ACAP Library

09/08/2021

https://libanswers.navitas.com/faq/269431

Unpaywall harvests open access (OA) journal articles by searching DOIs in over 50,000 OA repositories. Many of these OA articles will be available for immediate download from the ‘PDF via Unpaywall’ link in MultiSearch.   

06/08/2021

An upgrade to EBSCO interfaces and services are scheduled on Thursday 12 August. It is possible that content through the EBSCO platform will be unavailable for several hours. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a more precise time. We advise students to check and download the week’s unit readings prior to Thursday 12 August to ensure access on this day. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or queries regarding this downtime, email [email protected].

21/07/2021

Definitions and encyclopedia style summaries from the Gale Virtual Reference Library can be found in MultiSearch by using Refine My Results. Click on Reference Types then Reference Items. These steps will display results for encyclopedia entries (reference items) for short scholarly introduc...

16/07/2021

Ticking the "Expand my results" option from the Refine My Results menu in MultiSearch will return results beyond the library's collection.

12/07/2021

The ACAP Library has extended all loans from the Sydney Campus library to August 31.

The library chat service LibChat is available seven days a week each trimester for assistance finding and using online resources such as eBooks, journal databases and streaming video. LibChat operating hours can be found here: https://libguides.navitas.com/contact_us

Students can access one-on-one research support sessions via Zoom with ACAP Librarians. An appointment can be booked here: https://navitas.libcal.com/appointments/

A confirmation email will be sent containing the appointment details. Add a reminder to your desired calendar application from the email attachment. 

10/02/2020

Reminder for online/blended students: If you have moved house recently, please ensure your contact details are up to date on the student portal. If you don't, the library may send your books to the wrong address...

08/02/2020

Due to scheduled maintenance by ProQuest, the Ebook Central database will be unavailable on Sunday, February 9, 2020, 2:00pm to 7:00pm AEDT. This maintenance affects Ebook Central globally. Other ebook platforms and library resources are unaffected. We apologise for this inconvenience. If you wish to use Ebook Central content during this time we suggest downloading PDF chapters or printing sections to PDF before the scheduled maintenance. See this video for more details:

Watch a librarian search for ebooks using MultiSearch and A-Z Databases.

28/01/2020

MELBOURNE LIBRARY
BOOK SALE

Ex Library books are now on sale for a gold coin donation

Level 8 ACAP Library
Melbourne Campus

All donations will go to the Wildlife Rescue and Protection foundation here in Victoria to help victims of recent bushfires.

Website for WRAP

23/01/2020

The Melbourne Library has just donated $710 to the Victorian Aboriginal Literacy Foundation from the sale of ex library books. Thank you to all who donated. We will begin a new sale, the proceeds of which will now go to animal rescue in bushfire zones.

17/01/2020

Happy New Year from the ACAP Library! Thanks to all who contributed to Food For Fines 2019 at the Sydney campus library in support of Jewish House, a not-for-profit charity providing crisis intervention services. $969 of fines were waived and many boxes of food collected in return.