Arts Digital : Audio-Visual Library

Location: Arts Digital level 2, Brennan MacCallum building

This is a closed-access reference audio-visual library and its purpose is to support the learning of languages other than English and English as a Second Language within the University of Sydney.

Staff and students from the University of Sydney may use the Arts Digital audio-visual library. Resources are shelved and used in the Self Study room, no loans are available.

These facilities are provided for your use:

• Autonomous learning interactive multimedia language materials on computers
• Interactive autonomous language learning materials on audio cassettes, videos, DVDs & CD-ROMs.
• Live multilingual satellite television broadcasts
• Recordings of some lectures

English as a Second language

The A/V library provides access to interactive self paced learning multimedia kits for students of English as a 2nd language:

Of particular interest may be the pronunciation, listening and speech practice resources. Much of the material is specific to Australian situations, speech and idioms.

Those interested in learning more about how to use the English as a second Language resources may book into information sessions.

Please email the Librarian to book into a session.

Curriculum Language Materials

These include audio and video recordings which are used in the undergraduate language courses offered by the Faculty of Arts.

To assist language students the A/V library holds a collection of self-teaching courses and reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, grammar handbooks, atlases, etc. Some recorded lectures are also available.

All materials are generally available from the computers located in the Self Study on level 2.

University course languages include:

Non-Curriculum Language Materials

In addition to curriculum materials the library also maintains a collection of self-teaching audio-visual kits in over 100 languages. These are available to all students and staff from the University of Sydney.

Audio-visual Library: Opening Hours