Staff Information
Setting up your account
Please provide the following information:
- Full name
- Mobile number
- Email (Whitecliffe email & personal)
- Department
- If you are on a contract please let us know when it finishes (e.g. term, semester, year end).
Once your account is set up you can borrow items from the library, please introduce yourself at the library desk.
Borrowing
| Loan type | How many | Loan period |
| Books | 8 | 5 weeks |
| Limited loan books | 2 | 5 days |
| DVDs | 2 | 5 days |
| Magazines* | 2 | 5 days |
| Special Collections & Not for Loan books* | By negotiation | 1 day (on campus only) |
* Note these items are not available for students to borrow.
Loan policies
- Overdue notices are sent to your Whitecliffe email address.
- Books and DVDs can be renewed once.
- Reserved books will be held for 5 days.
- Books can be renewed online through your library account or by contacting library staff.
- Lost or damaged books are the responsibility of the staff member to replace. Please contact library staff to discuss.
- Please DO NOT borrow books on behalf of students. Books should be issued to the patron who currently has them. Late, lost, or damaged books are the responsibility of the account holder (n.b. students have their own account).
- Undergraduate students outside Auckland do not currently have book-borrowing status. However they are able to access digital resources.
Library staff
Senior Librarian: Amanda Cole
Senior Library Assistant – Research: Justine Giles
Library Assistant: Julie Downie
Contact details
General enquiries: [email protected]
Interloan requests: [email protected]
Phone: 601 8936 OR extension 8736
Library catalogue & e-resources
Library resources can be searched through the EDS searchbar (EBSCO discovery service). This will search results from our book collection as well as our e-resources. For more information on how to use EDS check out our FAQs or come in and we can show you how to use it in person. You can also search the library catalogue here (for physical items only).
Interloan service
Looking for a book that’s not in our collection? We may be able to borrow it from another library via our interloan service. Please check the Whitecliffe Library catalogue first, but if we don’t have the book you want fill out the form here.
Book recommendations
If there are relevant books that you would like to recommend for our collection let us know, particularly if they are books on the reading list for your courses. Please contact us and provide the following information:
- Title
- Author
- Year
- ISBN
Whitecliffe Copyright Guidelines
All copying and use of copyright material at Whitecliffe College is subject to the Copyright Act. Please see the Whitecliffe Copyright document.
Class library visits
You are welcome to bring your students into the library during opening hours at any time, but we would appreciate advanced notice of visits for large groups. This means that we can assure we have the space and resources you need and there is a librarian available for any questions.
Book displays
If your class is working on a particular project we can create book displays of relevant material for your students to refer to. While the books are on display we take them out of circulation so that everyone has access. Book displays are generally for one week.
Course reserve
If there are books that would be useful for your students to refer to throughout the term we can place them on Course Reserve. This means that the book will be taken out of circulation and be available for reference in the library. Course reserves are generally for one term or one semester.
Special collections
The library has a Special Collection kept in the library office. All items are searchable on the catalogue and include: limited edition books, artist & photobooks, delicate or rare items, & student publications. While these items are not available for loan, they can be requested for individual viewing in the library or we can make them available for classes either in the library or in the studios. Please get in contact with us if you would like show Special Collection items to class groups.
Library meeting room
We have a meeting room available (seats up to 6 people). If you would like to book it please contact us. When the meeting room is not booked it can be used ad hoc by library patrons. This room is only available during library opening hours.