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Borrowing

Special Collection material may be used inside the Library. The Library seeks to make this material as accessible as possible, while at the same time providing for the long-term preservation of the collection. Items in the Special Collection may be consulted in the Reading Room at the Geelong Waterfront Campus during Special Collection opening hours or within the Library at the Warrnambool and Burwood campuses.

Intercampus Loan

Items that are rare, valuable or vulnerable are not available for inter-campus loan. Some Special Collection material may be available for intercampus loan for Deakin University staff and students.

Copying

Photocopying can be arranged, depending upon the condition of the work to be copied and the amount of copying to be done. Alternate arrangements can be made for items that are unable to be photocopied. Digital cameras may be used. Any copying of any kind must comply with current copyright regulations. Archival or manuscript material may not be copied by any means.

Identifying Material in the Catalogue

Items held in the Special Collection are listed in the Library Catalogue. Material from the collection is identified by the prefix SP. For example:

SPC Special Collection Rare Books
SPWV Western Victoria Collection
SPTHE Deakin University Theses
SPCHL Children's Literature Research Collection
SPTXT Australian Schools Textbook Collection
SPLGA The Louis Goldberg Collection
SPGEL Geelong Lawyers' Collection
SPALF Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library
SPMC Australian Multicultural Collection
SPDU Deakin University Archival Collection
SPMSS Manuscript Collection
SPPAM Pamphlet Collection
SPROV Royal Society Collection
SPFOL Special Collection Folios
SPCBC Children's Book Council of Australia Collection
SPELK Barbara Elkhorne Collection of Children's Books