Library hours 10th -21st December 2012

Campus	Opening Hours
Collingwood	Monday-Friday  8.30-5.00 Friday 21/12/12, Close 12.00pm
Epping	Monday-Friday  8.15-5.00 Friday 21/12/12, Close 12.00pm
Fairfield	Monday – Friday 8.30-5.00 Friday 21/12/12, Close 12.00pm
Greensborough	Monday -Thursday  9.00-5.00 Friday 9.00-3.00 Closed from Thursday 20/12/12
Heidelberg	Monday-Friday 8.15-5.00 Closed  from Thursday 20/12/12
Preston	Monday-Friday 8.30-5.00 Friday 21/12/12, Close  12.00pm

Epping NMIT Library has a great range of new books.

Epping NMIT Library has a great range of new books & DVDs available for students & staff to borrow!

...for dummies!

…for dummies!

NMIT Libraries have many new books from the …for dummies series on a wide range of topics.

Borrow or reserve one today!

Moodle

Conflict resolution at work

Raising Beef Cattle

Video marketing

Anatomy & Physiology –all for dummies!

What is a MOOC?

A massive open online course (MOOC) is a type of online course aimed at large-scale participation and open access via the web

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course (accessed 5/11/12)

Renew your NMIT loans online. It's easy!

 

Renewing your loans online is easy. This short video will show you how.

 

Plagiarism and how to avoid it

 

Before you submit your final essays watch this!

 

Celebrate TAFE WEEK 2012

Free food (including veggie) and music performances this week at NMIT campuses.

 

 

Yum yums ...

 

 

 

Visit https://staff.nmit.vic.edu.au/News/Pages/CelebrateTAFEweek2012.aspx

 

 

Extended hours lab level three at Fairfield not open 23rd-24th Oct

Level three will reopen on Thursday 25th

Like to receive alerts for new items via RSS feeds?

Search for the types of items you want in FindIt@NMIT (make sure you are not in 'Guest' view).

1. Click the Alert/Save/Share drop down and choose RSS Feed
2. Copy the RSS Feed and click Save Alert (if you don't click Save Alert it will not work. You do not have to be signed in to your My Ebsco to do this).
3. Open up your RSS Feed Reader and paste the new alert in to subscribe to it.

Feed readers, i.e. Google Reader, Flipboard and FeedlerRSS etc. on your iPad etc.

NMIT Bookshop: MASSIVE sale on textbooks!

Starts Monday 8th October.

Current semester 2 2012 textbooks discounted from 10% to 20%, spend now and save for next year.

Many general interest books are also heavily discounted: subjects include horticulture, design, science and IT, fiction and reference PLUS stationery at bargain prices. Only while stocks last.

ERIC Database is currently unavailable

and will not be back online for several months due to a security breach at ERIC, please contact your Faculty Librarian if you require information from this database.

Library hours: Term Break 24th Sept-5th Oct

Evening library service available at Epping and Fairfield over the term break.

Campus	Day	Hours
Collingwood	Monday - Friday	8.30-5.00
Epping	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday	8.15-5.00 8.15-8.00 8.15-5.00 8.15-8.00 8.15-5.00
Fairfield	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday	8.30-5.00 8.30-8.00 8.30-8.00 8.30-5.00 8.30-5.00
Greensborough	Monday- Friday	Closed
Heidelberg	Monday- Thursday Friday	8.15-5.00 Closed
Preston	Monday -Friday	8.30-5.00

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Coming soon to an NMIT library near you!

The NMIT library network continues to bolster its range of movie and TV titles for you to enjoy when you find a break from study.  Look out for the following programs that you'll soon see on NMIT library shelves (in the Multimedia sections).

 

These movies can be reserved so you can borrow them as soon as they become available.

Any questions for Ben

The artist

The cup

A dangerous method

Downton Abbey, seasons 1 & 2

Extremely loud and incredibly close

The Help

Horrible Histories, Seasons 1, 2 & 3

James May's Man Lab

The Misfits, season 1, 2 & 3

Temple Grandin

Terry Pratchett's going postal

 

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Need help with referencing?

Did you know that your Faculty Librarian can help you with referencing for your essays, assignments, reports and everything else.  Enquire at your campus library or email

lib-ref1@nmit.vic.edu.au to arrange a session.  Also, check out the NMIT Harvard Referencing guide, recently updated with loads of new examples, including more websites and social media. 

 

 

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Naxos streaming music for your portable device

Naxos, the world's largest collection of streaming classical, jazz, wind band, choral, and world music—owned by the world's leading classical label—announces a new app for mobile devices (ios and  android) which will allow subscribers remote access to their personal and account playlists through the NMIT subscription. This means you can access a huge collection of streaming jazz, classical and rock onto your mobile device all for free, since you are a student at NMIT.

 

 

Download the app for free.

Check out this video for simple instructions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vefzi2lC2yQ

 

QR codes?

You've seen them in the newspapers, in catalogues and magazines - but what are they?

 

QR codes or Quick Response codes are like bar codes which you scan with a (free) QR code reader app from your smart phone or tablet.

 

Scan this one and see where it takes you ...

Welcome back everyone, semester two has now started

Need help with finding info, chat with one of the library team today

eBooks available now!

From  the start of semester two, eBooks will be available from the library.  EBooks are practical, they can be used anytime and everywhere, they provide an easy way of accessing resources at your convenience. Find them through http://library.nmit.vic.edu.au/

Inspired to redecorate by ‘THE BLOCK’?

New interior design books to inspire your home make over:

The Japanese house, 21st-century interiors, or classic Interiors.

Just search under "interior decoration" on FindIt@NMIT

Enjoy!

Preston ESL collection moved to the ground floor

Our new display shelves have arrived and we are getting ready for some Olympic viewing, so drop by and check out our changing spaces

How do I access wifi@NMIT?

The wifi@nmit has been updated to a better service.  How do I set up my device? Visit http://www.nmit.edu.au/about/wireless_access/ to see the help sheets.

eBooks available from the start of semester two!!!!

We are currently selecting titles and will soon have eBooks up and running.. ready to be downloaded to your reader.

Term Break Library Hours 2nd July-13th July

Campus	Day	Hours
Collingwood	Monday - Friday     Wednesday 11th	9.00-1.00 2.00-5.00 (Closed 1.00-2.00)   Open 2.00-5.00
Fairfield Preston	Monday -Friday	8.30-5.00
Epping	Monday- Friday	8.15-5.00
Heidelberg	Monday- Thursday   Friday	8.15-5.00   Closed
Greensborough	Monday- Friday	Closed

Time to make your holiday reading reservations!

 

Give your fingers a rest from scrolling and texting and relax with a good book from the NMIT literature collection.

Travel guides

Intrepid travellers, tourists, and those simply dreaming of escaping Melbourne's dreary and drizzly winter should flock to the Preston campus library for inspiration.  We've got all corners of the globe covered for all types of travel and traveller; whether you're with kids, in a caravan, or you want to take a romantic train ride across the European continent.

 

Many other destinations include Canada, Buenos Aires, China, Croatia, Eastern Europe and India.

Use Google Scholar to FindIt@NMIT

Did you know that you can access full text articles held by NMIT by using Google Scholar? 

Need more information?  Check out our online tutorial that shows you how to register and use Google Scholar to "FindIt' here.

Libraries closed Monday 11th June

Queen's Birthday public holiday: dont forget you can still login and use the online collections so its business as usual for those trying to pull some extra study miles

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Be inspired by Art!

NMIT Libraries  have a fantastic collection of visual art books and periodicals

to browse through & borrow.

Also check out Land Locked- an exhibition of NMIT's Visual Arts students 29th May-17th June.

More Love2Read results NOW IN!

April & May Results    Read the complete list here

Not in the Library? Think it should be..

Send us an email to Ask a Librarian  

please be sure to include as much information about the item as possible, it will help us track it down

NMIT Intercultural Music Concert Friday June 1st

http://www.nmit.edu.au/goto/events/intercultural_music_concert/

 

 

Library Bootcamps start next week. Learn about FindIt@NMIT

the new one click search tool, bring your lunchtime rations and learn how to make your searches strategic. Training exercises will be conducted at all campuses. Bootcamp trainers welcome all NMIT students and staff no experience necessary.

Preston	Wed 16th & Thurs 17th @ 12.30-1.00	C208
Collingwood	Thursday 17th @12.30-1.00	Library
Epping	Tues 16th & Thurs 17th @  12.35-1.35	Library
Fairfield	Wed 16th & Wed 23rd @ 12.15-12.45	Q201
Greensborough	Mon 14th & Tues 15th  @ 12.30-1.00	Library
Heidelberg	Thurs 17th   @ 12.00-12.30	A116