Media items at the Service Desk
Media materials in high demand are placed on hourly loan at the request of academic staff. These materials can be borrowed from the Service Desk on Level 3 (ERC). The loan period is usually for 2 hours (for use only within the Library) but some materials are for 1 day/overnight loan and are marked as such. The loan period for each item is identified on the catalogue. The loan of Service Desk Media materials is confined to University of Melbourne staff and students.
Media items borrowed from the Service Desk must be returned there. Heavier than usual fines are incurred for late return.
All materials on Service Desk Media are listed in the Library Catalogue. These can be searched for via the subject reading lists option, by the subject (i.e. subject name or code) or by the lecturer's surname. Alternatively you can search for items, via the normal library catalogue using title or keyword searches.
Media Collections also provides playback facilities, for all Service Desk Media materials, on Level 4 (ERC). Most of these can be booked ahead of time.
Materials in the Service Desk Media collection may also be booked for use at a particular time.
Academic staff can request to place items on subject reading list by using the either the online form or by e-mail media-collections@unimelb.edu.au with the following essential information :
- Your name
- Your faculty and department
- Subject name
- Subject code
- Date required for reserve (advance notice is much appreciated)
- Duration (i.e. is the item required on reserve for semester one, semester two or both?)
- Type of loan (i.e. 2 hours or overnight/1 day loan)
- Title of item(s)
- Format of item(s) (i.e. VHS, DVD, etc)
- Year of original release, or director, if a specific version is required.
Please allow at least 7 days for processing. This time may be greater at peak periods or when items are currently on loan and/or have prior bookings. It is best to provide as much notice as possible to ensure that items can be placed int he Service Desk Media collection when required. We are happy to book items well in advance for this purpose just let us know.