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The
College Library is set up to enrich the learning experience
of students by providing both the resources and the
best method to access and use the information. It is
our policy to encourage students to read, be it fiction
or non-fiction, as an enjoyable passtime. Teacher-librarians
combine with teachers to develop research skills with
class groups as well as working with individual students
on a needs basis.
LIBRARY OPENING
HOURS
8.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Monday
to Thursday
8.00 a.m. - 3.45 p.m. Friday
RESOURCES
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Non-fiction
book titles including reference books and a range
of encyclopedias with over 2000 new non-fiction
books being added to the collection in the past
12 months
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Fiction
titles for recreational reading and use within the
English curriculum include special interest sections
such as Short Stories, Biography and Picture Story
Books
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Daily
newspapers, The Australian and multiple copies of
The Age and Herald-Sun
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Magazine
titles, covering all subject areas including titles
which support both curriculum and recreational interests
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Electronic
and paper indexes to support research of newspapers
(kept for the past year) and magazines (kept for
the past 3 years)
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Full text
electronic newspaper and magazine services including
The Age on CD ROM and Electronic Library
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Range
of CDs appropriate to different year levels and
subjects with World Book on CD ROM on the computer
network
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Full Internet
service with catalogued sites
SERVICES
- Library
photo ID cards used to borrow books and for photocopying
- Book
lending service up to 8 books at a time
- 2
student photocopiers
STUDENT
ACCESS TO LIBRARY COMPUTERS
- Searching the library computer
catalogue to locate resources
- Word processing, spreadsheet
and database work
- Using newspaper and magazine
indexes and full text databases
- Using encyclopedias and other
subject based CDs
- Appropriate curriculum-based
Internet access supervised by teachers and teacher-librarians
LIBRARY
ENVIRONMENT
- Friendly approachable staff
- Regular displays are a feature
with many display boards and new book stands attracting
interest
- Book Week themed celebrations
with competitions, quizzes and special promotions
with lots of prizes
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