Library services for students with disabilities
The Library's policy is to offer equitable access for all students. We provide services appropriate to the needs of staff and students who have permanent or temporary disabilities.
Accessing library support services
Your first step should be to contact Robyn Smith, the Disability Advisor at Student Assist, to register as a student with a medical condition/disability. Her email is disability.unit@une.edu.au and her telephone number is 02 6773 2897 (extn 2897).
Disability and Special Needs Support is physically located between the newsagent and the cafeteria in building C37.
Additional borrowing privileges
Undergraduate and graduate students with a disability are allowed to borrow up to 20 items from the Library's General Collection at one time. The loan period is 28 days and three renewals are permitted. Higher degree students with a disability are able to borrow up to 50 items at one time. Their loan period is 91 days and they are allowed up to 5 renewals.
External services
You can request loans and photocopies by Web-based form. The items you request are then sent to you. For more information on using this service see the page on borrowing for external students or phone the Service Desk on 02 6773 2458.
Using the Library in person
Service Desk staff will retrieve library materials for you when you are visiting the University Library. The same service will be provided by Service Desk staff at the Law Library.
This service includes retrieval both of physical items from the shelves and material held in electronic or online collections.
If you wish to retrieve a large number of items, please call first to make an appointment. The telephone number for the Service Desk is 02 6773 2458 (extn 2458). The numbers for the Service Desk at the Law Library is 02 6773 2322 (extn 2322) respectively.
Free photocopies
If you need photocopies of articles or special copying services, we will provide them for you without charge. Just ask.
Vision Australia Transcription Service
If you use the Vision Australia Transcription Service, Library staff will copy material and forward them to Vision Australia for transcription on your behalf. Just indicate when placing your request for library material that the item should be forwarded to Vision Australia for transcription.