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Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Centre

GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RESOURCE CENTRE

LOCATION: Rooms 106-110 (Level 1), Geography/Geology Building, Sandy Bay Campus
STAFF: Ms Angela Boden, Manager/Map Curator (on leave)
Mrs Kate Charlesworth, Manager/Map Curator (until mid 2009)
CONTACT: Phone: (03) 6226 2486
Fax:     (03) 62262989
email: Kate.Charlesworth@utas.edu.au

Postal address:
School of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 78
HOBART  TAS  7001

HOURS: Open  during semesters 1 & 2 and examination periods -
Monday - Friday:           9 am – 3 pm
Saturday & Sunday:         Closed

Closed  during Easter break, mid-year break, mid-semester break (2nd semester), summer break, and public holidays. Limited access is possible during breaks, if arranged in advance.

RESOURCES:

Reference material (general and coursework)
Reserved material (please enquire at Kate’s office, Room 109)
Periodicals
Maps and aerial photographs, including teaching sets
Thesis and project collections (Room 106) 

Publication from staff and associates of the School

Current unit guides, lecture notes and other handouts

FACILITIES:

Quiet study area and group study area
Photocopier b/w (A4/A3) with 4x enlargement/reduction
Four Computers (digital lecture recordings & Internet access)
Laser printer b/w
Overhead projector
Binding machine
Stereoscopes
Slide projector
TV monitor with DVD/VHS player
Light table
Tea/coffee area (see details below)
Note - Data projector can be provided by prior arrangement

BORROWING:

Sandy Bay Campus
Overnight and weekend loan of most materials. A loan slip must be written clearly and accurately by the borrower for each item (maximum of 5 items per person).
2 hours loan of reserved items during business hours (no overnight or weekend loan).
Loan periods can be negotiated or extended – please contact Kate about overdue items (see contact information above).
Note – Returned materials should be placed in the Returns drop box (under the service window of the Resource Centre office) to ensure cancellation of loan slips.

Cradle Coast and Newnham Campus
Items may be requested from the Resource Centre by email or phone and will be supplied via internal mail where practical, or by post to home addresses if necessary. Loan periods are agreed by arrangement.
Please request a catalogue search for particular items that may be indexed on cards (for accessions prior to 1993 - see below). Direct enquiries to Kate (see contact information above).

CATALOGUES: Card indexes exist for accessions up to 2002 (Room 110). Electronic catalogues for accessions from 1993 to the present, are available in EndNote format on H-Drive (H:\Admin\Resource Centre).
TEA/COFFEE AREA: An indoor/outdoor area with tea and coffee-making supplies and a microwave oven is provided for student and staff use. There is also a display of recently received issues of periodicals and other new items.