Pathway Te Huarahi: Using the LIbrary

Use your current student ID to borrow from the Library collections and to use the print, copy or scan facilities.

The Library search system (catalogue) is called LIbrary Search Ketu. It searches the online and physical Library collections (e.g. books, journal and magazine articles, films and documantaries, academic journals and popular magazines, conference proceedings and newspapers).

You can borrow up to 100 items for up to 12 weeks (for standard loan books). Some books are restricted to 7 day, 3 day or 2 hour loan - these details are will be outlined in Library Search (the Library Search system).

Once you have found the information for a book in Library Search | Ketu, how do you find it on the Library shelves?

Machines like this are available in all the Uni Libraries and you'll need your student ID card to use them.
If you've borrowed a book from a Reserve collection (2 hour loan), remember to use this machine in the Reserve collection to return the book too.

All the University of Otago Libraries have group study rooms that you can book online.
You can book them up to 7 days in advance and for 3 hours at a time.
Log in to the Resource Booker system with your student email and password.

Instructions on the Resource Booker web page.

University of Otago Libraries: Name, map, opening hours.

Access opening hours for each University of Otago Library.

Talk to a Library staff online.
Hours: 8:30am–5pm, Mon-Fri