All currently enrolled South West TAFE students and staff may borrow books, magazines and other resources from the South West TAFE Library. Please present your current student or staff card each time you wish to borrow.
Students and staff from other institutions who are members of the CAVAL reciprocal borrowing scheme are also welcome to borrow books and magazines from the collection.
In addition, members of the community are more than welcome to use material in the collection on-site. A membership is available for members of the community who wish to become borrowers. For further details, and assistance please contact the library.
Loans Table
| Books | Magazines/Journals | DVD/CD/Audiobooks | Laptops | Equipment (Projector, speakers, etc.) | Reserve (Short term loan) | |
| Students (30 items) |
3 weeks | 3 weeks | 1 week | Overnight & Weekend only | NO | Varies: In Library Use, Overnight, 3 Day or 7 Day |
| Staff (30 items) |
3 weeks | 3 weeks | 1 week |
Notebooks: 2 weeks or less Laptops: greater than 2 weeks up to 1 term |
Overnight & Weekend (book in advance) | Varies: In Library Use, Overnight, 3 Day or 7 Day |
| CAVAL (5 items) |
3 weeks | 3 weeks | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Community (30 items) | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | NO | NO | NO | NO |
Your PIN is your date of birth:
ie: day, month and year (DDMMYYYY)
eg: 05101982
If you have any issues logging in or if any of your items fail to renew, please contact the library at 03 5564 8956 or library@swtafe.edu.au.
For collection from the Library Service Desk (Warrnambool), or Front Office (Hamilton, Portland, Sherwood Park, & Colac).
Please specify the items you are requesting and the campus at which you would like to collect items.
CAVAL
South West TAFE staff and students are also entitled to borrow in person from other Victorian TAFE and University libraries through the CAVAL reciprocal borrowing scheme (a free service). Please visit the South West TAFE Library in advance to obtain your CAVAL card.
Interlibrary Loan
The Interlibrary Loans Service enables South West TAFE staff and students to request books and periodical articles (etc) from other libraries (when they are not held by the South West TAFE Library). Please contact the library to submit your request.