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La Trobe University Library

Operating as one Library across campuses providing convenient access to quality resources and information services, the Library works in partnership with the University community to achieve teaching, learning and research goals.

The Library operates at the Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Melbourne (Bundoora), Mildura and Shepparton campuses and also provides a service to the Melbourne (City) campus.

Extensive collections of physical and electronic resources are backed-up by a comprehensive information skills training program, as well as individual advice and help in person, by telephone, on the website and through email and online chat.

The main physical collection is held at the Borchardt Library at the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus, with more than 1.5 million books, an extensive range of journals, government publications and a substantial audiovisual collection. Extensive collections are also held at the David Mann Library at Albury-Wodonga and the Heyward Library at Bendigo.

All three libraries have group study areas, a large number of computer workstations, wireless network access, group study and training rooms to meet the demands of the modern learning environment. All libraries provide printing and photocopying facilities.

The libraries at Mildura and Shepparton have strong collections of resources to support courses taught at those campuses, and provide access to inter-campus loans and electronic resources, computer workstations and training and study facilities.

More than half of the Library’s total collection of journal resources is now held in digital format and is available 24/7 to students at all campuses.

Students and staff can also obtain books and other items from La Trobe University campuses other than the one at which they are located through the inter-campus loan service. The Library participates in a reciprocal borrowing scheme with all other Australian universities and many TAFE colleges, enabling La Trobe University students and staff to borrow from participating libraries. Approved borrowers can also access the resources of Australian and international libraries through the Library’s document delivery service.

Library orientation tours and specialised information skills classes are provided by librarians throughout the year. These are complemented by a comprehensive set of online subject guides and ‘Library Skills Online’ which provides self-paced tutorials for developing information searching and evaluation techniques.

The Library also provides the assistance to maximise the accessibility of library resources and facilities for students with either a temporary or permanent disability.

Campus libraries are open for extended hours during semester. Opening hours for all campuses are available from the Library website.