Subscription services: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Membership

What is a Central Library subscription?
Does my school/institution need to join?
How does my school join?
What does membership cost?
When does our subscription expire?
Can we pay pro-rata for part of the year?

Passwords

Who needs one?
Where do I obtain a password?

Membership

What is a Central Library subscription?

This package gives Queensland schools access to:

Individual teachers should register online with Library Services to borrow resources from the Curriculum and Professional collections.

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Does my school/institution need to join?

Yes, if it is an independent or catholic school in Queensland and wishes to use the Curriculum and Professional library collections.

No, if it is an EQ school.

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How does my school join?

All Education Queensland schools are enrolled in Central Library at no charge.

Staff at Queensland independent schools should contact ISQ on telephone +61 7 3228 1515 to arrange their school's subscription.

Staff at Queensland catholic schools should contact their local diocese to arrange their school's subscription.

Australian interstate or overseas schools are not eligible.

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What does membership cost?

Central Library is free for EQ schools.

Queensland independent and catholic schools should contact the independent schools Queensland and their local diocesan office for details of subscription costs.

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When does our subscription expire?

The subscription year is from 1 February till 31 January.

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Can we pay pro-rata for part of the year?

For schools which have not previously been members, there are pro-rata charges for Central Library subscriptions after the end of July in their first year of membership.

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Passwords

Areas with a blue lock Blue lock: Department of Education and Training users only. are restricted to DET staff serving the Education Portfolio only. Access to locked sites from EQ schools and DET offices connected to the departmental network does not require a password. Access from elsewhere is password protected.

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Where do I obtain a password?

Departmental staff can access Library Services password information via the Department of Education and Training Intranet (EdInfo) under Services, Passwords (accessible from an EQ computer connected to the administrative network).

Registered supply teachers can obtain the password from the principal of a school at which they supply teach. Provision of the password to teachers on extended leave is at the discretion of the principal of the school at which they last taught.

Password information is also located on Departmental payslips dated fortnight ending 30th March 2008.

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Last updated: April 2009