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Library services for UOW students outside Australia

Local library resources (textbooks and recommended readings)

Local libraries at the main UOW teaching locations outside Australia:

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UOW Library electronic resources

Databases and electronic journals

Databases and electronic journals provide access to the journal literature within particular academic disciplines.

User account and password required to access UOW databases from outside Australia

You will need to enter your UOW username and password to access UOW databases. You should receive on enrolment your user account username and password.

Some databases require additional passwords, which can be obtained via the Library Catalogue.

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Electronic readings

You can locate electronic readings for your subject by using the Search the Electronic Readings / Short Loans Collection option on the Library Catalogue. Type in your subject code or lecturer's name to view a list of materials for your subject. You will be prompted to enter your username and password at the login screen the first time you access a reading in any one Internet session.

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Electronic books

The e-book collection includes recent editions of titles covering a range of disciplines.

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Document Delivery Service for postgraduate research students

  • You can only request articles and chapters
  • Be sure to state "OFFSHORE" in the "Additional information" field on each request form.
  • More information and to submit requests, see Document Delivery Service page

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Internet resources

Relevant Internet resources are available to assist students and staff in particular subject disciplines, including subject-specific resources arranged by Faculty.

E-Reference resources include materials such as online dictionaries, encyclopedias, Internet search engines, guides to citation styles, and many more.

An Evaluating and Citing the Internet Tutorial will assist you in using Internet resources for academic purposes.

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Email a Librarian

The Email a Librarian service allows students and staff from the University of Wollongong to request information and reference assistance from anywhere in the world.

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Online tutorials

A range of online tutorials is available to assist you with using Library resources.

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Computer system requirements for using the Library's electronic resources

To use the Library's electronic resources, students must have access to their own computer with Internet access or to a local institutional information technology infrastructure with reasonable connection speeds and download times.

Access can be significantly affected by local firewalls, security, bandwidth and etc.

The minimum IT requirements are:

PC

MAC

Minimum

Recommended

Minimum

Recommended

Windows 95

Windows 98 or later

MacOS 7.6.1 or later

MacOS 8.6 or later

Pentium processor 133Mhz or faster

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Motorola 68040

Power PC or better

16 MB RAM

32 MB RAM or more

16 MB RAM

32 MB RAM or more

200 MB free disk space

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150 MB free disk space

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Modem 28.8 kbps

Modem 56 kbps

Modem 28.8 kbps

Modem 56 kbps

CD ROM x 16

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CD ROM x 16

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Netscape 4.5

Netscape 4.7 or later

Netscape 4.5

Netscape 4.7 or later

Internet Explorer 5.0

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Internet Explorer 5.0

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Acrobat Reader 4

Acrobat Reader 5

Acrobat Reader 4

Acrobat Reader 5

The version of the browser must support frames, JavaScript, and accept cookies in order to access the databases and read full text material.

 

 
   

Last reviewed: 23 May, 2008 

 
   
 
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