Browse the wide range of Library Subject Guides developed to support TAFE NSW teaching and learning.
Material Type Loan period for staff
Books 4 weeks
Serial issues 4 weeks
DVDs 2 weeks
Other AV 2 weeks
(inc. CDs and videos)
Loan Limits
Staff can borrow up to a total of 25 items.
Holds
If an item you need is currently out on loan, please contact your local library staff to request a HOLD. Once the item has been returned, library staff will contact you.
Renewals
You can renew the items you have on loan three times. Some high demand items cannot be renewed and you are unable to renew an item that has a hold placed by another user.
Libraries have a range of services and facilities you can access. Find your local library to contact and book the service you need.
The Library Service maintains the official referencing guides for TAFE NSW.
Two referencing styles are supported with guides: APA and Harvard (downloaded as pdf).
The Library Service also maintains a TAFE NSW citation generator to support the guides.
We recommend you direct your students to this generator rather than services such as EasyBib or the drop down generators in Word etc. Students should be reminded that citations for resources that can appear on databases, including library databases, may not match the TAFE NSW preferred style.
The TAFE NSW APA referencing guidelines match APA 7. The latest release is January 2022.
The TAFE NSW Harvard guidelines are largely based on the referencing section of the Australian Government Style Manual, 6th edition (AGPS 6). Copies of the manual are available at selected TAFE NSW Libraries.
A new Australian Government Style Manual ( AGPS 7) was published online in late 2020. However, it contains some complex changes to the referencing section that take it away from what has been commonly understood as Harvard style. The decision has been made to continue to base TAFE NSW Harvard style on AGPS 6.
Please note that the TAFE NSW referencing guide is styled as Harvard. It is not styled as Harvard AGPS as this is not an official referencing system.
The guidelines were updated in January 2022.
Supporting delivery
Library staff can help by:
Support for your students
Libraries can help your students in a range of ways including:
TAFE NSW Libraries provide access to a wide range of resources that support teachers and teacher currency.
The list below are just some of the resources available online (use your TAFE NSW username and password to access). For more online resources go to our A-Z eResources list.
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Are you running a new course?
Has a new resource or edition just been published?
Do you want your students to be able to find out more about a topic or subject?
Let your local library know and we can make these resources available via our collection whether it is online or on-shelf. Just click on 'Make a recommendation' in the box below and tell us which library the resource is needed... we can do the rest.
You would prefer to talk to the library in person? You can always just contact your local library directly and make a suggestion...
TAFE NSW libraries maintain a Collection Development Policy that supports and informs what we purchase, how we purchase and why we purchase. Please ask your local library staff for a copy if you would like to review the policy.
