Quick Links

• Search the Library Catalogue online
• Who works in the library?
• What can we do in the library?
• Looking for something?

Events

• Children's Book week
  This occurs during August each year. Each year we plan student activities to celebrate reading, literacy and libraries.
• YABBA Book Voting Awards
  Each year, junior students join in voting for the YABBA awards. These books are available from the YABBA box in the Library

Activities

• Read our Book worm page and try out the new Harry Potter Quiz

Working Together

• You must be quiet at all times.
• Do not run indoors.
• Wearing caps or other headwear is prohibited.
• No bags shall not be brought into the library or left outside the library door.
• Use of the computers is a privilege; not a right.
• Feet on furniture is not allowed.
• Food and drinks are to be consumed outside

How is the library organised?

The Library shelving is divided into sections. These books (except for Reference) are available for loan by both students and staff.

• Fiction (F)
• Non-fiction (NF)
• High Interest (HI)
•  LOTE (L) and LOTE Fiction (LF)
•  Periodicals (or magazines) (PER)
•  Reference (REF)

The library uses the Dewey Decimal System to number and group the different books.

• Dewey Decimal System
  has some good information by another student.
• Dewey to the Rescue
  Will help you make sense of  Dewey

Books

Borrowing a book

Books may be borrowed for one week. Books not on reserve may be extended. Magazines can also be borrowed. Reference Material is not available for loan.

What if your book is late or lost?

The College's resources are for all to use - please take great care of them. If you lose or damage a book or any other item, you must pay for it. If you lose or have a book stolen, please report it to the Library staff as soon as possible.

Where can I get a school textbook?

Our book supplier is Wooldriges. Get your booklists in early to make sure that you have your textbooks ready for class or you may miss out and need to wait.

Computers and Photocopiers

Can I use a computer?

There are computers in the library that students can use for printing, Internet, electronic mail, CDROMs, accessing library resources. You can scan pictures for assignments, or convert text from printed materials into computer documents. There are many interactive software titles available.

Photocopier and printing

The Library photocopier is located near the computers and office. We use these for printing from the computers. A photocopy card need to be purchased from the Library for $5. The card belongs to you, so take care of it

Reference Collection

References

The Reference Area stores a vast selection of materials. Various dictionaries, thesaurus, and atlases provide an immense source of beneficial information which assists students with their assignments.

Encyclopedias

The library has several encyclopedias. They are a great place to start looking up information for an assignment. Encyclopedias are not available for borrowing. They include

• World Book Encyclopedia
• Australian Encyclopedia
• Science encylopedia
• Family Health encylopedia

Other Libraries

University

University libraies are not really for school students, so do not expect to be able to borrow. Most of the books are for tertiary students and academics but they are interesting places to visit.

• Melbourne University Library
  This library is in the city but has a good collection.
• Monash University Library
  Only 10 minutes away from Westall so this is the closest big library to our school.
• Victorian State Library
  Has a fabulous picture collection which anybody can access, as well as interesting exhibitions, including one on the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

• Australian Centre for the Moving Image
  This is a searchable collection of film and video resources which can be accessed by teachers. Orders can be placed with the Westall library. Australian Centre for the   Moving Image (formerly Cinemedia)

• You can also explore other Victorian libraries.

Looking for something?

If you like finding out about all sorts of different things, have a look at these sites. Some are of general interest, and the others relate to topics you study at school. Don't stop here. Ask a librarian for help or search the library catalogue for ideas. Ask and we will try to help you find what you are looking for.

• Artists of the Renaissance
• Aborigines
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Artists of the Renaissance

• HyperHistory
  has a brief biography and a time line of famous artists
• Renaissance art
  links to examples of many artists' work
• Botticelli
• Brunelleschi
• Galileo Timeline
  a website with a good history of his life 
• Galileo Details
  background information on his life
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Lorenzo de Medici
• Michelangelo

Aborigines

The following sites contain interesting facts about Aboriginal people.

• Aboriginal flag ; Tools ; hunting and cooking
• Questions and answers about aboriginal peoples; storytelling.
• Bush tucker and bush medicine
• Personal stories about the Stolen Generation, as well as the Bringing Them Home Report into the Stolen Generation.
• Mabo and some information about Eddie Mabo.
• Who are the Koories? Gippsland Koories
• Further sites which might interest you.

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• Find out why Anzac Day is important to Australians and New Zealanders.

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Britain, Vikings and Battles

• Find out how women lived at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain.
• Play the Battle of Hastings game.

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• Try these sites for information about  Vikings ; Women as warriors ; Invaders ; Artefacts ; Household items ; More household items ; swords ; Viking canoes
• You can even write your name in RUNES

Maps

Looking for maps to use for assignments?

• Maps from around the World
  by the University of Texas covers many different countries and topics
• World Atlas
  has lots of flags, facts, maps and other bits of information.
• Outline maps of Vic and Australia
  by University of Melbourne are a great collection that you can cut and paste.

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Newspapers

• To find articles in "The Age" for the previous 3 months, you will need to select the school’s name and use this password: djs134
• Online Newspapers
  is a great collection of hundreds of current newspapers from many different countries. Great for different points of view or languages.

Other interesting sites

• Nova: science in the news is an interesting site to explore
• Looking for information on countries? Try the CIA Factbook.
• What about Australia? The Australian Bureau of Statistics will help.
• To find out even more about Australia, try the Virtual Australia site
• For famous Australians, try this site which has a varied collection of well-known people
• This site has brief biographies of  famous composers.