Library Services

The Library's resources are available to the whole school community between the hours of 8.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.

After school (3.20 pm to 5.00 pm.) the Library is available to all pupils from Year 4 to Year 12 for private study. Pupils from the Early Education Class to Year 3, when accompanied by an adult, are welcome to use the Library after school.

All resources can be borrowed through the automated library system. Borrowing rights can be restricted at the discretion of the Teacher Librarian. The usual period for borrowing is two weeks after which time if an item has not been returned an overdue notice is generated and delivered to the pupil via their House Tutor or Classroom Teacher

Some items are at times placed on restricted borrowing and may only be used in the Library or away from the Library on an overnight basis (borrowed after school and returned before classes the next day).

Most periodicals are on closed access but are available upon request for use within the Library and for overnight borrowing.

Catalogue

Online Databases

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre - Search for Newspaper/Journal articles. Username and Password available in Library.

Expanded Academic Resource - University of Qld. Search for Humanities subjects. Username and Password available in Library.

Literature Resource Centre - University of Qld. Search by genre/theme/title. Username andPassword available in the Library.

The Source - Magpies (magazine) database on Books and Authors, Poets, Poetry, Book Awards and Short Stories. A very good source for Book reviews. Username and password available in the Library.

Journal titles at Somerset College Library

Access (March 1996 - )
Archaeological Diggings (2000-June-July,2001)
Art Monthly (2000- June,2002 )
Australasian Science Magazine (1998 - )
Australian Book Review (2000 - )
Australian Bookseller and Publisher (2001 - July, 2003)
Australian Geographic (1988 - )
Australian Natural History (continued by Nature Australia) (1986 - 1995)
Australian PC Authority
The Bulletin (1999 -2003 )
Business Review Weekly (1999 -2003)
Craft Arts International (1988 -July 2003 )
Economic Round-Up (2000 - )
Ecodate(2000-2002)
Economics Update (2000 -)
ECOS (1995 - )
Eureka Street(1993 -Jan-Feb, 2003 )

Link to the Somerset Conference for Librarians and Teachers