Can you believe the year is almost over? Our library staff will be enjoying a well-earned break over the holiday period. While the Library will be closed for the University’s annual holiday closure, you can still access most of our services! Here’s what you need to know.
The essentials
- The Library service points (chat, phone and desks) will be closed during the University’s holiday closure period: from 12:30pm Tuesday 24 December 2024, reopening 9am Thursday 2 January 2025.
- Our phone and chat services will run slightly reduced hours from Thursday 2 to Friday 10 January 2025: 12:30pm – 5pm. Returning to regular hours from Monday 13th January 2025.
- If you are on campus, you can still access study spaces and the Library’s 24/7 collections. Use your Charles Sturt ID card to access these areas and visit our website to check further access details during the break.
Access to resources
- Primo Search will search across our on campus and online collections.
- The discipline specific Library Resource Guides direct you to key journals, databases, websites, standards and other library resources relevant to your study.
- The A-Z databases page lists all of our databases, you can refine by topic and/or resource type.
Access to help
- Check out our “how to” guides on using and accessing Databases, EndNote, eBooks, and Primo Search.
- You’ll find a number of useful video playlists on the Charles Sturt Library YouTube channel, including Getting Started with the Library, Develop Your Research Skills and Using the Internet.
- We also have guides to support researchers and teaching staff, including Where to publish, Researcher Profiles, Using Leganto, and Information and Research Literacies.
- Take a look at our Research webpage for resources on planning, funding, gathering and analysing, publishing and much more! Our Library workshops for researchers page has a range of useful recordings available on demand.
Remember, you can always browse our website where you’ll find lots of helpful information, guidance and links to resources.
From everyone here at the Library, we’d like to wish you a restful and happy break, and all the best for the coming year.