VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE LIBRARY
- PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION [BACK]
Entrance to the library is from Morrison Place.
No Library material can be removed from the library after
hours
GENERAL AND REFERENCE ENQUIRIES
The front desk is staffed during office hours to answer your
queries
Reference inquiries are also received by telephone, e-mail,
post and fax . Services provided include: Document Supply service;
bibiographic database searches (eg Medline) and Internet searches;
Past examination papers; Advice to authors; Bibliographic services.
LOANS, OVERDUES & INTERLIBRARY LOANS
You can request references, interlibrary loans and have your
loans checked out at the Library's front desk. Journals are
not loaned.
Interlibrary loans are for when an item requested by a user
is not held within the Library. To apply for an interlibrary
loan, user must fill out a copyright declaration form (doubles
as a request form). See Loans for more details. There is a
charge for this service.
AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTION
Includes audiocassettes, CDs and vidocassettes. Lists of the
materials are on the website.
Most material is available for loan, though some restrictions
may apply.
Videocassettes and Audio-Digest Ophthalmology and Audio-Digest
Otolaryngology are lent to onsite users for 7 days and to interstate
and country users for 3 weeks..
COMPUTERS AND DATABASE SEARCHING
The Library catalogue is available on the Internet
(Library Catalogue- External to RVEEH) and also on the Intranet
(Library Catalogue- Internal to RVEEH). These links are on the
Library Hompage.
Access to Clinicians Health Channel is available
for hospital employees in the library by clicking on this icon
on the library homepage.
Most of the books on these shelves are for loan except those
marked "Not for Loan".
PHOTOCOPYING & PRINTING
Printing from all the computers goes to this machine, as
well as the photocopying. You need a card to use it. If you
don't have one ask library staff for more details.
If you need to download a document or open one from a disk,
a portable floppy drive is kept in the library office. Ask library
staff if you need to use it.
BOOKS, JOURNALS & REFERENCE
Books published after 1978 are kept in the main library. These
books are available for loan. Bound journals are filed in alphabetical
order by title.
Reference Collection - includes dictionaries, yearbooks, exam
papers and other useful information. These are kept at the beginning
of the book collection. They are not for loan.
LATEST JOURNALS & NEWSPAPERS
The most recent issues are on display in the seating area
along with today's copy of The Age and The Australian.
These papers are kept for one week only.
Older journals and little used titles are kept in the compactus
ARCHIVES ROOM
Old editions of certain ophthalmology and otolaryngological
texts are kept in the locked Archives Room. Users wishing to
access them should ask library staff.
Note : Between the Archives
room and the Reading Room is an emergency exit door. This door
is permanently alarmed and must only be used in an emergency.
READING ROOM
A quiet study area. It includes a Museum display of Ophthalmological
artefacts as well as a television, video and DVD player with
cordless headphones.
