ELISE | Informing your studies: Library locations

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Libraries use classification systems that assign a unique number to each item, based on subject area.

Find items on Library shelves using the item number you have found in the catalogue.

Academy Library (UNSW Canberra)
Library of Congress Classification (LC)
The Library of Congress has a useful linked outline of the LC classification

Main Library and Paddington Library
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)

Law Library
Moys Classification
A summary of Moys has been developed by the University of Wollongong Library.

You can recall an item that is out on loan to another borrower via myLibrary.

Collect reserved items:

• Academy Library, Ground floor
  Service Desk area as you enter the Library. Ask the desk staff.
   
  • Main Library, Level 2
    Reservation area adjacent to High Use Collection (self service)
     
  • Law Library
    Help Zone (provide the item number)
     
  • Paddington Library
    Information Desk (provide the item number)

Academy Library
UNSW Canberra campus map 

Main Library
Kensington campus

 For the most up to date collection locations check the Library website.

Law Library
Kensington campus

 For the most up to date collection locations check the Library website.

Paddington Library 
Paddington campus

The Course Readings Collection holds items in high demand:

Course materials and text books

• 4 hour loans
• borrow via the Self Check machine or the Service Desk
• ​return via returns chute

Search tips

• search for the title
• narrow your search results by Collection, via the Refine My Results listing in the left hand column

Locating tip

• check the item record for a Get It tab. This tells you where print copies are located, e.g.

    Available at Course Readings Collection (VA 454.H445 1982)

• use the item number to find the item on Library shelves