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Library & Information Services

Bishop Druitt College Information Services encompasses the resources, services and facilities offered by the library, and the online resources that are made available via the college website and the BDC eLearning site. Our library and its associated information services aim to underpin resource-based teaching and learning in Bishop Druitt College from K-12 and to promote literacy and a love of reading, information skills and independent learning.

We provide resources and a comfortable environment for:

Research - especially to find information needed for assignments and also to broaden and deepen understanding of class topics

• Reading for pleasure and building literacy skills
• Personal development
• Recreation
• Independent and collaborative study

The library can also provide assistance with information skills, assignment preparation, internet use, digital video editing and a range of other software applications. 

Our resources and facilities include:

• A large collection of fiction and information books for research and recreational reading
• Periodicals for interest, information, issues and current affairs
• ClickView online educational video files
• Computers for access to files, preparation of assignments, internet, multimedia and editing digital video and music
• Areas for large and small class groups, collaborative study groups and individual reading and study
• Photocopying and printing
• Teacher resources and textbooks
• Displays of students' work

Opening Times

You are most welcome to visit the library from 7.45 am - 4.30 pm, excluding morning recess, Monday to Thursday and 7.45 am - 4.00 pm on Fridays. 

Please be aware that staff meetings do occur on some Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. 

Contacts

Phone: 0266515644 ext. 207
Email: library@bdc.nsw.edu.au 
Ask the librarian

Online Resources

• Bibliography online generator 

Library Catalogues

• BDC Library Catalogue
• Coffs Harbour Libraries
• Clarence Regional Libraries
• State Library of NSW
• National Library of Australia

Encyclopedias

• World Book Encyclopedia Online

Newspaper Subscriptions

Read The Daily Newspaper Online

Available only while on the BDC campus. You can also search for articles from the last 3 years:

• The Sydney Morning Herald
• The Age
• The Australian Financial Review

Search Journal Article and other Databases

• JSTOR - International journal articles and book chapters
• Coffs Harbour City Library eResources - Free membership number required
• Clarence Regional Libraries Online Databases - Free membership number required
• State Library of NSW eResources - Complete a free online membership application here
• National Library of Australia - including access to the Trove Australian historical collections - Complete a free online membership application here
• New Internationalist - Articles on social justice and environmental issues
• Google Scholar - Some full-text academic article content

Video Resources

• ClickView Online videos - Access to thousands of educational videos and TV programs - use your normal school login
• YouTube

Community Links

Most local council websites publish a range of useful information about their local area and have online community information directories:

• City of Coffs Harbour
• Bellingen Shire Council
• Nambucca Shire Council
• Heath NSW website - Health information for students and the community

Assignment Assistance 

• Steps to success
• Common assignment terms and their meanings
• Text types

Searching the Internet

• Search tips
• Checking the trustworthiness of websites

Collecting Relevant Information

• Working with a task scaffold
• Making notes

Creating a bibliography - full details

• Bibliography online generator
• CiteMaker free app for Chrome
• Referencing
• Read Aloud app for Chrome

Creating your final product

• Reports and Essays
• Using information fairly and avoiding plagiarism
• Information presentation tools
• Working with images
• Visual presentation tips

Computer Device Purchase Plan

We have been very fortunate to have formed a partnership with Coffs Computers around our ' bring your own device' (BYOD) program for students in Years 7 - 12. Coffs Computers will sell devices suitable for this program at a very competitive price to members of the BDC community through an online shop front.

Parents/carers will be able to choose their child's year group and purchase the stage requirements for that year based on the list that the college has provided. Coffs Computers will then organise delivery or collection in store with you directly. Please purchase required devices early, so that they are ready for the start of the school year.

The benefits of buying from the online portal with Coffs Computers are:

Accessing The Device Purchasing Portal

To access the BDC computer purchasing portal please take the red link below and then click on the text below the BDC logo and enter the password BYOD. Please click the blue link below for further instructions and help in using the portal. 

Please note that parents and carers are not required to purchase from this portal, and may decide to purchase a device from a vendor of their own choosing.