St Benedict's Library, Sydney Campus, Broadway

St Benedict’s Library occupies most of one wing of the main building on the Sydney Campus Broadway. It is situated in what was formerly St. Benedict’s School-Hall, constructed between 1888 and 1889 in the Gothic style on Abercrombie Street, adjacent to St. Benedict’s Church.  The two teaching orders to be involved at Broadway were the Marist Brothers and the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

During the twentieth century various internal modifications were made to the building. The University has since undertaken extensive renovations in a manner that is both sympathetic to its heritage and conducive to a contemporary library and information service. A distinctive feature of the upper level of the Library, for example, is its magnificent restored scissor-beam timber roof.

This Library supports teaching and research associated with the Sydney Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Law, Philosophy and Theology. It is one of six Notre Dame libraries located around Australia that together comprise the University Library. From 2008 it will also be one of two Notre Dame libraries in Sydney. The new Darlinghurst Medical Library will support teaching and research associated with the Sydney Schools of Medicine and Nursing.

St Benedict’s Library occupies two levels.  Entry to and exit from the Library occurs on the lower level - level 3 via the lift or stairs in building NDS2. On this lower level is the Reference and Circulation Desk, the print periodicals collection, a casual reading area, online catalogue terminals, study desks and desktop computers.  This level of the Library houses print and audiovisual resources for the Sydney Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Philosophy and Theology.  The second level of the Library houses additional study desks, desktop computers and photocopier-printers. This level contains print-based resources for the Sydney School of Law.

The Library also contains areas in which students can gather for brief informal discussions. However, the Library is primarily a place for quiet study and research and is not a suitable venue for extended audible conversations. The Sydney Campus offers various alternative locations for those purposes.

 

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