Reference services – City of Joondalup

Library services for jobseekers

City of Joondalup libraries have a variety of resources to help job seekers of all ages.

Book collection

The Libraries’ Business, Finance and Careers section has a selection of quality resources to assist in the development of resumes, tips about applying for jobs and other useful resources for all job seekers. You can search for items through the library catalogue.

Online resources

The City libraries offer a range of online training courses that can assist you to improve your work-related skills. There are hundreds of available courses including tutorials on using software such as Word and Excel, as well as skills such as office administration, book-keeping and working in a team. If you need a CV/resume you can access several sites that will assist you with writing it.

Computers and other facilities

Computers, scanning and printing facilities are available at all Library branches.

Newspapers at the library

Copies of The West Australian, The Sunday Times and The Australian are purchased daily for the public to read at Duncraig, Woodvale and Whitford libraries and the Reference area at Joondalup, the Joondalup Library purchases The West Australian. Newspapers are kept for a limited time only.

The Reference area of the Joondalup Library also purchases a range of news magazines and the International Express from the UK. All newspapers are held for two months.

Copies of Perth Now are available from the libraries until stock runs out. Microfilm and searchable PDF copies of local community newspapers are available in the Reference and Local History area at Joondalup Library.

In print

Perth Now
The West Australian
The Sunday Times
The Australian
Australian Financial Review
The Guardian Weekly
International Express (UK)

Online

Library members can search and read online copies of The West Australian from 2004 and The Sunday Times from January 2017. Issues are available the day after publication.

The text content only of a number of Australian newspapers can be accessed through the Libraries’ subscription to the Informit databases. This access includes the text content of the older issues of The Australian and Financial Review.

The British Newspaper Archive contains over 72,300,000 pages of British and many previous British colonies’ newspapers dating from the 1700s.

To access the online subscriptions:

Log into the Library catalogue.
Select Online Resources.
Log in to your library account.
To access The West Australian and The Sunday Times, scroll through the alphabetical list of resources or select Newspapers and Magazines from the Category listing.
To access the Informit databases, scroll through the alphabetical list of resources or select Databases from the Category listing.
To access the British Newspaper Archive, scroll through the alphabetical list of resources or select Family History from the Category listing.
Follow the login directions for your selected resource.

All online resources are available to City of Joondalup Libraries’ members. Not a member? Join now and gain immediate access to online resources.

Joondalup library – Reference collection

Short-term loans from the Reference Collection

The majority of the Reference collection is now available for loans of one week, adding over 5,000 additional volumes to the Libraries’ adult non-fiction available for loan.

You may borrow up to two items at a time, you will need to collect and return the items to Joondalup Reference Library, and there are no online renewals or reservations.

For further information view the library catalogue.

Reference Collection

The Joondalup Library reference collection is located on the lower ground floor of Joondalup Library. It has a broad collection of print materials including extensive resources on Western Australia.

Much of the collection is suitable for students from secondary school onward, and some resources are also suitable for younger children.

The collection includes the following items:

Reference books
Specialist journals and magazines
Dictionaries – both English and foreign language
ATAR revision resources including study guides and past exam papers and solutions
Local and international newspapers
Maps, atlases and street directories.
Genealogy collection

Staff are available to assist with academic and personal enquiries.

A wide variety of online resources are also available.

Online and print resources for students of all ages

The Libraries provide a wide range of resources for students and researchers of all ages, including well-stocked Reference and Local History collections located at Joondalup, non-fiction collections at all the libraries and online junior and adult non-fiction databases, encyclopaedias and other resources.

Guides to student resources:

Information on the print and online resources available to students is available from the following guides:

Study and Research Resources Brochure (for senior secondary students and older)

Homework Help (for pre-primary to junior secondary students)

Online resources

The Libraries subscribe to a wide range of online resources suitable for students and researchers of all ages. The online resources include children’s educational programs, databases, online training, language tuition, Choice, the Britannica encyclopaedia and a range of genealogical research tools.

Access to online resources is available using your library membership number. If you’re not already a Library member, you can join online and immediately gain access to the majority of them.

More information about online resources is available here, and you can access the resources through the Online Resources link on the Library Catalogue using your library membership number and password.

Print resources

Resources for younger students

All four branches of the Joondalup Libraries have collections of engaging and informative junior non-fiction, ideally suited to assisting students to complete homework assignments and project work.

Resources for older students

Adult, young adult and junior non-fiction collections are available at all library branches.

Reference collection

Most of the 5,000 items in the Joondalup Reference Collection are now available for seven-day loan.

The Reference collection includes a comprehensive set of ATAR exam papers, revision guides and exam questions, an up-to-date book collection and access to a wide variety of online resources to assist with your assignments, revision and study during the year.

The book collection includes resources relevant to all areas of the secondary curriculum and all ATAR subjects.

Research guides

Subject guides to the Libraries’ resources are now available for download. Just select the subject area of interest from those below:

Subject Guide – Literature, English and Drama

Subject Guide – Humanities, Arts and Social Science

Subject Guide – Science

ATAR course revision and exam preparation resources

The Reference collection includes a wide range of course revision and exam-preparation resources for the following ATAR subjects:

Maths (Specialist, Methods and Applications)
English and English Literature
Drama
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Human Biology
Physical Education
Psychology
Accounting and Finance
Economics
Modern History
Politics and Law
Psychology
Geography.

This collection includes some material that is available for loan and other works that are restricted to use in the Reference section of the Joondalup Library, which is open seven days per week.

Study spaces and facilities

The Reference area and collection, located on the lower ground floor at the City’s Joondalup library, provides a quiet study and research environment with free WiFi, a variety of seating, internet access and two bookable small-group study rooms.

All City of Joondalup Libraries have a variety of spaces for students to study in.

Exam supervision

Exam supervision (not invigilation) is available in the Reference area. Applications should be made at least two weeks prior to the date of the exam.