The Cyril Golding Library is in Building 7. It can be accessed:
Monday to Sunday: 6.00 am to midnight
You will need a swipe card to enter the library outside our staffed hours (below).
To get an access card, please bring your current CQUniversity student card to the library desk during our staffed hours. If the library is unstaffed, access cards can be obtained from the front desk in the Leo Zussino Building (Building 3) between 8.30 am and 4.45 pm, Monday to Friday.
If you have trouble with library access, please phone Security on 0418 792 982.
You can get in-person assistance at the library desk during our staffed hours:
Monday to Friday: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (except public holidays) **see changes to staffed hours on specific dates, highlighted below
Library will be unstaffed on Monday 26 September from 2.00 pm
Library will be unstaffed on Friday 30 September from 2.00 pm
Library will be unstaffed on Monday 3 October due to Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
(access available with after hours access card on all of the above dates, 6.00 am to midnight)
Borrowing and returning print books
Textbooks, class sets, and items on hold are available during our staffed hours (above).
The rest of the print collection is available whenever the library is accessible.
You can borrow books at the desk during our service hours, or by contacting TaSAC. You will need your student ID card to borrow.
You can return books using the return chute inside the library at the front desk, or next to the main entry doors. Please be aware it may take longer for books to be processed and removed from your library account, as we are quarantining items to ensure the safety of students and staff.
If you are unable to come to the campus due to Covid-19, you can request items only available in print via Library Search and have them delivered to your home address within Australia. Students will be provided a prepaid envelope to return the items. This service is free, courtesy of the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). You will also be provided additional loan days for transit time.
Study rooms can be booked by current students and staff for 2 hours per day. Check availability and book online.
Students and staff can access the Library's online services and collections any time. You can explore the extensive range of eBooks and eJournals via Library Search.
You can access library and technology help online.