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Sheridan College Library Guidelines

About the Library

The Sheridan College library is located at 10 Nash St, Perth WA 6000, adjacent to the McIver Train Station. Students can make use of the relaxed library space, which includes computers, desks, free Wi-Fi and quiet study areas. Students can also print and make photocopies at the library. The current collection comprises of print books, DVDs and a reference collection. Materials are arrange in the Dewey Decimal Classication (DDC) system to make it easier for students and staff to find items in the library. The online library catalogue can also be used to search and locate items in the library. Students and staff can access the library's online resources from the Campus or from home. The online resource include: databases, electronic journals, full-text articles, peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, eBooks, open access resources etc...

The Library Manager is available on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 4:00pm to assist students and staff with their library and information needs.

Sheridan College Information Instructions for Students and Staff

Sheridan College Library Code of Conduct

Membership and borrowing limits

To borrow from the Sheridan College Library, you need to become a member. Please see the Librarian if you wish to become a member. The Library has a few borrowing memberships.

Students:

Free membership to students studying at Sheridan College.
Students need their student card to be able to borrow items from the library.
Borrowing limit: 20 items for 6 weeks (42 days), with one renewal.
Please note that students will also need to provide an alternative contact person’s details to be able to borrow items.
Free access to online database, including electronic journals at Sheridan College. (Please see Librarian to access online resources from home).

Staff:

Free membership to Sheridan College staff members.
Borrowing limit: 30 items for 6 weeks (42 days), with two renewals.
Please note that staff members will also need to provide an alternative contact person’s details to be able to borrow items.
Free access to online database, including electronic journals at Sheridan College. (Please see Librarian to access online resources from home).

Public:

Public membership is available to people not studying at Sheridan College.
$50 for 12 months.
Borrowing limit: 10 books for 3 weeks (21 days), with no renewal option.
Free access to online databases, including electronic journals at Sheridan College (on campus only).

Resources

Our collection include academic resources, including books, DVDs and journals.

Referencing

Click this link to open Sheridan College's guide to APA formatting.

Click this link to open Sheridan College's guide to APA referencing.

Online Library Catalogue

To search for items available in the library, please access our online library catalogue via http://library.sheridan.edu.au/

Contact details

Tel: (618) 9221 8170

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Manager of Library Service

Lizelle Smith

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Logins

To log into the online library catalogue, click HERE or type library.sheridan.edu.au into your browser

Students using campus computers can access the following peer-reviewed journal collections from the links below:

General Search

Business

Humanities and Social Sciences

Education

Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences

Public Library Access

Students with a Western Australian residential address can also access the State Library of WA and National Library of Australia.

Contact Lizelle in the library to set up remote or offsite access to each of these databases.http://library.sheridan.edu.au

Open Access Resources (Temporary access)

Due to the international COVID-19 pandemic a number of libraries and publishers are currently providing free access to their online resources. Just follow the links below.

Project Muse

National Emergency Library

Bloomsbury Collections (please contact the librarian for log-in details)

EBSCO

For a comprehensive list of publishers currently offering free resources, please follow this link to the ANU library.