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If you are having trouble accessing any of the Kerferd Library online resources first try clearing your browser cache or browsing history and then try again. Check the left hand menu for additional product specific support. If you still can't find what your looking for please contact one of the Kerferd Library staff. 

How to clear your browser cache:

• Safari > History > Clear history
• Chrome > History > Clear browsing data
• ​Firefox > History > Clear recent history

It is really easy to change the language on the library portal to 简体中文 and other languages.

• Go to the bottom of the page and choose a language. See the following image for details.
• 转到页面底部并选择一种语言。有关详细信息，请参见下图.
• Allez au bas de la page et choisissez une langue. Voir l'image suivante pour plus de détails.
• Gehen Sie zum Ende der Seite und wählen Sie eine Sprache aus. Einzelheiten finden Sie in der folgenden Abbildung.
• ページの下部に移動し、言語を選択します。詳細については、次の画像を参照してください.

This changes the language on all the pages. It even changes the language of the news feeds. See the following image for details.

Go to Study Skills for online help with researching, note taking, referencing, presenting, writing, exam preparation, bibliographies and how to use online tools such as Google Scholar.

Go to Referencing for online help with academic integrity including how to: do bibliographies and quotes, understand copyright and licenses.

Library Hours

Senior School Library

Junior School Library

How many books can I borrow?

To ensure fair and equal access to the collection students and staff can borrow the following number of physical books from the Kerferd Library collections. Collections are arranged so they are age appropriate, and to enable the Library to report on individual student reading outcomes, books are not loaned to one person if they are intended for another person.

# How many times can I renew a book loan?

You can renew a loan twice expect when someone else has placed a reserve on the book. If someone has put a hold on the book you can't renew it, you need to return it to the Library. You will receive an email from the Library catalogue asking you to return the book.

How long can I borrow books from the library?

• Unless specified otherwise, to ensure fair and equal access to the collection, you can borrow a book for 3 weeks.
• When you borrow a book it is stamped with the return date to make it easy to remember when it is due back. You will also get an automatic email reminding you when the book is due back. If you need the book longer you can renew your loan online via the catalogue, or renew it at the Kerferd Library information desk.

What do I do if I have lost or misplaced a book?

• You will get an automatic email telling you when a book is due for return to the library. If you have lost or misplaced the book don't ignore the email, come and talk to the library staff.
• Unless the book is on hold to another person, the library staff can extend your loan to give you extra time to find it. The Kerferd Library does not charge overdue fees, but if a student has lost a book there is a fine (the cost of the book) to replace it.

What can I borrow?

To ensure fair and equal access to the collection students and staff can borrow the following number of physical books from the Kerferd Library collections:

VCE students can book the Anne Forsell room in the Kerferd Library for:

• Quiet study, or
• Group work

To make a booking use the mConnect Resource Booking service. Off campus you will need to enter your School mConnect user name and password to access this service.

• Bookings are made on a first in, first served basis.
• Students are expected to keep the room clean.
• Student bookings may be declined or removed if the Anne Forsell room is need as an exam space. 

Check with the Library staff if you have questions regarding booking this space.

Sometimes we read a book and we think that it is so good that we want others to read it.  We call this 'recommending a book'.

What books would you recommend other students to read?