Collections and locations in the Library Catalogue

The University of Adelaide Library system comprises a number of libraries each of which contains individual collections.
On any Library Catalogue record the Location line tells you where to find the item. Examples are: Barr Smith Main collection; Waite Journals; Law Books, and so on.
This page provides brief descriptions of the different collections you are likely to come across in Catalogue records.

Contents:
BSL (Barr Smith Library) AV materials Chemistry Dept EUi collection Geographical and Environmental Studies Dept Joint Store Main collection Map collection Microforms Multimedia collection New books	Newspapers Oversize collection Recent journals Reference collection Reserve collection Schulz collection Special collections Law (Law Library) Music (Elder Music Library) Roseworthy (Roseworthy Campus Library) Waite (Waite Library)

BSL (Barr Smith Library)

To find the exact location of collections in the Barr Smith Library click on the buttons below.

BSL AV materials: Part of the Multimedia collection.
Chemistry Dept: For access to books and journals with the Location: Chemistry Dept, contact the School of Chemistry and Physics Office.
EUi collection: Monographs of the European Union are all classified at 337.142
Journal material, including the Bulletin of the European Union, annual reports and statistics, are all classified at 337.14205
More information on the European Union publications is available.
Geographical and Environmental Studies Dept: For access to items with the Location: Geographical and Environmental Studies Dept, contact the Geographical and Environmental Studies Office.
Joint Library Store: Some older and little-used items are kept in an off-campus store known as the Joint Library Store or Universities' Research Repository - South Australia (URRSA). Members of the University of Adelaide community can ask for items to be paged to any of the University Libraries by using the Requests facility on the Library Catalogue. If you are not a registered borrower of the Library, items may be paged for you by Library staff.
Visit the Joint Library Store page for more information about this facility and details of how to request items.
Main collection: Nearly all of the Barr Smith Library's books and journals are shelved in the Main collection on Levels 1 and 2, in one call number sequence. If you are not sure where to go, our Locating material in the Barr Smith Library page will show you how to find books and journals on the Library shelves.
Map collection: Information about the Library's Map collection can be found here.
Microforms: Microfilms and microfiche are part of the Multimedia collection.
Multimedia collection: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South. In the Multimedia collection you'll find the Library's collections of materials such as microforms, multimedia CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, audiocassettes, slides, films and so on.
More information on the Multimedia collection is available.
New books: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South. Displayed for one week; they may not be borrowed while on display but you can place Requests through the Library Catalogue.
We maintain lists of new books that have been added to the Barr Smith and branch libraries.
Newspapers: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South, International Lounge. Latest issues and a small number of recent issues. The latest three months or so of newspapers are kept behind the Reserve and Multimedia desk on Level 3 South. Older newspapers are usually on microfilm and are available from the Multimedia collection - ask at the Reserve and Multimedia desk on Level 3 South.
Oversize collection 000-599: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 1: in the Link area between Level 1 North and South.
Oversize collection 600-999: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 2: in the Link area between Level 2 North and South.
Recent journals (Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South): Latest issues of around 130 general interest journals are kept on display shelves in the International Lounge. Previous issues - usually around twelve months' worth - are stored on the flat shelves below.
Reference collection: Location: Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South. The Reference collection contains such things as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, indexes and abstracts, atlases and bibliographies. For use within the Library only.
Reserve collection: Barr Smith Library, Level 3 South a collection of items that are in very heavy demand, mainly because they are mentioned on reading lists.
More information on the Reserve collection is available.
Schulz collection: Held in the Schulz Library, Education Building, Level 8, 10 Pulteney Street. They are available for loan only to staff and students of the School of Education, unless otherwise authorised. Access to the collection may be obtained by contacting the School secretary.
More information on the Schulz collection is available.
Special collections: Located in the Barr Smith Library, Level 4 South. Houses rare books; the Pacific and Theatre collections and the University collection, including a copy of all of Adelaide University's higher degree theses. For use only in the Library.
More information on Special collections and on its Digitised collections is available.
Law (Law Library): The Law Library occupies the lower two floors of the Ligertwood (Law School) Building, North Terrace Campus. More information on Law Library collections is available.
Music (Elder Music Library): Located in the Hartley Building, Kintore Avenue, North Terrace Campus. More information on the Elder Music Library is available.
Roseworthy (Roseworthy Campus Library): The Roseworthy Campus Library is located approximately 50 kilometres north of Adelaide and 12 kilometres from the nearest main town of Gawler. Supports the research and teaching of the Faculty of Sciences. More information on the Roseworthy Campus Library collections is available.
Waite (Waite Library): The Waite Library is located at the Waite Campus at Urrbrae, eight kilometres south-east of Adelaide. Supports the research and teaching of the Faculty of Sciences. More information on the Waite Library collections is available.