Baillieu for undergraduates

Ground floor

Reference Collection

This is the starting point for library research...
...finding key search words about your topic which can then be used to search the library catalogue for books and other items.

The Reference collection includes

• subject encyclopaedias,
• dictionaries,
• handbooks,
• biographies,
• ABS materials

The reference works are shelved according to the Dewey Subject Classification system -
eg most "History" references are in the same area of shelves (this doesn't apply to bibliographies though, they are shelved at the Dewey classification number for "Bibliographies": between 010 and 019 ).

Browse the shelves to find useful reference in your subject area and take notes - you need this information to find suitable search terms

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Information Desk

Staff at the Information Desk can answer your queries.
Also here you will find

• high-use reference (ready-reference) books
  (to answer most of your "frequently asked questions")
• Printed Guides which include...
  • library floor plans,
  • opening hours,
  • guides to the catalogue and
  • other specialist library "tools"

Online Guides to researching in the library are available via Research Skills

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Catalogues

Online Catalogues are situated throughout the library (and via the www at http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au). You can also use the catalogue to check your loans and place holds on library items. See the information on Borrowing

Learn how to use the catalogue for effective searching and keeping track of your borrowing - just book a class OR ask at a library Information Desk

Details of some older Library items can be found in the nearby card catalogue - these records are being made available to the online catalogue as part of an ongoing project.

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E-Resources Collection

Library computers are situated on this floor and on the lower ground floor. You can access:

• exam papers
• e-journals
• e-databases
• library catalogues
• websites.

Find Electronic resources in your subject by going to the Subject Resources@Library page. Learn how to use these resources by booking into one of the many courses throughout the year.
You must book to use the Library computers by filling in the booking sheet placed near these computers.

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Loans

Know your Borrowing rights, privileges AND responsibilities

Self Check-Outs near the Loans Desk enable you to check-out your own books; for straightforward loans this can save you precious time.

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Reserve Collection

High-use items - including Exam Papers - are made available in the Reserve Collection; this collection is housed behind the Loans Desk.

In the RESERVE AREA you can...

• use (& photocopy selections of) reserve items.
• access & borrow reserve items on a short term loan.

Study Area

These areas exist on all levels of the Baillieu, adjacent to the collections.
Mobile phones, food and drink are not permitted in these or any other areas of the library.