borrowing information

general information

All students may borrow books and magazines for one week.

Items are due back by 5pm on the due date.

All students may only have four items - two books and two magazines - out at a time.

Students require their student ID card to borrow. 

Returns/Renewals

Two remote access renewals are permitted per item, after this, students must return the item to the library.

How to Renew 'remotely':

A remote renewal means that you can renew your borrowed item online through the library catalogue without having to bring it back into the library. Remote renewals are restricted by your normal borrowing regulations.

Follow the instructions below to perform a remote renewal:

1. Open the library catalogue: www.whitehouse-design.edu.au/library/library-catalogue 
2. Select "Sign-in" - located at the top left of the page
3. Your username is the letters "WI" followed by your student number, the password is your student number
4. When you press Log On the catalogue will return to the original homepage
5. Select "User" - located at the top left of the page, where "Sign-in" was - your virtual "Library Card" and your full name will now appear on screen.
6. Click on the number next to Loans - it will be the number of items out on your card - this will bring up a list of items that you currently have a loan
7. If you only wish to renew some of the items, select them by clicking on the box next to the item and once you have checked all the items you want to renew, click "Renew Selected" in the menu at the top of the page
8. If you wish to renew all items click "Renew All" in the menu at the top of the page
9. Click on "Sign-Out" at the top left of the page when you are finished renewing your books - if you have any problems email library@whitehouse-design.edu.au

Collections

The John Henry Library is organised by the Dewey Decimal System. Each item in the library has a call number which can be used to determine the item’s location. Items in the library are also organised in collections. Students need to take note of the collection that the item resides in so that they can locate the item. Below is a list of collections in the John Henry Library:

Main

The main collection is the largest collection in the library and these books may be borrowed.

Serials

The serials collection contains all the magazines and periodicals. The most recent editions are for in library use only, back issues may be borrowed.

Reserve

Items in the reserve collection can be used in the library only.

Reference

The reference collection is for use in the library only and cannot be borrowed. It includes materials such as encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, manuals etc.