Multimedia

When you use a computer or other piece of equipment at the libraries to listen to recordings you need to bring your own headphones as they are not supplied.

Listening to lectures and viewing audiovisual material

  • You can listen to recorded lectures or view video presentations on regular computers at all libraries.
  • At Matheson  Library new media:scape tables can be used for joint viewing of audiovisual material as well as group work on project documents; individual carrels containing TV, Video & DVD players are available in Music Multimedia ; four Multimedia rooms are available for group viewing of audiovisual material (book in advance at Information Point)
  • Media:scape tables at Hargrave-Andrew, Gippsland, Law and Peninsula and Caulfield Libraries can be used by students for joint viewing of audiovisual material as well as group work on project documents when not being used by Library staff for consultations.
  • At Gippsland Library, plasma screens in the group study area allow joint viewing of audiovisual material as well as group work on project documents; there are also video and DVD players on level one and a room for group viewing of audiovisuals (book in advance)
  • At Peninsula Library, viewing facilities for audio-visual materials are available in group study rooms on level two.
  • Video and DVD players are available for use at Caulfield (level three and Hargrave-Andrew Libraries (level one); at the Law Library there is a DVD player (level four).

Listening to music at Matheson

The Music and Multimedia section of the Matheson Library has specialised equipment for listening to music:

  • individual carrels containing compact disc, audio cassette players and turntables
  • four multimedia rooms for group listening (book in advance at Information Point)
  • portable cassette players and CD players (borrow from Music and Multimedia desk)
  • an electronic keyboard (Yamaha PPS-790 Portasound Electric Keyboard (borrow from Music Multimedia desk).

Equipment can be borrowed for up to three hours from the Music and Multimedia desk

Microform/microfiche scanners:

Items such as back issues of newspapers and journals may be presented on microform , microfiche or microfilm. Readers for these materials are available:

  • Matheson Library - Music and Multimedia section
  • Caulfield Library - level two
  • Peninsula Library - level two
  • Hargrave-Andrew Library - level one.