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TAFE NSW Hunter & Central Coast Libraries – Holiday Hours

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Happy Holidays from all library staff!

merry christmas

read a book in the sun

TAFE NSW Hunter & Central Coast Libraries are open on varied hours from 10 December 2018 to 1 February 2019. Library hours are subject to changes, so please check library holiday hours before you visit:

http://huntertafe.libguides.com/hours

 

You are welcome to visit any TAFE NSW Library if your usual location is closed. To find a Hunter & Central Coast library near you, go to:

https://huntertafe.libguides.com/library-locations

catch up on some summer reading

Be relaxed and recharge with a good book! Staff and continuing students are welcome to borrow over the holidays. Every TAFE library has a selection of fiction, cooking and lifestyle books, biographies, classics, magazines and DVDs. See the latest issue of Relax & Enjoy for holiday reading ideas:

https://huntertafe.libguides.com/news/newsletters

Key Dates

Monday 10 December 2018- Friday 21 December 2018 Libraries are open at variable hours and for Enrolment Information Sessions at some locations
Monday 24 December 2018 – Friday 4 January 2019 All libraries and locations are closed for the TAFE NSW Christmas Vacation period
Monday 7 January 2019 – Friday 1 February 2019 Libraries are open at variable hours and for Enrolment Information Sessions at some locations
Monday 28 January 2019 All libraries and locations are closed on the Australia Day Public Holiday
Monday 4 February 2019 Regular library hours resume for start of Term 1 2018

I didn’t know that …

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… TAFE students can get Microsoft Office 365 for free!

You will need your:

  • TAFE NSW username and password (you can obtain this from Library Staff or Student Services).
  • TAFE NSW email address to verify your enrolment (your.username@tafensw.net.au).

Office 365 Free Student Access

Once you have these details:

  1. Visit office.com/getoffice365 and enter your TAFE NSW email address.  Enter other details as required by Microsoft.
  2. You will then be prompted to access your TAFE email account – do this by going to the Student TAFE Portal –  click on the link in the email Microsoft have sent you.
  3. Follow the prompts on how to install the software on your computer.  Tip: Make sure you have good network access when you install as the data is large and will take time to download.

Now use the Office 365 products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.  Free access to Office 365 finishes when you complete your course or are no longer enrolled.

Choice Magazine Online

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Don’t end up with a lemon car, microwave, solar panels, or bed … get informed before you buy.

Staff and students can access Choice – the magazine produced by the Australian Consumers’ Association.  Just log in with your TAFE Username and Password.

Choice produces articles on the extensive product testing that they have completed on new products.  Articles are written without bias.  Choice also investigates and writes about consumer issues.

There is also a dedicated magazine – Choice Computer – for computer issues concerning consumers.  Again just log in with your TAFE Username and Password.

So get the facts before you go shopping and avoid the sour taste of a dodgy product!