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International Student Library Guide: Get Started

Getting Started

There are libraries at each of our locations: at Callaghan, NUspace at Newcastle City, Gosford Hospital and Sydney. There are also 24 hour study spaces at Auchmuty library - remember to bring your student card with you to access these spaces after the main library has closed. See the Library Hours for opening times.

There are lots of places to study in the library. Some are quiet, individual study spaces, others are group study areas suitable for group work.

There are study rooms that are bookable for group work at each of the campus libraries. On the booking page, choose the library location, then click on the info button to see what facilities are in each room, such as Zoom video conferencing capability.

Click one of the available times to book. You will need to confirm your booking from a verification email.

There are printers available in all the university libraries. You can print from your personal device, or from a university computer. Get some tips on setting up printing at uni.

You can also use printers for scanning and photocopying.

As a student you can connect to the University's newcastle.edu.au WiFi network. There are also computers available in all of the University Libraries that you can log in to with your student number and password.

If you are using a VPN to access library resources, limit the number of countries that you connect from in a day. Please be aware that some VPN software can automatically connect to a different country each time it’s enabled.

There is also a VPN service for University online services access within Mainland China.

Digital Capabilities

The Digital Capabilities Guide contains key resources for developing the digital skills you need for your course of study.

This guide includes information and tutorials on:

  • Canvas and other university systems
  • Tools for collaboration and online study
  • Microsoft suite
  • Online safety
  • LinkedIn Learning - a free platform with thousands of video-based courses delivered by industry experts

Let us know what you want

Is there anything more you would like us to include in this guide? Let us know by going to our Feedback page and we will do our very best to add the resources you want.

Welcome

Welcome to the International Student Library Guide. This guide is a place where you can find links to all of the library resources and services that you might need throughout your study. 

The library is:

  • our buildings with physical collections, study spaces and facilities for you to use.
  • an online space where you can access electronic resources and learning materials through the library website
  • staff who are able to assist you with library and information skills such as finding information for your assignments, evaluating the quality of information, and referencing.

This guide is a starting place to help you get the most out of the library resources and services that are available to you. We hope to see you in the library!

Library Hours

Library Help

If you need library help, you can go to our Help and Information page.

The library staff can help you with things like how to find resources for your assignments and how to reference, as well as questions about the library's services.

You can:

  • use the Library Chat for quick questions, or
  • Book a Librarian for a 25 minute appointment with a librarian face to face on campus, or online via Zoom.