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Membership and borrowing items

Library membership

Enrolled students are required to complete the LRC membership application form and identification card.  It is optional to submit a photograph for this card. For those students who choose this option, they are required to supply a passport size photograph.

Membership is free and only valid to the inclusive period of enrolment.

Borrowing items

Your library card must be presented when borrowing. If you are requesting by phone, fax or mail you must provide your library barcode number.

All items borrowed are your responsibility. Please notify staff immediately if they are lost or damaged.

How many items you can borrow

Students are allowed to borrow a maximum of six items at any time. However, there is a limit of three non-print materials i.e. DVDs, Video Recordings, CD-ROMs, cassette tapes that could lend out at one time.

How long you can borrow items

  • Books: Three (3) weeks
  • Journals and magazines: One (1) week
  • Non-print materials: One (1) week

Returning/renewing borrowed items

  • Items may be renewed twice only if not required by another user
  • Items must be returned by the due date if not renewed
  • You will not be allowed to borrow any resources if you still have overdue items.

What happens if items are not returned

Items not returned to the LRC will incur charges and you will be invoiced for the items. Your membership will be suspended until this is resolved.

Inter-library loans (ILL)

An ILL service is available to students and staff of the Institute who have current library membership and who are in good standing.  Only course related resources may be borrowed using this service.

TAFEWA Reciprocal borrowing services

The TAFEWA Library Services have established reciprocal rights agreements with:

  • All TAFEWA Colleges in Western Australia
  • Edith Cowan University
  • Murdoch University
  • Selected TAFE Colleges throughout Australia.

All current staff and students from the aforementioned institutions are eligible to avail the reciprocal borrowing service.

Borrowing history may be exchanged between host and home libraries to assist in the recovery of unreturned items.

Membership application

For TAFEWA students

Apply to your home library for a reciprocal borrowing membership card.  Your home library will issue the card if you are currently enrolled as student in your institution and if you have good standing as library member.  Membership is free and valid for the current year only.

University Students

You must supply a current student/library ID card and proof of enrolment.  Membership is free and valid for the current year only.

Points to remember in reciprocal borrowing

  • Present your reciprocal borrowing membership card to the host library in borrowing items
  • You may borrow a maximum of two (2) items at any one time
  • Items can be renewed once
  • The amount and loan period is set by each host library
  • You are not entitled to borrow materials from some restricted collections
  • All items borrowed are your responsibility to the library of the lending institution i.e.returning of borrowed materials; reporting and payments of fines incurred due to lost and damaged materials
  • Reciprocal membership is personal and non-transferable to any student
  • Reciprocal borrowers are bound by the rules, regulations and penalties set by the host library.

Interstate TAFE Colleges

TAFE Colleges across Australia participate in a National Reciprocal Borrowing Scheme.

Catalogue

All LRC resources are added to the TAFE Voyager Online Public Catalogue (OPAC). The catalogue can be accessed either in the LRC or via the College’s web page or directly to http://voyager.det.wa.edu.au/

Participating colleges, institutes and polytechnics

Metropolitan TAFE Colleges

In the metropolitan area there are four TAFE colleges:

Central Institute of Technology
A: 12, 19 and 25 Aberdeen Street, Perth WA 6000
T: 1300 300 822
T: +61 8 9427 1055 (outside Australia)
E: enquiry@central.wa.edu.au
W: www.central.wa.edu.au

Challenger Institute of Technology
A: 1 Fleet Street, Fremantle, WA 6160
T: (08) 9239 8189 (course information)
T: (08) 9239 8200 (general information)
E: info@challenger.wa.edu.au
W: www.challenger.wa.edu.au

Polytechnic West
A: Lloyd Street, Midland WA 6056
T: (08) 9267 7500 (course information)
T: (08) 9267 7777 (general enquires)
W: www.polytechnic.wa.edu.au

West Coast Institute of Training
A: 35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup WA 6027
T: 1300 134 881
T: +61 8 9233 1755 (national and international)
F: +61 8 9233 1010
W: www.westcoasttafe.wa.edu.au

Regional TAFE

If you live in regional Western Australia then you can look to one of six TAFE colleges to support your training needs.

There are TAFE campuses as far north as Kununurra and as far south Albany. Wherever you live there will be one near you!

TAFE also has a partnership with Curtin University of Technology to offer courses through the Vocational Training and Education Centres in Kalgoorlie and Esperance.

Durack Institute of Technology
A: Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton WA
T: 1800 672 700 (freecall)
E: info@durack.edu.au
W: www.durack.edu.au

Great Southern Institute of Technology
A: Anson Road, Albany WA 6330
Course information
T: 1800 675 781 (freecall)
T: (08) 9892 8888
F: (08) 9892 8898
E: info@gstafe.wa.edu.au
W: www.gstafe.wa.edu.au

Kimberley TAFE
A: 68 Cable Beach Rd, Broome WA 6725
T: (08) 9168 0877
F: (08) 9168 0866
E: info@kimtafe.wa.edu.au
W: www.kimberley.tafe.wa.edu.au

Pilbara TAFE
A: Dampier Road, Karratha WA 6714
T: 1300 304 244
W: www.pilbaratafe.wa.edu.au

South West Regional College of TAFE
A: Robertson Drive, Bunbury WA 6230
T: 1800 621 445
T: (08) 9780 7000
TTY: (08) 9780 7381
F: (08) 9780 7100
E: courseinfo@swrc.wa.edu.au
W: www.swrc.wa.edu.au