External Library Service
Services provided by External Library Services
- External Library Services will mail out library materials to Eligible external students.
- The Library will supply photocopies of articles and book chapters complying with Australian Copyright Law.
- The Library will lend books and videos to external students based in Australia.
- Loans are not available to offshore students.
Databases Access
Students can use the ECU Library Databases to find Journal articles on a subject.
Students unable to get access can use the Open
Access Databases or ask a Subject
Librarian to search for you.
Requesting Material
What you get varies according to where you live and your
level of study:
- External Students in Australia
- External Students Offshore
- Remote Students (internal and online)
- Via ECU VDX Document Delivery for items NOT held at ECU
- Via ECU Library online catalogue.
- Select the request button once you have located the item required.
- Follow the prompts and choose as pickup location "Remote Students" if you are entitled to mail out services
- Check Eligible for external students to see what services are available for you.
- If unable to use ECU VDX or to request a chapter from a book held at ECU, print off, fill in and send the Library Request Form (use one per item) by mail, fax or email to External Library Services.
- Via Ingenta (Doctoral, Masters and Honours students only) - contact your Subject Librarian for details.
- Undergraduate students may use their credit
card to order material from Ingenta at the published commercial
rate.


