About Us

Bundaberg library service

The RCD Library Service represents the UQ Library in the Central Queensland region. It provides resources and services to support the teaching, learning and research needs of UQ staff and students located at the Bundaberg Base Hospital.

 Contact Us

General Enquiries

Email: w.chun@library.uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 4920 7397

Loans Enquiries

Email: w.chun@library.uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 4920 7397

Fax     +61 7 4927 4978

Location

Lib. & Ed Res. Ctr, Bundaberg Base Hospital

Postal address

The Library,
School of Medicine,
Rural Clinical Division,
PO BOX 278,
Bundaberg,
QLD 4670

Executive Manager, Biological and Health Sciences Library Service

(located in Biological Sciences Library)
Heather Todd
Email: h.todd@library.uq.edu.au
Phone: 3346 4394

Manager, Health Sciences Library Service

(located in Herston Health Sciences Library)
Lisa Kruesi
Email: l.kruesi@library.uq.edu.au
Phone: 3365 5354

Liaison Librarians	Area(s) of responsibility
William Chun    Email: w.chun@library.uq.edu.au    Phone: 07 49207397	Medicine (Rural Clinical Division) - CQ

Location and Layout

The service is co-located with the Qld Health Library in the Library and Education Resource Centre within the Bundaberg Base Hospital complex. The main entrance to the Centre is on the ground floor of the main hospital building.

Disability support

The service point is wheelchair accessible and staff are always ready to provide any assistance should it be required.

Opening Hours

The Library is open from 7:45am - 4:45pm, Monday to Friday. These hours may vary on occasion. The University of Queensland Liaison Librarian is not in attendance at all times. Twenty four hour access is available via proximity card. Please see the UQ Liaison Librarian or the Medical Education Officer for further details.

Opening hours for other UQ Library branches are available from the Library website.

Book returns

All items are to be returned to the designated returns shelf. There is no after-hours book returns chute.

Computers and Email

A number of computers are available in the Library and Education Resource Centre for accessing the library website including the online catalogue, databases, and internet. Email facilities are available on all terminals. Three computers are for the exclusive use of UQ affiliated staff and students.

Exhibitions and Displays

Small exhibitions and displays can be arranged through the RCD Liaison Librarian or the Medical Education Officer.

Study areas

Several group study areas are available including a group room. Bookings for this room can be made with the Medical Education Officer on 07 4150 2234.

General Collections

The University of Queensland Library maintains a small collection - currently 130+ items at the Library service in Bundaberg. This is complemented by a Queensland Health collection including 17 hardcopy journal subscriptions. Items may be borrowed from both collections which are co-located.

Key disciplines represented by the UQ collection include Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgery and Medicine and Rural and Remote Medicine.

Additional hardcopy information resources are available from the other 13 branch libraries of the University of Queensland Library via the document delivery service.

For further information see the Collection development policy.

Suggest a Purchase

University of Queensland staff and students may suggest items to be added to the Library's collection.

Please contact the Liaison Librarian, or the Medical Education Officer

Loan enquiries and pickups

Enquiries about loans, problems with library records and requests for items held at another campus library can be made with the RCD Liaison Librarian. Held items and items requested from the warehouse or other can be collected from the RCD Liaison Librarian. The Medical Education Officer may also be contacted regarding loan enquires and pickups.

Lost Property

Lost property is held of a short period by the main Reception desk of the Hospital.

Printing and Copying

Black and white single-sided network printing is available on all computers. A photocopying service is currently not available to patrons.

All copying is subject to copyright restrictions.

Multimedia

A video player and a DVD player are available for viewing teaching and learning resources. The use of the multimedia equipment can be pre-arranged with the Medical Education Officer. At all other times, usage is on an availability basis.

Phones

The Library requests that you put your mobile phone on silent mode when using the services and resources of the Library and Education Resource Centre.

A phone is available for internal hospital business only. Pager call-backs may be made on this phone.