The new library system will be live on 9 December and although it won’t be exactly the same, it will have similar features offering significant benefits.
Library SEARCH has been powered by EBSCO Information Services for several years and although these accounts will be maintained through our subscribed databases, UOW Library will soon be migrating Library SEARCH to a new and improved discovery layer platform.
UOW Library are getting ready to activate their new Library Management Platform and students and staff with EBSCO accounts will need to take action in readiness for this change.
After 20 years, UOW Library is updating the Library Management Platform.
A new library guide, Resources for COVID-19 Research, has been published for those researching COVID-19.
UOW Library is invested in being future-ready, redefining its relevance and value through both business and cultural transformation.
Submit your subject readings online by 10 July 2020 to give the library time to provide the resources you need for your students in Session 2.
To reduce the potential risk of spreading of COVID-19 and in alignment with social distancing requirements, UOW Library are: Implementing a 72 hour quarantine of returned and browsed items prior to re- borrowing including 2 Day Loans Ceasing Access 24/7 and restricting access to UOW Students and Staff only We appreciate that these changes may cause some inconvenience, however, the health and safety of both students and staff is a priority.
UOW libraries remain open at this time.
UOW Library has opened reimagined spaces for both students and staff at Wollongong Campus.
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Ethel Hoskins Hayton immigrated to Wollongong from England in 1930, at the age of sixteen, and on her death in 1988 was described as ‘Wollongong’s most outstanding citizen’.
Library Short Loan items can now be borrowed for longer!
The Library is modernising its collection as part of its Future-Ready Library strategy.
UOW Library have recently introduced a further renewal period on all Bonus + items, which can now be borrowed for up to nine weeks at a time.