Information for

• Future students
• Current students
• International students
• Alumni and graduates
• Business and industry
• Visitors
• Media
• Staff

Information about

• The University
• Research
• Studying at the University
• Graduate studies
• Faculties and schools
• Programs and courses
• Teaching and learning
• Library
• Services and facilities
• Vacancies and careers
• Contacting the University
• Donating to the University
• Student organisations
• Strategic planning

Library

• Library Catalogue - NEWCAT
• Finding Information
• Library Services
• Information Skills Training
• About the Library
• Help
• Ask a Question

Library Quick Links

• Library Quick Links

Help

• Ask a Question
• FAQs
• Guides
• Feedback
• Responses to Feedback

Direct links

• Quickfind
• Blackboard
• Campuses and maps
• FAQ Finder
• Glossary
• GradSchool.com
• Library
• NUways
• Policy library
• Search
• Staff contact list
• Studentmail
• TUNRA
• Turnitin
• University Dates
• VSU FAQ
• Web updates

Library and Online Information for New Staff

Whether you are

• academic or general staff,
• a conjoint appointment
• an affiliate staff member at the University of Newcastle,
• or a visiting academic.

This page will help you to gain access to the Library's resources and also introduce you to some of our services.

To borrow from our libraries….

1. You will need a Library card.
2. You will want to know what you can borrow
3. and how long our Loan periods are.

New Staff

You will need a library (or swipe access) card.

If you already have a swipe access card:

• Complete this form and submit it electronically.
• Bring your card to the Loans desk of your nearest University of Newcastle Library (note: on Callaghan campus, please come to the Auchmuty Library)
• and you will then be able to borrow from the Library.

If you do not have a swipe card,

• Complete the online form and submit it electronically
• Then come to the Loans desk where we will issue you with a card.

Note:please bring some photo id with you to the Loans desk.

Conjoint Staff

• Once your appointment is approved, you will be notified by your Faculty.

To activate your Library membership,

• contact the Loans desk of your nearest University of Newcastle Library to arrange collection of your library card.
  (note: For Callaghan Campus, please go to the Loans desk at the Auchmuty Library.)

(For information on conjoint appointments.)

Affiliate Staff and Visiting Academics

• You need to bring a letter from your Head of School indicating your length of stay with the University and some form of photo identification to the Loans desk of your nearest University of Newcastle Library
  (note: For Callaghan Campus, please go to the Loans desk at the Auchmuty Library.)

• Affiliates can complete the online form and submit it electronically instead of a letter, before coming to the Loans desk.

Getting Online

If you need help with any IT problems, phone 17000 on campus (02 492 17000 off campus) or email 17000@newcastle.edu.au.

New Academic and General Staff

• Will be automatically provided with a username and password when you join the University.
• You will need to activate your account

Affiliate Staff and Visiting Academics

• Complete the online affiliate form and your logon details will be posted to you.
• Once you have been issued with a username and password, you will need to activate your account.

Conjoint Staff

Upon appointment you will be provided with a username and password. See Accounts for a list of internet accounts you are eligible for.

You will need to activate your accounts

What your username and password do

In the Library your username and password allow you to

• logon to our computers
• access sites which are outside the University firewall

PIN

Once you have your username and password, ALL library users will also need a Library PIN.

Create your Library PIN yourself by completing the instructions

Your library PIN will allow you on campus and off campus (at home, overseas, interstate) access to

• databases
• online journals
• ebooks
• short loans online
• My Library (for renewals, loan history etc)

Check our Libraries' Opening Hours and do a virtual tour of the libraries.

More on IT resources

Do you need research or teaching material in the Library?

Note: Special arrangements are in place to purchase material for Delta Campus, Singapore.

To buy items for the library at Callaghan campus and City Campus:

contact your Library Liaison Officer

or

Put a suggestion in directly to us via our Request a Book Purchase form

To buy items for the Ourimbah campus library

contact your Client Services Librarian

or

Put a suggestion in directly to us via our Request a Book Purchase form

 

Putting information into Short Loans

Short Loans is for high use material and items are borrowed for 2 hours or overnight.

Material can be found in the Library catalogue Newcat by lecturer's name and by course name (as well as by title, author etc)..

Short Loans may contain:

• online material (journal articles, ebooks etc)
• as well as physical items, including dvds.

We recommend you put all your online resources for a course into Short Loans and link from Blackboard to Short Loans - we'll look after the copyright issues for you.

To have items included in Short Loans in Huxley or Auchmuty Library

It's usually as simple as sending an email to shortloansmanager@newcastle.edu.au including

• the details of the course (eg INFF1010)
• the library you want the material to go into
• and the list of items (articles, books, chapters, dvds etc)

For more information see our Short Loans pages

To have items included in Short Loans in City Campus Library

Submit items directly to the City Campus Library.

To have items included in Short Loans in Ourimbah Campus Library

Email details to the Short Loans Manager, Ourimbah.  For more information see Ourimbah Short loans web pages.

Getting material from other libraries

There are 2 ways to borrow material from other libraries:

1. BONUS+

We have a resource sharing arrangement with a number of other Australian libraries. To borrow items from these libraries:

1. Search in our catalogue Newcat .
2. Click on the green Bonus icon to bring up the holdings in other libraries
3. Put a hold (use the Request button) on the item.

2. Use Get IT our online interlibrary loan request system

Get It is an online request system which allows you to request books and journal articles that we don't hold. You do not need to know where these items are held to ask for them.

You must register to use Get IT using the online form.

Requested material often arrives in electronic form so you can view it online through your Get IT service.

View more information on Get iT.

Library services

There are many library services to assist you. Here are a few:

The Faculty Librarian service - individual assitance; information literacy for your students, and more.

Online tutorials - to help you (and your students) become familiar with our online environment. Includes help with Newcat, Endnote, and our award winning InfoSkills tutorial.

Auchmuty Information Common - our 24x7 on campus service (Information Commons are also available in the City Campus and at Ourimbah).

Other reference and information services.

Our Libraries

You can borrow from any of our University of Newcastle libraries in person.

Callaghan campus

Auchmuty Library
Huxley Library

Central Coast Campus

Ourimbah Campus Library

City Precinct

City Campus Library

Items you borrow can be returned to any of the above libraries.

Check our Libraries' Opening Hours and do a virtual tour of the libraries.

(Staff and students at Port Macquarie or Singapore have special arrangements.)

Getting Help

If you need help using any of our libraries or resources; if you have a question you think we can answer:

1. Contact staff at one of our Information Desks (talk to a real person)
2. ASAPinfo is our online Q&A service
3. A range of FAQs
4. Use our new SMS service