Please note: Users have to individually register to use this resource.
1. First time users should click on the Not Registered link and complete the Registration form.
2. When you submit the Registration form you will be assigned a User Name and also receive a confirmation email.
3. Each time you access the resource you will need to use your User Name and nominated Password.
4. Previously created Scopus and ScienceDirect logins will be recognised.
It is not currently possible to directly export references from OVID databases (for example, Medline, Embase) to RefWorks from off campus.
OVID are aware of the problem and are working on a resolution.
There is no problem exporting references whilst on campus.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Historical Australian Newspapers service allows free online access to historic Australian newspapers digitised as part of the National Library’s Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program. It includes newspapers published in every state and territory, from the earliest newspaper published in Australia in 1803 to the mid 1950s. It is expected that by 2011 the service will comprise over 40 million pages.
Current access to over 70 titles includes:
A complete list can be found at: http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles
Due to refurbishments in the Main Library, group study rooms & media booths will be unavailable for booking from 10 December 2010 to 27 February 2011.
Freehills Law Library rooms can still be booked over this period.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Students can now pay fines and top up their ID cards for printing, copying and scanning online.
You can also view your current Library fines, Print & Copy balance and transaction history.
Pay online by logging into My Monitor using your UNSW ID and zPass.
Google Scholar’s Library Links lets UNSW staff and students link directly to full text journal content where UNSW Library has a journal subscription.
First, you will need to set up preferences in Google Scholar (This is a once-off step)
The UNSW College of Fine Arts Library will be closed for a stocktake on Tuesday 8th November 2011.
Material can be returned to the after hours chute located at gate 1, Greens Road, Paddington or to Main or FLL libraries.
UNSW Library now sends notifications via SMS. Opt in to receive SMS reminders about loans, overdue items, reservations, recalls and interlibrary loans.
Note: SMS reminders are sent in addition to email notifications.
For further information please see our Library notifications page
UNSW Library now provides access to the Cold War: Voices of Confrontation and Conciliation collection available as part of Gale’s Archives Unbound database.
At the end of World War II, English author and journalist George Orwell used the term cold war in his essay “You and the Atomic Bomb”, published October 19, 1945, in the British newspaper Tribune. Contemplating a world living in the shadow of the threat of nuclear warfare, he warned of a “peace that is no peace” which he called a permanent “cold war”, Orwell directly referred to that war as the ideological confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Western powers. The first use of the term to describe the post-World War II geopolitical tensions between the USSR and its satellites and the United States and its western European allies is attributed to Bernard Baruch. In a speech delivered on April 16, 1947, he stated, “Let us not be deceived: we are today in the midst of a cold war.” This collection will provide a unique opportunity to read the recollections of many of the players in the Cold War. These transcripts of oral recollections will assist scholars in understanding the motivations for conflict and conciliation.
UNSW Library now provides access to the LandScan Global Population Database.
At approximately 1 km resolution (30″ X 30″), LandScan is a high resolution global population distribution database and represents an ambient population (average over 24 hours). The LandScan algorithm uses spatial data and imagery analysis technologies and a multi-variable dasymetric modeling approach to disaggregate census counts within an administrative boundary. Since no single population distribution model can account for the differences in spatial data availability, quality, scale, and accuracy as well as the differences in cultural settlement practices, LandScan population distribution models are tailored to match the data conditions and geographical nature of each individual country and region.
UNSW Library would like to congratulate the following students as winners of our Connect with UNSW Library Competition.
- Chere De Koh (Help Zone winner)
- Giuliana Burgos-Portugal (Facebook winner)
- Emily Phan (Twitter winner)
Continue to follow updates at facebook.com/UNSWLibrary and twitter.com/UNSWLibrary, and visit us in the Libraries Help Zones.
The Library is providing trial access to Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online until 31 May 2012.
Alexander Street Anthropology is a comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behaviour. Featuring cross-searchable access to Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online collections, Alexander Street Anthropology provides Anthropologists, Sociologists and cultural historians with an expansive and multifaceted survey of the discipline. Researchers can explore a wide range of materials—from documentaries and field notes to written ethnographies and reference works.
Anthropology Online brings together a wide range of written ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies, covering human behaviour the world over. Upon completion the database will contain more than 100,000 pages of material in areas such as politics, economics, history, psychology, environmental studies and religion.
Ethnographic Video Online is a video encyclopedia of humanity and will contain more than 750 hours of classic and contemporary documentaries produced by leading video producers in the discipline; previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field; and select feature films. Wherever possible, videos will include accompanying field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, and other context-enhancing, full-text materials.
We welcome your comments and feedback on this resource.
PsycINFO is now offered on the Ovid platform (it was previously on the American Psychological Association platform). All of the content is the same but the interface looks different. The default search mode in Ovid for PsycINFO is ‘Advanced’ but you are also able to use the ‘Multi-Field’ or ‘Basic’ search options. This document contains screen shots to illustrate some of the search modes available to you.
We also now have access to an additional database, PsycTESTS. The primary focus of PsycTESTS is unpublished tests, those developed by researchers for use in their work but not made commercially available.
SearchFirst is now the default search on the Library homepage. SearchFirst links to more electronic journal articles and e-books than the Catalogue view.
The Catalogue option is still available.
All items available through the Catalogue, High Use Collection and UNSWorks are accessible via SearchFirst.
Having trouble finding your way around the Library?
We now have a mobile directory for the Main Library at Kensington.
On your iPhone, iPad or Android device, go to m.library.unsw.edu.au/locate
and Add to Home Screen.
Now you can find group study rooms, computers, printers, item numbers and toilets from wherever you are in the building. A mobile directory for UNSW Freehills Law Library will be available later in the year.
Connect with UNSW Library for your chance to win one of three $50 UNSW Bookshop Gift Vouchers.
simply:
- like us facebook.com/UNSWLibrary
- follow us twitter.com/UNSWLibrary
or
- drop your details into the Help Zone
before the end of Week 3 to go into the draw to win.
Terms and Conditions
UNSW Freehills Law Library will reopen on Monday 20 February 2012 and resume regular opening hours.
The newly refurbished facility features an additional 248 seats including 2 new study lounges. In addition, the entrance has been relocated to the ground floor where clients can seek assistance from library staff at the new Help Zone. Materials located within the High Use Collection are now available for self-check out from the new High Use Collection area and the collection has been relocated to allow easier navigation. Visit our Self Guided Tours for more information.
Please note that the temporary facility at G033 in the Quadrangle Building will be closed from Saturday 11 February 2012 to allow the reintegration of these items within UNSW Freehills Law Library.
UNSW Library now provides access to the World at War : Understanding Conflict and Society database.
This database provides complete overviews of 27 wars, with timelines, causes and consequences, portraits of opponents, and links to supporting facts, figures, primary sources, and audiovisual content.