Distance Students  

Library Links:

• Distance Request Form
  
• Library Homepage
• Catalogue
• Article Databases A-Z
• Library Hours

How to:

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Search across the catalogue and article databases at the same time!!

• Go to the Library Homepage for information about our library resources and services

• Check out the range of Subject Guides available

• Remember to access Databases from the Library Homepage when off-campus. This will give you fulltext access to the Otago resources.

• For fulltext access to Otago resources always use the Google Scholar off-campus access link

• Recalls - All books may be recalled by another borrower, at any time, and an earlier due date automatically assigned. Distance students usually get 10 days to return a recalled item. The overdue fine rate for books that have been recalled is $1.00 per day

The friendly Distance Library Team (from left) back row  Christy, Melanie, Emma, Jessie; front row  Bronwyn, Jacinda, Lucy and Dana

Any student studying a Distance paper through the University of Otago  is eligible to use the Distance  Library Service.

• All Distance Library Services are FREE !
• We will scan a book chapter or journal article and supply it to you via email within 48 hours
• Books are sent via courier and we include a freepost label so there will be no charge for return postage
• We will email and let you know if there is going to be a delay
• All library messages go to your student email account so if you do not check it regularly set up an auto forward within PIMS - My details - Email forwarding

For questions about delivery of books and journal articles email: distance.library@otago.ac.nz

Freephone: 0800 347 826 or 0800 DISTANT (NZ only) (24 hour answer phone)

Phone:   64 3 479 8940 (24 hour answer phone)

For help on using Library resources for your assignments and research contact your Liaison Librarian

• Students who are enrolled in an on campus paper but go out of Dunedin on placement can use the distance service

• NB:  You cannot use the library catalogue to request a book.  You need to use the
  Distance Library Request form. 

• The FIRST time you place a request, please use the notes field to let the Distance staff know that you are on placement.

Go to the Library catalogue, search for the item you require and once found, click on 'Make a request'

• Use Call Slip to request items from any location including all Dunedin branches, Storage, Canterbury Medical Library, Wellington Medical Library and Southland Campus Library. Select pick up location of Distance to have the item posted to you.

• Use Recall - to request an item currently on loan. Select pick up location of Distance to have the item posted to you.

• Catalogue request didn't work / Couldn't find it on the Catalogue? Complete the Distance Request form instead.

The Distance Library Service can email you scans of books chapters and journal articles. To request a scan complete the Distance request form

The New Zealand Copyright Act allows us to scan a 'reasonable portion' of a publication on your behalf, unfortunately we can not scan whole books or journal issues. Check with the Distance team if you have any questions.

If you live in one of the main centres around New Zealand you may use the local University Library to borrow books.
You will need proof of your enrolment at the University of Otago, and address details to join. 

The New Zealand Libraries which have agreed to share  their collections  are:

• Auckland University of Technology
• University of Waikato
• Massey University
• Victoria University of Wellington
• University of Canterbury
• Lincoln University
• University of Otago