• About the warehouse
• Requesting material
• Delivery time
• Returning warehouse loans
• Access to the collection
• Relocation of warehouse items to a branch library
• How to get help

About the warehouse

The warehouse is the Library's closed access collection of lesser-used materials that have been transferred from the branch libraries. There are two locations:

Warehouse 1 - Walcott Street (St Lucia Campus)

Warehouse 2 - Gatton Warehouse (Gatton Campus)

The collection is managed by staff in the Access team within the Library's information Access Service.

Requesting material

Books, Maps etc

Books, maps etc housed in the warehouse have the status of AVAILABLE e.g.

These books can be requested via the catalogue by clicking on at the top of the catalogue record.

Remember to choose a pickup location. For more information on requesting Library items, refer to Requesting Library Items

For more information about how to borrow, how to renew loans, how to check which items you have on loan, how many you can borrow etc., refer to the Borrowing Guides.

Journals

Copies of journal articles may be requested via the catalogue:

Search for a journal in the Library's catalogue

Click on Request article under the Quick Links heading in the journal catalogue record, complete the online form and click on the 'Submit this request' button.

To use this service, you must:

• Be a registered Library member and be eligible for document delivery
• Have an email address in your Library record

Alumni, reciprocal and community borrowers can request journal articles from UQ's closed access collections (warehouse) at the Loans Desk of any branch library.

Unregistered users can request journal articles from UQ's closed access collections (warehouse) through their local library or through the National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service.

The supply of journal articles is subject to the Copyright Act.

Delivery time

Material is retrieved from warehouse 1 and 2 every weekday morning. Depending on mail delivery, warehouse items can take 3-4 days to reach the pickup location or be delivered to you.

Returning warehouse loans

Warehouse loans should be returned to the branch library where they were picked up.

Access to the collection

Clients who have special research needs may request the loan of journal volumes. Please contact any branch library to discuss your needs.

Relocation of warehouse items to a branch library

Items which have come back into demand can be transferred out of the warehouse into a branch library collection at any time.

Ask your branch library staff if this is required

How to get help

Please refer any questions about the borrowing of warehouse items to the Loans Desk in your branch library.