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The Social Sciences and Humanities Library is located on the St Lucia Campus in Buildings numbered 2, 12 and 12a. The Duhig Tower is located on the St Lucia Campus in Building number 2. Information on transport is available from the University's Transport Guide. Take a video tour of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library.

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Facilities

Opening Hours

Lockers

Lockers available for casual hire are located on Level 1 of the Library, Duhig Building (turn left immediately inside the main entrance).

Lockers for postgraduate students and students with disabilities are available on a semester basis. These are drawn lottery-style from the pool of applicants at the beginning of each semester. They are located on Levels 3 and 4 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library and Levels 4 and 5 of the Duhig Tower Postgraduate Study Area.

Applications for semester one and semester two lockers become available from the Library News on the Library homepage during O-week, and close at the end of week 1. During summer semester, postgraduate students can apply in person for a locker at the Loans desk in the Social Sciences and Humanities Library.

Lockable roll top desks are available for postgraduate students on a daily basis. They are located on Levels 3 and 4 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library.

Bookings can be made in advance by using the Facilities Booking System. Keys can be obtained from the loans desk on Level 1.

Collections

The strengths of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library are in Australian studies, business and economics, English and Australian literature, history and political science, religion, sociology and psychology. Collection strengths are developing in emerging research areas of criminology, communication and media studies, and Islamic studies.

The Book collection (A to LB) is located on Level 3 and (LC to Z), Quartos and Folios on Level 4. The journals and reference collection are located on Level 2.

Australian Statistics
The Library has a collection of publications issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and its predecessors. The collection is shelved on Level 2 and material is not available for loan. Many items are also available electronically, via the Australian Bureau of statistics website.

Curriculum Resources
This is a teaching methods collection of school textbooks and related curriculum items, located on Level 4.

East Asian Collection
This collection contains traditional as well as contemporary literature in the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. It is located on Level 4.

Multimedia Collection
The collection covers a wide subject range - including documentaries, training films and feature films in English, European and Asian languages. Programs recorded off-air from television are also included in the collection. Most of the collection is held in the High Use area where the multimedia equipment is located on Level 1. Videos and DVDs in this area are available for a loan period of 7 days. There are also some titles available on the general collection shelves.

Returns

The return chutes are situated in the wall at the left-hand end of the Membership & Payments Desk. The 24 Hours return chute is in the wall on the walkway over the library, opposite the eastern entry to the Forgan Smith Building (Building 1). An After Hours return chute is located on the left of the Level 1 main entrance (locked during Opening Hours).

Disability support

The Library, Duhig Building, is wheelchair accessible via three entrances. All levels of the library are served by lifts.

There are lockers available for clients with special needs on Levels 3 and 4 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Library, and Levels 4 and 5 of the Duhig Tower Postgraduate Study Area. Computing facilities and desks with priority for clients with special needs are also available. Please contact library staff for further information.

There are three assistive technology rooms for students with special needs in the Duhig Tower Postgraduate Study Area.

More information can be found on the Support for Users with Disabilities page.