Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mmmmmmmmmmm... delicious!

Delicious is not just a magazine for those with an epicurian bent, it can also be and is a handy social bookmarking website. So why are we telling you something you already know? Well, EGTAFE library services is again embracing our inner nerd and have set up a delicious account to help guide you to particular websites that might be of use to throughout your studies.

You can find links to refrencing sites, galleries, aged care realted sites, stuff to do with your library service and more every week.

Check us out at: http://delicious.com/YourLibraryatEGTAFE

If there is something you would like to see or think others should see at YourLibraryatEGTAFE then let us know in person, over the phone, or via email.

Oh and we always have the current issue of delicious and multiple copies of back issues for those with an epicurian bent or those who would like to develop one.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

This, that, 2009, and (almost) the whole damn thing!

Answers to questions about library services you might have now that you're enrolled (or thinking of enrolling) (or things you mean't to ask but never really got around to.)

Answer number one: ALWAYS ASK A LIBRARIAN IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE!

Answer number two: ALWAYS ASK A LIBRARIAN IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE!

Answer number three: Your student card can be used for a variety of things including borrowing of resources, setting up a student account, accessing the internet and photocopying. We strongly encourage you to carry your student card at all times.

Anwer number four: EGTAFE library services is a single collection spread across three locations - Bairnsdale, Sale/Fulham, and Forestech (near Lakes Entrance).

EGTAFE students can borrow resources from any location. For example, if you're standing in the Bairnsdale campus library wanting to borrow a copy of The life and works of Dali but find that it is held at Sale/Fulham, then the good people at Sale/Fulham will courier the resource to the Bairnsdale campus library from where you can collect it. (See answers number one and two).

Answer number five: EGTAFE library services hold a number of laptops, digital cameras and camcorders that students can borrow. Some conditions apply but none that should discourage your intent.

Answer number six: Bairnsdale - Monday to Friday 8.30-5pm. Sale/Fulham - Monday to Thursday 8.30-5pm Friday 8.00-4.30. Forestech - Monday to Friday 8.30-5pm.

Answer number seven: Bairnsdale - 5152 0734 or 5152 0745. Sale/Fulham - 5142 2440 or 5142 2441. Forestech - 5155 6822

Answer number eight: You can find a link to the library services Delicious account to the left of this page. We bookmark library essentials and... well anything that could be of use to you during your studies. We welcome bookmark suggestions. You can also follow us on twitter.

Answer number nine: ALWAYS ASK A LIBRARIAN IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Cogito is GO!

Hello, welcome to Cogito the blog of East Gippsland Institute of TAFE Library Services.

If you are a student at EG TAFE then this is where you can access information about new resources, tips on how to work your library, and anything else we can think of to help you get what you need when you need it.

To the left of this sentence you will find links to resources that you might find handy in your quest for knowledge.

If you can’t find it there, don’t hesitate to contact library services:

Bairnsdale – 5152 0734
Sale / Fulham - 5142 2440
Forestech - 5155 6801

Or wander in and say hello.

From the photo album...



Enjoying the first of the Spring sun in the new student lounge area at SEAMEC.













A recent view from the Fulham Campus Librarian's desk. EG TAFE photography students Celeste and Peter completing a practical exercise but really in a gunslingers standoff with the above Librarian











So there you have it. Be sure to watch this space for updates to your collection, new links to better aid your studies, and details of we can better serve you.

The Library Services Team

(As an ongoing study of how our language works there will a number of grammatical and syntax errors to keep you on your toes)