authentication is required. Enter your Student Number or Library Card number and PIN.

Need to create a PIN?

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3. Can I access these articles without having to reenter my password again every time?

If you access Short Loans Online through My Library function, you need to put in your password only once. To do this, click on the My Library button on the Newcat library catalogue page. Sign in, click on 'Search Catalog', then select Short Loans and choose your course list. You can then select various digital items without needing to reenter your password.

For your own security, remember to logout when you have finished.                              

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4. Are all reserve materials available electronically?

Some items listed for your course may be in hard copy format e.g. books, videos, audio lecture tapes and lecture notes.

Others are only in digital format e.g. scanned chapters of books and journal articles, or links to journal articles held in our databases. We have some exam papers and lecture notes which are available in both formats.

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5. My lecturer says that there are Short Loan items available for my course, but I can't find them in Short Loans online.

Ask your lecturer when the item was submitted. It may take a few days for a document to be processed, or longer in the busiest periods.

If the item is on your list, but it doesn't say 'Electronic Copy Available' and no scanned file appears when you click on it, although it says 'Internet Access - In Library' in the call number field, it may be half completed. That is, it is still in the process of being scanned and attached. If the item is needed urgently, email Short Loans Manager to request it to be rushed.

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6. What kind of software will I need to view short loans online material?

You will need the Adobe Acrobat reader to be able to open and view short loans online material. If you do not have this reader on your computer, you will be able to download the software from the Adobe website: 

The Adobe reader is available within the University Libraries and Computing Laboratories on campus.

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7. How do I print short loans online material?

To print a document when the item is displayed on the screen, click on the ADOBE printer icon adobe printer icon located on the top left-hand side of the ADOBE toolbar..

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8. How do I save short loans online material?

To save the PDF file to your hardrive or floppy disk, click the Adobe disk icon adobe save icon on the Adobe toolbar. Or, to save the PDF file using your web browser, select the 'Save As' option from the 'File' menu, and save the document using the .PDF file extension.

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Further information is available on the Short Loans homepage.