Library Supports

Undergraduate students registered with the Disability Service normally have the same borrowing entitlement as other undergraduate students. Where this is requested by the Disability Service, students may be granted Special Borrowing Privileges, equivalent to postgraduate borrowing rights.

This currently allows eligible students, subject to their Library account being in good standing, to borrow up to 50 General Lending items for an initial 12-week loan period, as well as consult up to 50 consultation-only or non-borrowable inter-library-loan items and borrow two Short Loan items. The Disability Service will notify the Library where this support is required.  Read our Disability Loan Policy, or ask at the Main Enquiries desk in the Boland Library. Read the Library’s current borrowing entitlements

The Library provides a range of study environments designed to support different sensory preferences and ways of working. These include individual and shared study rooms, enclosed pod desks, high-backed seating with natural light, transition spaces and shared sensory rooms.

Students can use the Library’s virtual tours and 3D floorplans to explore spaces in advance. Tailored sensory tours are also available for neurodivergent students, individually or in small groups. These tours can identify features such as lighting, typical noise levels, sensory pods and study cubicles.

Most sensory spaces are available to all students. Assistive Technology and Information Centre (ATIC) areas are available to students registered with the Disability Service.

Find out more, including how to request a sensory tour, on the Library’s Inclusive Library page.