The University welcomes members of the community to its library. 
Freely available onsite facilities and services include:
- online catalogue
- JCU webpages
- JCU ePrints - research publications produced by JCU staff and post-graduate students
- directional and simple reference enquiries are available
- extensive reference collection
- print and electronic collections of books, journals, microforms and audiovisual resources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics publications and census data
- selected Commonwealth and Queensland publications including statutes and parliamentary materials
- library instructional programs and printed subject and user guides including family history
- electronic resources may be available on a mediated and needs basis, subject to licence conditions
- North Qld archives and special collections including 40,000+ picture archives (by arrangement)
- study facilities may be utilised
- school group visits (Library Services for Schools)
Library borrower membership is available to members of the community and may be subject to a fee. For more information see Borrowing or contact Lending Services (phone 4781 6870).
Other fee-based services available are photocopying, interlibrary loans and binding. Details are available on request.
Services are provided through the Cairns Campus Library (Smithfield) and the
Townsville Campus Library (Douglas).
For further details, visit the Library and Computing Services web site.
Or contact the Director, Information Services, (07) 4781 4472.
If this information is inadequate, incorrect, or can be improved in any way, please let us know