Kelvin Grove collections
To find where an item is located, first check the collection details in the Library search record:
Once you know which collection the item is in, lookup the table below for location details. You will also need to know the item's call number to find exactly where the item is located on the shelf. See find an item on the shelf for how to understand call numbers.
| Collection | Prefix | Description | Location | Length of loan |
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| General Collection | Contains books, videos, discs and kits. Items in this collection with call numbers beginning with A or NZ are Australian or New Zealand literature, and are shelved between 829.9 and 830. |
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Standard loan |
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| Course Reserve | Contains items in high demand such as prescribed texts. It may include lecturers' personal copies of items. Lecturers' copies are arranged by unit code. External students may request copies of extracts from items in this collection - simply search for the item in Library Search and select the Request scan of chapter option. |
R Block, Level 2. In the printer area (continue past the main staircase on the entry level) |
For 2 hours |
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| Periodical Collection |
Contains journals, magazines and newspapers. The latest issues (varies from a week to 3 months) of print newspapers are held on Level 2, R Block, Kelvin Grove campus. QUT students and staff can request articles from periodicals held by QUT. |
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Not for loan |
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| Curriculum Collection | J, H |
Contains material intended for use in a classroom situation and teachers' resource books. The collection is in two parts, non-fiction and fiction. Non-fiction items are arranged as usual by subject number, e.g. The Romans in Britain is at J 936.104 3. Call numbers beginning with A or NZ are Australian or New Zealand literature, and are shelved between 829.9 and 830. Fiction items are arranged by author surname, e.g. We're going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen is at J R8136 8/C. |
D Block, Level 4 (access via the link from R Block, Level 4) |
Standard loan |
| Music Score Collection | MScores |
The Music Score collection is a collection of music scores that primarily support Music and Sound programs. All students and staff at QUT are welcome to use and borrow from the collection. |
R Block, Level 4, near the D Block link |
Standard loan |
| CD Collection | SD |
The CD Collection is a collection of music CDs that primarily support Music and Sound programs. All students and staff at QUT are welcome to use and borrow from the collection. |
R Block, Level 4, near the lifts |
Standard loan |
| Games Collection | The Games Collection is a collection of computer games. QUT students and staff at QUT are welcome to use and borrow from the collection. The games are also able to be played in the GamesLab. |
R Block, Level 4, R403 |
Standard loan |
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| HiQ | Includes HiQ Equipment. |
Ask HiQ staff at R Block, Level 2 (check HiQ hours) |
1 day loan |
