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Essential Library Information For Staff: Liaison Librarians

Introducing Melbourne Polytechnic staff to essential information about library resources and services

Information Skills Training Sessions

Liaison Librarians deliver training sessions in:

  • Referencing
  • Turnitin
  • Database search skills
  • Evaluating information
  • Preparing literature reviews
  • Assignment-based information seeking
  • Setting up alerts

Liaison Librarians will adapt training sessions to suit your needs.

How to read eBooks @ MP Library online

Checking out & downloading eBooks @ MP Library

Liaison Librarians communicate on library-related matters across all of Melbourne Polytechnic's schools.
They ensure that library collections and services match the requirements of all schools and courses
New staff are encouraged to arrange a meeting time with the Liaison Librarian designated for their school.

Location:  Epping, Room M211
Phone:  9269 8861
Email:  diannewisth@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

Responsibilities:

Higher Education

  • Bachelor of Applied Architecture 
  • Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil)
  • Bachelor of Agriculture and Technology
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Viticulture and Winemaking
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Agriculture

VET/Foundation

  • Agriculture, conservation and ecosystem management  

Location:  Preston, Room C203
Phone:  9269 1320
Email:  meredithbeardmore@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

Work Days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Responsibilities:

Higher Education

  • Bachelor of Illustration
  • Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
  • Bachelor of Early Years Education 

VET/Foundation 

  • Education
  • Animal Studies, companion animal services, veterinary nursing
  • Visual Arts

Location:  Preston, Room C203
Phone:  9269 1362
Email:  elizatucci@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

Work Days: Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays

Responsibilities:

Higher Education

  • Bachelor of Hospitality Management
  • Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Accounting
  • Master of Professional And Practicing Accounting

VET/Foundation

  • Foundation, including EAL and VCE VM
  • Health and community services
  • Business, advanced manufacturing and logistics
  • Commercial cookery, hospitality, hospitality management, patisserie 

Email:  gillianangel@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

Work Days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 12:30pm

Responsibilities:

Higher Education

  • Bachelor of Information Technology

VET/Foundation

  • ​​​​​​​Trades and construction
  • Auslan
  • Creative Arts at Prahran (costume, theatre, specialist makeup)
  • Floristry, horticulture, landscape construction, landscape design, parks and gardens, sports turf management

How can a Liaison Librarian help you

Delivering workshops on academic integrity, research and referencing.

Purchase resources (books, ebooks) related to your course. Send them your suggestions.

Checking reading lists to ensure the library has the latest version of all prescribed texts.

Library Support for Virtual Learning

LIBRARY SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS UNDERTAKING VIRTUAL LEARNING
MP Library has been providing online resources to students and staff for 20+ years

Library website:  the major access point for online resources

LibGuides:  information resources, developed in-house with a focus on course content, and skills for study

ERNI citing and referencing tool:  an online lookup, containing examples of many types of Harvard and APA citations - available via the website

eBooks collections:  with varying licences providing opportunities for both read-on-screen and download

eJournals collections:  providing search capability to locate articles by keyword/subject; numerous ejournal titles available for browsing by volume/issue  - lots of downloadable full-text

A-Z listing of online databases:  with enormous subject coverage: Arts, Sciences, Business, Environment, Humanities, Education, Music, Construction, and more 

LinkedIn Learning:  providing access to a huge array of online tutorials on a range of topics that extend across:  technology, skills for learning, job seeking skills, professional practice skills

Capacity to develop curriculum-focused online instruction (information skills sessions) through various means  (Zoom, Kaltura)

Online video collections:  eg Safety Hub

Providing access to Studiosity via MP Library’s homepage

Providing a number of online contact points:  Liaison Librarian’s contactable via email and phone Contact email addresses and phone numbers on the Essential Information for Staff Library guide