Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Library opening hours from the 4th January 2011

Campus
Re-opening date 2011

Preston
4th January
Collingwood
10thJanuary

Fairfield
10thJanuary

Heidelberg
10th January
Epping
17th January
Greensborough
27th January












Campus
Monday - Friday

Collingwood
9.00-5.00

Epping
8.30-5.00

Fairfield
8.30-5.00

Heidelberg
8.15-4.00

Preston
8.30-5.00


Monday -Thursday
Friday
Greensborough
9.00-5.00
9.00-3.00

Interact with the Body

MerckSource: Body Guide:
A great interactive guide to the body systems.  Includes Skin, Muscular, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Digestive, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Immune, Reproductive, Urinary, Nervous and Skeletal systems.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special + others

A Gavin & Stacey treat for Christmas - along with Series 2 & 3 have been added to the multimedia collection.
 
Gavin & Stacey [digital video disc] Christmas special
Corden, James
Jones, Ruth, 1966-
[London] : BBC Worldwide ; [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : Roadshow Entertainment  [distributor], c2010.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(1619840)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert
 
Gavin & Stacey [digital video disc] Series 2
Corden, James
Jones, Ruth, 1966-
[London] : BBC Worldwide ; [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : Roadshow Entertainment  [distributor], c2010.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(1619838)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert
 
Gavin & Stacey [digital video disc] Series 3
Corden, James
Jones, Ruth, 1966-
[London] : BBC ; Sydney : ABC, 2010.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(1619837)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Written By Students and Staff

The NMIT Library currently holds a number of books written by Writing and Publishing lecturers . Karen Simpson Nikakis's Nira Chronicles Novels 1, 2 and 3, and Sigi Jottkandt's two books - Acting Beautifully: Henry James and the Ethical Aesthetic and First Love: a Phenomenology of the One are all available for loan, just click on the title to go directly to the catalogue to place a reservation.

The library holds copies of InScribe, Cursive Scripts and InFusion which are produced by and contain NMIT Writing students' work.  The library also holds a copy of Book of Lost Threads by Tess Evans who recently completed the diploma in Writing and Editing at NMIT.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Summer Reading, Festive Cooking, Chocolate and More...

You've marked all the assignments and it's time to take a break. But wait! You need some ideas for the Christmas cooking and the canteen is closed and you need a quick snack. Come and borrow something from our holiday reading and Christmas cooking display in the library. We also sell chocolates, cheap movies tickets and the daily newspapers are still coming.  

Building Design Books and Equipment

Need help finding books for you building project assignment? The Greensborough library have a few on display to give you some ideas to get you started. We also sell the stationery and equipment in our bookshop that will give you that professional touch to work.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Insects and Plant Growth

Microscopic life [videorecording]: the concept and significance of cells
Berry, Drew
Pickett-Heaps, Jeremy
Ascot Vale, Vic.: Cryptoraphics, 1998.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(10660)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

The Germination and Growth of Plants [videorecording]
Hadleigh, England : Bulton-hawker Films in Association With the Educational Foundation for Visual Aids, 1974.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(25420)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

Insects [videorecording] : Food and Feeding Habits / Produced by Boulton-hawker Films in Association With the Educational Foundation for Visual Aids.
Hadleigh, England : Boulton-hawker Films, 1977.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(25736)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

Thursday, December 9, 2010

New Multimedia Training Resources

Handling and storage of hazardous substances [videorecording]
[East Melbourne]: Vocam, c1999.
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(259059)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert


Outdoor maintenance professional [videorecording]: part 2
[Melbourne]: Vocam Training Productions], [s.d.].
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(244512)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

Student email Accounts Upgrades

Student email accounts are being upgraded from 13th December to 20th December.

If you have used the student portal in 2010 you will be able to access your account but not change your details. You will not be able to reset your password during this period.

If you have not used the student portal at all this year you will not be able to login for the first time during the upgrade period.

If you have not used the MyPC Booking system or the student access PCs you will not be able to use either system for the first time during the upgrade. We apologise for any inconvenience.


Library Half Day Closures

All NMIT Campus Libraries will be closing at 1.00 pm on Friday the 17th of December. Library staff will be attending the final all staff meeting for 2010.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

New Items to the Aquaculture Collection

Aquaculture [digital video disc] : breeding Australian native fish
[Sydney, N.S.W.] : Dept. of Agriculture, c1992
Summary: Shows the work of the Inland Fisheries Resarch Station at Narrandera where breeding programs are developed particularly for Murray cod, silver perch and golden perch
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(1619623)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert

A mullet moment [digital video disc]
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2000
Summary:  Effluent and water runoff pollutants from aquaculture are big environmental issues facing industry. The technique of using fish to filter water supplies is common. This segment looks at prawn culture and the utilisation of mullet to ingest nutrient effluent (algae), thus producing two edible products, prawns and mullet
http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=IRN(1619624)&QRYTEXT=SDI Alert