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Victorian Government Library Service: Quality Information, Better Decisions

Resource

Do you need help finding the right information to support evidence informed practice/policy? Why not contact the Victorian Government Library Service?

Who are we?

The Victorian Government Library Service (VGLS) is the sole provider of library services to all VPS staff. We collect materials generated by, and relevant to, the VPS and Victorian Government. We are the only archive of publications produced by Victorian government departments and agencies.

Our collection of over 400,000 books and reports and online legal and subject databases covers all portfolios – health, education, law, social science, government, economics, HR, management, agriculture, science, transport, innovation and infrastructure.

What can we do for you?

Your department pays for the service on your behalf so there are no fees or cost codes required to use our service.

Research

  • Our experienced librarians will find you current and historical evidence informed information for you on any topic relevant to your work.
  • We can advise you on who the experts are in your field of interest.

Lending

  • We can lend you books and reports in hard copy and online to support your work.
  • You can search our collection of journal articles and books from any internet device and order your books online by logging into our website.
  • We can source books or articles from any university, state, government, parliamentary and national library in Australia.

Alerts

  • We provide you with updates on new articles/publications/journal contents on topics relevant to your work.
  • You can get emails when new results for topics relevant to your work show up.

Training

  • We provide scheduled and customised training sessions on how to use our resources.

How to contact us

Online: Access our services and resources at https://library.intranet.vic.gov.au

Phone: 1800 742 733

Email: vgls@dtf.vic.gov.au