Welcome to the Lidcombe College TAFE Library blog, keeping you informed of news and changes within the library.

Monday, October 29, 2012

TVNews

TVNews is a database that lets you search and retrieve news stories and related current affairs programs from the free-to-air networks -- ABC, ABC2, SBS, TEN, 9 and 7, with links to the digitised video content. Includes detailed synopsis with broadcasts and updated daily.

To start searching the TVNews database now go to TAFE Catalogue (http://tafecat.tafensw.edu.au/tafecat.html) and search for "TVNews" or go to SWSi Library website (www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au/library), click on


find it listed in the Specialist databases section.

Popular topics include current affair, political and government, business and finance, lifestyle, news and crime, sport, environment, health, science and nature, IT and technology.

Monday, October 22, 2012

National Construction Code Series

The National Construction Code (NCC) provides a nationally accepted and uniform set of technical requirements for all areas of building, from design to construction.

The NCC includes the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) and is referred to as the building regulation in all States and Territories.

The NCC is divided into three volumes:
  • Volume 1 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) (Class 2 to 9 buildings)
  • Volume 2 – Building Code of Australia (BCA) (Class 1 and 10 buildings)
  • Volume 3 – Plumbing Code of Australia

Your Library has subscribed for online access to full text of NCC through the NCC Online database. SWSi's staff and students have immediate access the NCC in the college or at home through the following link.

If you don't know this year's User ID and password for the SWSi Library eResources page, please call the Library on 96434540 at Lidcombe and 97420430 at Chullora.



Monday, October 15, 2012

Australian Standards

Your Library has subscribed for online access to full text of Australian Standards through the Standards Online Premium database.  SWSi's staff and students have immediate access to any of Australian Standards  in the college or at home through the following link.


If you don't know this year's User ID and password for the SWSi Library eResources page, please call the Library on 96434540 at Lidcombe and 97420430 at Chullora.

Monday, October 08, 2012

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to Term 4.

Our Opening Hours are now Term Time hours again.

Lidcombe:
Mon-Wed  9am-8pm
Thur  9am-7pm
Fri  9am-4.30pm

Chullora:
Mon-Wed  9.30am-7.30pm
Thur  10am-1pm; 2pm-6pm
Fri  9.30am-1pm; 1.30pm-4pm

Hope to see you all soon.
We look forward to helping you with all your information needs this Term.

Regards from,
The Lidcombe Library Team