Profile

Library Services’ vision is to deliver “reliable and responsive services through innovative technology and information resources to enhance the Bond experience”. In achieving its vision, Library Services provides a comprehensive range of services, resources, and facilities through its two branch libraries, the John and Alison Kearney Library and the John and Alison Kearney Law Library.

Customers

• Students (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Academic staff
• Alumni
• Reciprocal members from other universities
• Local community 

There are four faculties and one institute:

• Business
• Health Sciences and Medicine
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Law
• Sustainable Development and Architecture

The John and Alison Kearney Library collection covers a wide range of disciplines, including business and management, information technology and computer science, psychology, journalism, media studies, film and television, criminology, foreign languages, linguistics, Asian studies, international relations, Australian studies, health sciences and medicine.

The John and Alison Kearney Law Library has an extensive collection of specialized law materials in print and electronic formats, as well as a wide range of primary and secondary sources and legal material covering Australia and many other countries. 

Catalogue and eJournal Portal

The Library catalogue is the key to finding Library resources regardless of format. Increasingly electronic resources are directly accessible from the Library catalogue. Borrowers can place holds and check their loans using the Library catalogue.

The eJournal Portal complements the catalogue by providing access to the Library’s full range of electronic journals.

Both the catalogue and the eJournal Portal are available online from the Library web site. 

Services, Facilities and Resources

• Extensive opening hours – both Libraries are open 86 hours per week during teaching periods (42 weeks of the year). Opening hours are extended from mid-semester and then again in later weeks leading into the examination period.
• Collection – the Library holds 108,000 volumes, plus 2000 print journal titles, access to over 50,000 electronic journals, 55,000 full text electronic books and subscriptions to over 120 databases.
• Liaison – a librarian dedicated to each academic area is responsible for building and maintenance of the collections, providing training to students and staff and supporting their information needs.
• Information Literacy – Liaison Librarians work in partnership with academic staff to teach students information skills relevant to their academic study needs.
• Personalized service – excellent staff-student ratios assist librarians to work in close consultation with academic staff and students.
• Support for referencing – the University subscribes to both EndNote and RefWorks bibliographic management products. The library provides both training and support for staff and students using EndNote and RefWorks.
• AskALibrarian – e-mail reference service.
• Electronic Reserve – providing 24x7 access both on and off campus, to digitised course readings.
• Document Delivery Service – all staff and students can request resources not available locally, free of charge.
• Computing facilities – the Library has a large number of computers for student access to the internet and the University’s full range of networked resources and applications including the MS Office suite of programs, the Library’s electronic resources and email.
• Copying and printing – networked photocopying and printing is available in both libraries including a colour printer in the John & Alison Kearney Library.
• Wireless network – to provide greater flexibility of information access, Information Services provides Wi-Fi that enables students direct internet access using their personal laptop computers. This network is accessible across the campus.