Welcome to the Federation University Library. The Library contributes to research achievement at Federation University by
Ready-to-research checklistIndividual consultations with a Liaison Librarian are available to all HDR students and research staff (scroll down to Research, Learning and Liaison Team).
A Liaison Librarian can:
Research students are strongly advised to make an appointment with a Liaison Librarian early in the research process, to ensure an effective plan for searching the literature and managing references.
To request an individual consultation you can use the appointment scheduler below:
If the times suggested by the scheduler do not suit, please contact libinfo@federation.edu.au or call 1300 552 567 to arrange an appointment at a mutually convenient time.
At an early stage in your research, you should also be familiar with this guide:
Click on the titles below to reveal information about Library services to research students and staff.
To borrow from the Library, you must have your current University student or staff ID card.
| Number of items | A combined total of 100 items from across the campus libraries may be on loan at any one time. |
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| Loan period | 42 days (6 weeks), except multimedia items which are a 14 day loan |
| Number of renewals | 20, if nobody else requests the item |
| Grace period before penalties apply | 2 days |
| Penalties | The Library does not issue fines, but it has a demerit points system which can affect your borrowing.
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Please note that Journals and Reference material are not available for loan.
While Document Delivery does request books, the service is usually used for access to journal articles, theses and other, more difficult items to source. Click here for further information about Document Delivery services.
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In QuickSearch you can access journal articles via BrowZine by clicking View Issue Contents, or via LibKey Nomad by clicking on Download PDF.
LibKey Nomad automatically places a button in the bottom left-hand corner of a compatible webpage. This button changes its appearance to indicate what access is available.
