Avondale College Library News http://wp.avondale.edu.au/library Tue, 15 May 2012 21:55:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Confused with EndNote? http://wp.avondale.edu.au/library/2010/05/05/confused-with-endnote/ http://wp.avondale.edu.au/library/2010/05/05/confused-with-endnote/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 23:48:27 +0000 Michelle Down http://wp.avondale.edu.au/library/?p=11

EndNote training

Come at lunchtime 12:00 – 2:00pm any day for help with EndNote or searching the Databases. We can give you the extra assistance you may need to help you with your research. No need to make a booking – just notify the person at the Library Loans Desk that you are there for training.

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Tutoring is available for Lake Macquarie Campus students in the Dyson-Williams Study Room (on the top floor of the Library) at the following times:

Monday: 10am – 5pm; 7pm – 9pm
Tuesday: 9am – 10am; 11am – 5pm; 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Wednesday: 10am – 5pm; 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Thursday: 9am – 4pm; 7pm – 9pm

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A printer/copier/scanner is available. Print credit may be purchased at the Library Loans Desk.

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ResearchOnline@Avondale is Avondale’s institutional repository of the research and scholarly output produced by Avondale staff and post-graduate students.

Launched in 2010, ResearchOnline@Avondale continues to grow, enabling Avondale research output to be viewed free and online by people across the globe. There have been 13,571 full-text downloads from the website to date!

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The library is giving away superseded editions of library books and unwanted donations.

New books added daily. Check out what’s on offer and add to your home library.

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Do you know how much sugar is hidden away in your favourite foods?

Check out the display in the LMC library foyer – you are sure to be surprised!
The display also features books by David Gillespie, a Queensland lawyer and IT consultant who has studied the effects of sugar (particularly fructose) on our bodies.
You may read more about David at www.sweetpoison.com.au.

The display runs until 1 June 2012 in the Lake Macquarie Campus Library.

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Primo Search is a one stop (or federated) search facility which allows you to search the Library’s catalogue, online databases and ResearchOnline@Avondale all at once.
Use Primo Search to locate resources such as:

  • Books
  • Journal articles
  • E-books and E-journals
  • News articles
  • DVDs
  • Theses
  • And much more

You can also login to ‘My Library’ (your personal library record) from the Primo Search page. Here you can request items, track loans and renew items online.

Tips on how to use Primo Search can be found here.

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