Borrowing and collections

Borrowing and collections

Using the Library and our resources

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Learning and research resources

Explore Library resources relevant to your study and research areas, such as databases, books, journals, multimedia and standards.

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Library membership terms and conditions

Library membership information, including limits and loan periods for RMIT students, staff, alumni and external visitors.

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Holds, renewals, returns and overdues

Essential information about borrowing, reserving, renewing and returning library loans, including disputed returns.

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Get resources from off-site collections and other libraries

How to request resources from CAVAL Archival and Research Materials Centre (CARM2) storage, or from Australian and overseas libraries.

Accessing our unique collections

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University Archives

RMIT University Archives is an ever-growing repository of records that tell the story of how the institution has evolved from the Working Men's College in 1887 to the global university of today.

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Special Collections

Our Special Collections include valuable and vulnerable items due to their format, history, price or provenance.

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Digitised Collections

This collection contains all of the materials RMIT Library has in digital format, including hard-copy resources and formats that have been digitised to preserve them for future generations.

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RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection

Explore a resource of global cinema and television, with a focus on Australian screen theory and history.

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RMIT Art Collection

View modern and contemporary Australian art, highlighting RMIT’s creative contributions and legacy.

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RMIT Design Archives

Discover a unique collection documenting design practice, reflecting Melbourne's design innovation and history.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures