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Science and Technology
Collections and Services
Collections - Where to find science materials
Science materials are located in the WK Hancock Building and in the two science branch libraries.
Electronic Material
Wherever possible the Library provides networked access to information. Science electronic information resources include:
W.K. Hancock Building
The W.K. Hancock Building is the main science library building, with material in many branches of science and techonology.
Location: Biology Road, Building 43 on campus map
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm; Friday 9 am - 5 pm; Saturday & Sunday 1 pm - 4.45 pm
Photocopying: Copy Cards may be purchased from dispensers on the Ground floor. Copy Cards may also be revalued at these units. A photocopy room with three photocopiers is located on the Ground Floor with two additional photocopy machines provided in the First Floor. Please note that change to purchase photocopy cards is not provided.
Subjects: General science material, history and philosophy of science and science policy, biology, psychology, geology, environmental science and mathematical and computing sciences, and technology.
Size: Over 900 current serials and over 200,000 monographs.
Special collections/resources: Older material from all science libraries stored in compactus in basement.
Floor plan
Contacts: Information Desk (6125 3517), Loans Desk (6125 3619)
Science Branch Libraries
Earth Sciences Branch Library
Location: Jaeger Building, Building 61 on campus map, Research School of Earth Sciences
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm (Authorised users only may have after-hours access)
Photocopying: Copy Cards may be purchased from the Librarian for $2 or $5. One photocopy machine is available for public use.
Subjects: Earth sciences, especially geochemistry, geophysics, lunar and planetary studies.
Size: Over 500 current serials and over 26,000 monographs.
Special collections/resources: Stand-alone CD-ROMs include Georef, AESIS, and Georom. Note that geology material is in W.K. Hancock Building.
Contact: Branch Librarian, Earth Sciences Library, Chris Harney, (6125 3521)
Chemistry Branch Library
Location: Arthur Birch Building, Building 35 on campus map, Research School of Chemistry
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm (Authorised users only may have after-hours access)
Photocopying: Copy Cards may be purchased from the Librarian for $2 or $5. One photocopy machine is available for public use.
Subjects: Organic, inorganic, physical and theoretical chemistry with strengths in theoretical organic chemistry, coordination chemistry, solid state chemistry, chemical physics, and surface and colloid chemistry.
Size: Over 400 current serials and over 22,000 monographs.
Contact: Branch Librarian, Chemistry, Joan Smith, (6125 3719)
Services
For more information about all of these services, consult Library Services for ANU Staff and Students.
For contact details for these services consult Science Service Points.
Information Desk
Ask at the Information Desk for advice on using the catalogue, information about the collection, and information about training programs which can assist in the use of the Library's information resources.
Loans Desk
To borrow from the Library, take the required items, together with your Library or student card to the Loans Desk. The bookmarks Loan Schedule and Library Fines/Penalties contain full details of loan conditions. If the item you require is already on loan you may place a hold on the item using the Library catalogue. Consult Placing a Reservation (Hold).
Reserve Area
The Reserve Area in the W.K. Hancock Library contains high use course materials (books and photocopied articles) in the sciences.
Locating Items in the Library
For further information on the development of the Science and Technology collections, or on Library services, contact the Manager, Science, or phone 6125 3432.
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