CDU Library Collections
Library collection policy
Collection Development Framework.
eSpace
eSpace is Charles Darwin University's open access repository of publications and research. Deposited material covers a wide range of subjects and disciplines and includes theses, CDU researchers' external publications and the Arafura Digital Archive (AraDA).
The East Timor Collection - 36 titles from the Collection published between 1885-1985 mainly in Portuguese, have been digitised and now form part of the Arafura Digital Archive (AraDA).
Theses - PhD, Masters and selected Honours theses are available via eSpace in the List of Collections in CDU Library: Special and Theses.
eReserve
A service that allows online access to high demand course reading materials. eReserve includes journal articles, book chapters and lecture notes that have been recommended by a lecturer as part of their course reading requirements. Students can access course materials from any networked computer in the Library or elsewhere including from home. Student account and password is all that is necessary.
eTitles
A service that provides links to full text documents. eTitles includes newsletters and handbooks. Students can access eTitles from any networked computer in the Library or elsewhere including from home. Student account and password is all that is necessary. All eTitles are listed in the Library catalogue.
Exam papers
A service that provides links to past CDU examination papers. Exam papers are made available online for CDU students and staff to access once all relevant examinations are closed. Student account and password is all that is necessary for access. The collection consists of the previous four years of exam papers and older papers are archived. Hard copies are not kept in the Library. Faculty please contact Digital Collections to submit a past Exam paper.
Law
Legal texts, primary law materials and journals. Primary law material includes legislation and law reports; current resources are available electronically. A comprehensive collection of all Australian states and territories legislation and law reports. Materials from the U.K., New Zealand and Canadian legal jurisdictions have been acquired, with current resources available electronically.
Main
The Main collection includes items such as books, DVDs etc. Items in the main collection are available for loan.
Periodical
Items published on a regular basis such as magazines, journals and newspapers make up this collection. These items all have a call number prefix of P and are not available for loan.
Reference
The Reference collection contains dictionaries, encyclopedic works, bibliographies etc. These items have a call number prefix of REF and are for Library use only.
Short Term Loan
Offers short loans to high demand items, primarily presrcibed texts and recommended reading, selected by lecturers to cover essential readings. Loan periods are either for 4 hours or 2 days.
Special Collections
Closed access collections comprising:
Broad interdisciplinary collection of published and unpublished materials dealing with Northern Australia and contiguous maritime and land areas. A significant component of Indigenous content.
The East Timor Collection consists of 1640 titles covering the Portuguese period in East Timor. The core of the collection contains materials (books, articles and conference papers) published in Portuguese during the Salazarist dictatorship from 1926 to 1974. There is also some material published in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A small component of the collection has been digitised as part of the Arada Digital Archive.
Rare and restricted items (RBC) restricted from general use due to age or fragility of the material or cultural and other embargoes. The RBC includes a significant component of the East Timor Collection.
CDU staff and CDU postgraduate students conducting research can request access to browse the Special collections. Apply online.
Items are listed on the catalogue and can be requested via the Service Desk at Casuarina Campus or online. Items are retrieved at a set time on normal working days and are for use in the library only.
Items in the Special Collections are not available for Interlibrary Loans.
Contact
- Anne Wilson:Associate Director Client Services
- Phone:08 8946 6187
- Email:anne.wilson@cdu.edu.au
