How to borrow from other libraries and services for regional, metropolitan, off-campus and off-shore students.
Borrowing from other libraries
Services to borrow from another library
If you have something you wish to borrow or obtain a copy of and we don't have it at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Library, use Document Delivery.
(Or if you're close to another academic library, sign up for ULANZ to borrow from their collections!)
Borrowing services for regional and metropolitan campus students
All on-shore regional and metropolitan campus students and staff can borrow items held at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Campus Library by placing an intercampus borrowing request.
Borrowing services for off-campus students
If the delivery mode of your course is ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Online, Distance or Flexible, you may be eligible for off-campus services.
For scanned journal articles or book chapters from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Library collection, place a request via Document Delivery.
Eligible off-campus students can have print books and other physical items mailed to them from:
- the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Campus Library collection (place a hold on the item from )
- Document Delivery (request physical items not held by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Library)
You will already be set up for Home Delivery. If you are experiencing any problems placing your request, please contact us via ill@uow.edu.au.
Check your address details are up-to-date before using our services. If your address details are not correct, please update them with AskÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app and wait until they are updated in our system the next day.
Home Delivery clients are already set up in our system based on postcode and enrolment in the following:
- masters degree or PhD
- a course offered via: online, distance education, flexible delivery or modular mode
- Graduate Medicine Phase 2 Session 2/Phase 3 student
- clinical academic of the School of Medicine
All items are posted to you free of charge, but you must cover the return postage costs. Items posted to you must be returned to the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Campus Library.
Borrowing services for off-shore students
For scanned copies of journal articles or book chapters from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Library collection, place a request via Document Delivery.
Off-shore students can use Document Delivery to request copies from other libraries. However, loan items (e.g. print books) are not mailed to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app students outside Australia.