First Year Mentoring Programme

The page is designed to help mentors to provide correct library information and guidance for 1st year students

Location of material

Education material is located in the following Library collections:

* Fisher Curriculum
 Located on level 1 of Fisher Library, this collection contains syllabus, policy and other mandatory documents. It also includes an extensive collection of textbooks, teaching resources and non-book materials such as mathematical models, percussion instruments and models of parts of the body.		 * Fisher Research
The majority of the education research collection is held on levels 4 and 6 of Fisher Library,comprising material on education theory and research.
*Fisher Reference
Reference material includes dictionaries, encyclopaedias, bibliographies, indexes, directories and manuals. This material is not for loan, and is located on level 3.		 * Fisher Short Loan
This collection contains multiple copies of reading list material for undergraduate courses. Education material is located on level 1. Items are available for 1 week loan, with no renewals permitted.
* Fisher Reserve
Located on level 2, this collection is for library items in high demand. Material is available for 2 hour loan and overnight loan. Items may be borrowed 2 hours before the Library closes, and must be returned to Fisher Reserve the following day within the first hour of opening. Go to Reserve for more details.		 * Electronic Reserve Items
These are course readings that have been made available online at the request of academics. They are available in PDF format via the library catalogue
* Fisher AV
This collection includes microforms, sound cassettes, videotapes and CDs. AV is located on level 3. Consult the AV web page for information about access to the different AV collections. 		Depending on the subects you are studying, there will be other University of Sydney Libraries that will be worth a visit

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Locating material found in your search

Most of these databases only provide you with references, abstracts and summaries of articles. Some articles will be available in full text. If you wish to find the article, you will need to search for the journal in the library catalogue.

Electronic journals have different formats that may require Adobe Acrobat Reader. This can be downloaded and installed free from http://www.adobe.com/. Some articles will be in html, which are readable from your internet browser. Not all volumes of a journal may be available electronically. Check the date ranges displayed in the catalogue record.

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Off-Campus Access

Off-Campus Access using a commercial Internet Service Provider will require you to identify yourself as a University student. You will need to enter your name and 15 digit library barcode number to access most online resources. Some online resources require passwords which can be found on the MyUni Library Passwords page.

If you use a University Dialup Service with a Unikey account number to connect to the Internet, you will have no problem accessing Library databases and ejournals.

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Contacts

If you have any questions or require additional help, please contact us:

Jacquei Hicks
Curriculum Librarian
University of Sydney Library
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
Ph  +61 02 9351 6252
Fax +61 02 9351 7766
email:Jacquei Hicks		 Poppy Prezios
Social Sciences Liaison Librarian
University of Sydney Library
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
Ph  +61 02 9036 9426
Fax +61 02 9351 4328
email: Poppy Prezios

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