Library

From the beginnings of the College in 1872, the Library has been built into a hub of historic and cultural significance as well as an excellent academic resource.

Trinity College manages collections belonging to two major libraries:

• the Leeper Library; the main collection with resources on all fields of knowledge
• the Mollison Library; Provincial Library of the Anglican Church of Victoria.

The Library’s resources assist Trinity students to excel in their learning and research, and are a crucial element of the educational package that attracts students, staff and visiting academics to the College. It is managed and operated by four dedicated staff.

Trinity’s Library currently holds more than 66,000 volumes comprising:

• specialised working collections in the main fields of undergraduate study
• specialist research collections in Anglican theology and other theology to reflect the College’s commitment to inter-faith dialogue
• specialist research collection on Australiana
• historical editions of a range of academic journals.

The Library catalogue is available online.

Contact

Email the Library

Telephone: +61 3 9348 7469

Who can use the Library

The Library collections and services are for the use and benefit of:

• currently enrolled students across all College programs
• current tutors and other staff
• members of the Anglican clergy of the Diocese of Melbourne
• approved researchers from outside the College (by appointment)
• former students who have paid a Library membership fee.

How to use the Library

Library users are required to show respect for the reading and research space, resources and other patrons. The general conditions of borrowing are:

• up to 10 books may be borrowed at any one time
• normal loan period is 21 days
• restricted loan periods may apply to items in high demand or special collections
• extended loan periods may be available to tutors, staff and postgraduate students
• a postal service is provided for online students who must pay return postage costs
• requests for holds and renewals can be made online through the ‘My Account’ button on the catalogue page, or by email
• a ‘return’ chute is located outside the Library door for after-hours returns
• fines are charged for overdue reserve and high-demand materials at the discretion of the Librarian
• a student’s academic results may be withheld until all resources are returned and fines paid.

Library hours and contact details

Semester operating hours

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Non-teaching period operating hours

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Note that resident students may use their security passes to access the Library outside these times.

Extra services in the Library

Printing, photocopying and scanning

Students may purchase credit for scanning, photocopying and printing on their Trinity student cards in the Library. All requests for copies of material held at the Trinity College Library must comply with the Copyright Act of 1968. Help with these services is always available.

Computer access

The Library has 11 computer terminals for searching the Library catalogue and conducting online research. Network connections at each table enable students to work on their own laptops.

Inter-library loans

Library staff can facilitate inter-library loans from other Australian libraries at standard rates. Current, enrolled students may request loans and copies of materials not held in the Trinity College Library for $13.20 per item.

Information about placing requests for inter-library loan services is available on the Trinity Portal.

Technology in the Library

The Library is equipped with recent-model computer systems and there are technology points at all tables for students to use with their own laptops.

The catalogue system allows books to be searched, reserved and renewed online.

Library staff will provide advice on the collections and services by email service on request.

In 2010 Trinity introduced the use of the iPhone application 'bookmyne' to allow mobile access to the Library and its services. 

Donations to the Library

The Library welcomes all gifts and bequests of money to enhance and expand its collections. Donors may specify a subject area in which they would like their money to be spent when they donate money to the Library.

The Library welcomes donations of books, documents and other materials in good condition that are of use to students, teachers and researchers. Intending donors can use the online catalogue to check current holdings, as space constraints mean extra copies of these materials are not normally held.

For more information or queries about donations to the Library contact the Librarian. For more information on gifts and in-kind donations to the College, contact the Advancement Office.