Library FAQs

Borrowing periods

Your student or staff card is also your Library card.

If you don't have a University ID card see Students Services information on Student ID Cards.

The SCU Borrow app allows SCU students and staff to borrow physical books using their smartphone camera while at the Lismore, Gold Coast, or Coffs Harbour libraries.

• Download the App.  Search for “SCU Borrow” in the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). Install the app on your smartphone. Enable location services if prompted.
• Log In. Open the app and press ‘Start’. Log in using your SCU username and password. Press 'Start'
• Borrow Books. Tap the ‘+’ button to begin borrowing. Use your phone’s camera to scan the barcode on each book (usually on the front cover or inside). Tap the ‘+’ button again to add more items.
• Finish and Confirm. Once all items are scanned, press the ‘Finish’ button. A loan receipt will be sent to your SCU email. Press 'close'

Request an item that is either on loan or available at a Southern Cross campus Library for “click and collect’ from your campus library or to be mailed to your home address:

• From the Library collections find the item you would like to request
• Sign in. You must be signed in to make a request
• Click on Availability information (e.g. "Available at Coffs Harbour...")
• Below the locations information choose 'Request item'
• Select pickup location for 'click and collect' or 'home address' to have the item mailed to you

You will be contacted by email when the item becomes available.

SMS service: If we have your mobile phone number and that's your preferred contact, you will also receive an SMS.

'Click and collect' items will be held for 5 days for collection.

Online students located within Australia will default to the 'home address' unless a campus pickup location is selected.

See also information about finding and requesting SCU Theses.

Request a scan of part of an item that is either on loan or available at a Southern Cross campus Library to be emailed to you:

• From the Library collections find the item you would like to request
• Sign in. You must be signed in to make a request
• Click on Availability information (e.g. "Available at Coffs Harbour...")
• Below the locations information choose 'Request scan'
• Enter the details of the section you would like scanned, either chapter/article number or title or page range then 'Send request'
• Your scan will be emailed to you

Please note that the copyright limits apply to scan requests and you must accept the declaration that your request does not exceed copyright limits.

More information about joining the Library is available here:

• Community and visitors
• Alumni
• High Schools

Please contact the Library via email to library@scu.edu.au to make an appointment to register, stating which campus you wish to join.

You will be asked to provide photo ID (preferably your University staff/student ID card) and proof of enrolment or employment from your University.

Reciprocal membership of SCU Library is free and includes access to physical items on campus only. Borrowing privileges are valid until 28th February of the following year, and re-registration is required each year. Processing your registration may take up to 48 hours.

Membership does not include computer access, but reciprocal users can connect via their own device to the eduroam network if their institution participates.

Open University Australia students are not covered under these arrangements however they are welcome to join as a community borrower.

Borrowed items will be automatically renewed, except under any of the following conditions:

• any item you have borrowed is overdue
• the item is reserved by another borrower
• your borrowing rights have been suspended
• the item has already been renewed two times.

After the second renewal, you will receive a reminder notice that an item is due.

Always return items on or before their due date to avoid penalties.
Items can be returned via the chutes outside the entrances of all campus libraries or via post using the Reply Paid service.

Reply Paid 157
SCU Library
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PO Box 157
Lismore NSW 2480

Please note that Reply Paid does not include tracking of your item. Item tracking can be purchased for an additional fee from Australia Post.

If an item you have on loan is reserved by another borrower you will receive a recall notice for that item.

The item due date will be changed to 14 days from the date on which you are notified of the recall, unless the due date is earlier.

Recalls help to provide all clients with fair access to resources. Loan periods for standard items are generous and will be automatically adjusted according to user demand via the recall system.

Email reminder notifications will be sent to your student or staff email address.
These notices are a courtesy only and should not be relied upon when returning materials. Failure to return a borrowed item by the due date may result in loss of borrowing privileges and/or a replacement fee.

Keep track of your loans by logging into My Account

• If an item is not returned after receiving a 'long overdue' notice the user will be billed for the replacement cost of the item.
• Inter-Library loans may incur an overdue fine and/or a replacement fee to the amount invoiced by the lending library.
• Sanctions will apply until the debt is cleared.

Paying fines

• If paying a fine please phone your campus Library.
• Please note: the Library does not take cash.

If you live closer to another University Library, you may wish to join and borrow from them.

Apply in person to the host library, taking proof of current enrolments such as current fees receipt, enrolment details and photo ID. The host institution may impose fees.

More information is available from the University Libraries Australia and New Zealand (ULANZ) website.

For items not at Southern Cross University, the Library can request a loan from another library (inter-library loan) on your behalf. This service is available for all SCU students, staff members, and researchers affiliated with the University.

How to use the Inter-Library loan service

1. When searching the Library collections, click on Sign in on the top right of the screen and follow the prompts.
2. Search for the item you want. TIP: For journal articles and book chapters search for the article or chapter title or search by DOI.
3. If the item is not held at SCU Libraries, or you see no results, click on the Expand my results toggle on the left of your results.
4. Click on the item that you would like to request and select 'Request from another institution' under 'How to get it' OR if your item has not been displayed in the expanded results, click 'Request a nonSCU item at the top of the screen.
5. Check the request details and your delivery location is correct.
6. Tick the Copyright declaration.
7. Click 'send request'.

Renewing an Inter-Library loan

• Not all Inter-Library loans (ILLs) are renewable, check the loan slip in the item.
• If the item is renewable please email your request to the Library.

Delivery

*The timeframes listed are a guide only - we do not guarantee any delivery times.  If an item is posted to you, please allow at least another 3-4 working days for this.

Community membership is available to borrow books and DVDs.

Community members do not have access to Library computers. Those wishing to use the internet or databases are referred to the local public library or to the National Library of Australia's eresources.

Please contact the Library library@scu.edu.au stating which campus you wish to join, to make an appointment.

The School Access Program offers secondary students in Years 10, 11 and 12 the opportunity to join and use the Library at our Lismore and Gold Coast campuses and borrow from our collections.

How to join

Download and complete the School Access Program application form and email library@scu.edu.au to make an appointment to complete your membership.

Further information and contact

Contact your closest campus Library for more information.

Southern Cross University Alumni may register as Library borrowers (on campus) by providing photo ID and proof of Alumni membership. Registration is for a 12-month period and expires on 15 March each year. Please contact the Library, stating which campus you wish to join, and to make an appointment library@scu.edu.au

See also borrowing information and Alumni databases.

SCU Alumni are eligible for free remote access to the Library databases listed below. Access is provided after you register with the Alumni team. User name is your student number (contact the Alumni team alumni@scu.edu.au if you can't remember your student number).

Our libraries are shared spaces used by staff, students, alumni and members of the local community.
When you are visiting our campus libraries we ask that you:

Take care of yourself:

• Use library spaces and equipment in a way that supports your own safety and the safety of others.
• Look after your belongings and avoid leaving your valuables unattended.

Take care of others:

• Respect other library users by keeping noise to appropriate levels, especially in designated quiet study areas.
• Keep to the group booking limits each day and cancel room bookings if you no longer need them.
• Log off and move away from the computers when you have finished using them.

Take care of our spaces:

• Keep our libraries clean and safe. Please remove rubbish and enjoy hot food outside the library.

To help you get the most out of our services and collections, we will:

• Provide you with access to the information and resources you need.
• Provide you with expert advice via chat, phone and email.
• Provide you with access to borrow our physical collections on campus. If you are unable to visit our campuses, we will send physical collection items to your home address with free return postage.
• Send you email and SMS notifications when items are available for collection and reminders to return Library items on time.

To make the most of your Library experience, we ask that you:

• Return your loans on time.
• Take care of the items you borrow from the Library.
• Use Library material for non-commercial purposes related to SCU research, learning and teaching and comply with Copyright Law, vendor and publisher terms of use, and SCU policies.
• Check your University email account and respond to any notices from the Library.
• Engage and communicate with our staff in a respectful and appropriate manner.

Follow the steps below to make Find it @ SCU links automatically appear within Google Scholar in your search results:

1. Go to Google Scholar
2. Click the three horizontal lines (top left) then go to Settings (the cog at the bottom of the list)
3. Click Library links
4. Type in Southern Cross University and click the search button
5. Tick Southern Cross University - Find it @ SCU

If you use EndNote, under Bibliography Manager, select EndNote.

Click Save.

To retain these settings, you must turn on cookies in your browser settings.

To expand the range of databases available to you, you may wish to contact your State Library or get a library card from the National Library of Australia and make use of the eResources provided through this service.

The following databases are also useful.

The NHMRC and ARC have both mandated that research resulting from NHMRC or ARC funding is to be made available on Open Access via the institutional repository, for SCU that is Cross Connect.

The mandates are based on the premise that:

The Australian Government makes a major investment in research to support its essential role in improving the wellbeing of our society. To maximise the benefits from research, publications resulting from research activities must be disseminated as broadly as possible to allow access by other researchers and the wider community.

ARC Open Access Policy 2026.01

From 1 July 2026, the ARC has a new Open Access Policy. This policy applies to all ARC grant schemes that open for application on or after that date. The previous policy applies to all earlier grant schemes (see Other versions for earlier versions of this policy). 

What is covered under this policy?

This policy relates to research outputs arising from ARC funded research including:

• post-print or author-accepted manuscript
• publisher version
• other research outputs, e.g. creative works, if they have undergone external review of an equivalent academic standard.

This policy does not include:

• research data (see Research Data Management)
• pre-prints.

Key requirements for output types

Journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers:

• must be made immediately open access upon publication with no embargo period
• must be licenced with a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence, unless there are Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property considerations (see Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights).

Monographs, edited volumes, book chapters, and research reports:

• must be made open access within 12 months of publication
• it is recommended a CC licence is applied, with a strong preference for CC BY.

Creative works

• open access is strongly encouraged.

Pathways to open access

Repository or green open access

The author accepted manuscript (AAM) can be made available in an institutional repository (i.e. Cross Connect), with CC BY licence. This can be achieved by including the following statement with the manuscript upon submission: "This research was funded in whole or part by The Australian Research Council [grant identification number and DOI]. For the purposes of compliance with the funder's open access policy, the author has applied a CC BY licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission".

Note: Some publishers require the AAM to be subject to an embargo period, which may impact researchers' ability to meet the grant requirements. 

Publisher open access (includes gold, diamond and hybrid open access)

The required creative commons licence must be applied to the research output (e.g. CC BY for journal articles). It is important to check the licencing and open access options provided by a publisher to ensure it meets the ARC's requirements. 

Publisher open access can be facilitated through an open access agreement, provided all conditions of the grant are met. 

Key policy requirements regarding metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs)

• All research outputs, including creative works, must have a DOI and be listed in the Final Report.
• The metadata for all research outputs must be openly accessible in an institutional repository (i.e. Cross Connect) no later than three months from the date of publication of the research outputs.
• The ARC will mint a DOI for all grants awarded.

The Cross Connect team can assist with minting DOIs and adding metadata for research outputs to Cross Connect. 

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights

The new Open Access policy includes provisions to protect Indigenous and Cultural and Intellectual Property rights. See section 4.5.

ARC Open Access Policy Version 2021.1

Any Research Output Published in respect of ARC Funded Research must be made Openly Accessible within a twelve (12) month period from the Publication Date and must include acknowledgement of ARC funding and the ARC Project ID.

• Applies to outputs from funding granted after 1 January 2013
• Applies to books, book chapters and journal articles.

On 2 February 2026 the NHMRC and the MRFF launched their joint Open Science Policy. 

Key requirements for outputs

Under the policy, at least one version of any research paper created as a result of NHMRC and/or MRFF funding must be:

• made immediately open access
• published with a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.

Eligible outputs include

• Preprint
• Author accepted manuscript
• Version of record.

Pathways to open access

Publisher based open access

The version of record is made immediately open access with a CC BY licence. This can be facilitated by the library's open access agreements. 

Note: To meet the intent of the policy hybrid journals are considered compliant if they are part of an open access agreement that enable the payment of an APC to make the individual article open access. 

Repository based open access (green open access)

The author accepted manuscript (AAM) is:

• deposited in an open online repository, i.e. Cross Connect. 
• made immediately open access with a CC BY licence.

The AAM metadata should link to the metadata for the version of record (i.e. the published version).

Authors can retain their right to archive an AAM in Cross Connect when submitting their manuscript to a publisher by including the following statement:

"This research was funded in whole or part by: The National Health and Medical Research Council [grant number(s)]/The Medical Research Future Fund [grant number(s)]/The Medical Research Future Fund [grant number(s)] and National Health and Medical Research Councill [grant number(s)]. For the purposes of open access, the author has applied a CC BY licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission". 

Note: Some publishers require AAMs to be subject to an embargo period, which may not meet the requirements of the grant.

Preprints

A preprint can be made immediately open access with a CC BY licence in a recognised publicly accessible archive or preprint server that links to the published version of record. Authors should be aware that professional scholarly communications sites, file sharing sites, social networking platforms, and pirate sites are not considered compliant under this policy.

The NHMRC and MRFF encourage the posting of preprints of all manuscripts regardless of whether they are choosing to comply with the policy through this route. 

Note: Some publishers place limitations on whether they will accept manuscripts that have already been published as a preprint. 

Key policy requirements for metadata, data and persistent identifiers (PIDs)

• All research outputs created as part of the grant must have an appropriate persistent identified (e.g. DOI) and include the unique NHMRC Grant Identification Number and the Research Organisation Registry Identifier for NHMRC. 
• All researchers who receive funding should have an ORCID.
• Metadata for the research papers must be made open access in an institutional repository as soon as possible, but no later than three months after first online publication.
• Data and associated metadata should adhere to CARE and FAIR principles. 

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights

Research outputs involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities should recognise and protect Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights and consider the ownership, management, use of, access to, and distribution of research results and outputs (see section 4 of the Policy). A more restrictive Creative Commons licence may be considered for these research outputs.

Previous policies

From 1 July 2012 NHMRC mandated:

...any publications arising from an NHMRC supported research project must be deposited into an open access institutional repository within a twelve month period from the date of publication.

• Applies retrospectively
• Publication must include the Grant ID number
• Relates to anything published after 1 July 2012 as a result of an NHMRC grant no matter how old the grant
• Applies to peer-reviewed journal articles only

Read the NHMRC Open Access policy.

APCs are charged by Open Access publishers to cover the costs of publishing instead of raising revenue from subscriptions

The APC will vary usually depending on the impact factor of the journal.

In some cases, this APC may be covered by the Library's Open Access agreements.

The Accepted Manuscript, or post-print, is the final version of your manuscript before publisher markup and after any reviewers comments have been addressed. It is word-for-word identical to the published version.

Some commercial publishers apply an embargo to the Accepted Manuscript.

This will usually be outlined in your author agreement. The Accepted Manuscript can be added to Cross Connect and your SCU Profile where the system will apply an embargo period as per the publisher's requirement.

We are happy to help you interpret your publisher agreement. Email crossconnect@scu.edu.au if you have an enquiry.

To comply with the ARC and NHMRC mandates the Accepted Manuscript must be submitted to Cross Connect and made available on Open Access within 12 months of publishing. Both mandates state that if you are unable to supply an Open Access version of your paper then the metadata i.e. the citation details, must at least must be included in the Institutional Repository.

Different publishers apply different copyright restrictions on their Accepted Manuscripts, Library Systems staff will check the copyright for you and make your Accepted Manuscript available wherever possible.

The Post Print, or Accepted Manuscript, is the final version of your manuscript before publisher markup and after any changes by reviewers. Open policy finder (formerly Sherpa Romeo) provide a list of Publishers allowing the deposition of their published version/PDF in Institutional Repositories.

You can provide Library Systems staff with the Accepted Manuscript by:

• Attach it to your Research Publications submission to DVCR
• Attach it to the publication on your SCU Profile
• Emailing crossconnect@scu.edu.au

You can ensure your rights to post an Accepted Manuscript, if not already permitted, by requesting an addendum to your Author/Publisher agreement. The NHMRC has recommended the following wording to be added to the contract you sign with your publisher;

The Author has the right to archive their version of the article (Word document) after peer-review, with revisions having been made, on their institutional website and their personal website, provided in all cases a link to the journal article on the Publisher web-site is included.

Open resources SCU Library guide - Links and information about open access and open educational resources

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals

DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books

Open policy finder (formerly SHERPA/RoMEO) - for publisher copyright policies and self archiving rules, search by Journal Title

If you wish to have a list rolled over from a previous term, contact the myReadings team.

Note: The list will be rolled over from the last time this unit had a published myReadings list.

If any changes are needed, please give a detailed explanation of the changes requested (an annotated list of what to add or remove).

Please submit all tables of contents or bibliographies for new lists to myreadings@scu.edu.au prior to the deadline.

The Library will:

• check the copyright status of all items
• create the reading lists in myReadings and notify you when the list is complete
• ask for a digitised file for any items not held in the Library if required.

If you wish to have a list rolled over from a previous term, contact the myReadings team.

Note: The list will be rolled over from the last time this unit had a published myReadings list. If any changes are needed, please give a detailed explanation of the changes.

Deadline for submission is the end of Week 4 of the preceding Term.
Email your list to myreadings@scu.edu.au.

2026 deadlines* (week 4 of the previous term):

• Summer Term - 21 November 2025
• Term 1 - 6 February 2026
• Term 2 - 2 April 2026
• Term 3 - 29 May 2026
• Term 4 - 31 July 2026
• Term 5 - 25 September 2026

* You can still submit lists after the deadlines, but we cannot guarantee that they will be available in time for the start of teaching.

Before teaching staff can start using myReadings, there are a few simple steps to follow:

• Contact the myReadings team to arrange training.
• After training, the myReadings team can give you access to the list.
• Accept the email invitation to register as a list publisher.
• If you haven't already done so, set up your profile and login.
• Install the 'bookmarklet' tool to your browser. (See tutorials on Bookmarking and 'My Bookmarks')
• Start collecting bookmarks for books, journal articles, websites, etc - whatever you wish to provide in a list for your students.

myReadings provides students with:

• links directly to key readings, allowing students to spend more time reading items on their lists, rather than searching for them,
• easily identified 'prescribed' readings and optional lecturers' notes,
• the ability to add their own notes to myReadings items, enhancing engagement.

myReadings lists can be customised to suit your needs.

• Create myReadings lists using bookmarks: list creation is dynamic and a variety of resources can be added to a list, including books, ebooks, book chapters, journal articles and webpages.
• Save time and effort: items saved as bookmarks can be used in multiple lists and lists are simple to update.
• Import reading lists via an RIS file: import your readings from EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero or other reference management tools.
• Structure lists in whatever way best suits the unit content: lists can be organised by week, topic, module or resource type.
• Gather valuable data: if you are given publisher or owner access, you can see the analytics dashboard for each of your reading lists. The dashboard shows the number of visits to a list and how many times links to resources have been clicked. Monitor which items on the list are under-used and which are used most often.

Copyright legislation restricts the amount that SCU Library can make available online to 10% or one chapter of a text. MyReadings keeps track of copyrighted material and raises alerts when the University is at risk of breaching copyright.  For more information on copyright, see SCU's Copyright site.

The Assessment, Teaching and Learning Procedure specifies how learning resources best contribute to the Southern Cross Model for student engagement in a unit. This includes the provision that learning resources will not exceed 20 items per unit within a myReadings list and only consist of prescribed learning resources.

Please contact the myReadings team directly by email if you have any questions regarding materials on myReadings.

To help us answer your query quickly, please provide us with:

• Unit code and name
• Term unit is being offered
• Reading number and author
• Details of the problem

To create and manage your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, sign in to Cross Connect and complete your profile information. If you are unable to log in, please contact crossconnect@scu.edu.au to confirm access.

Set up your profile

1. Sign in to Cross Connect.
2. Select Edit Profile.
3. Complete or update the information in the following sections.

Profile
Add or update:

• Identifiers, including Scopus and Web of Science (WOS)
• Register or Connect your ORCID iD
• Upload professional profile photo

About
Add or update:

• Research topics, including relevant keywords or FoR codes. After typing a keyword, select Add 'keyword' to add it, or select the FoR code from the dropdown list.
• Links

Biography and expertise
To add or update your biography, email it to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

Keep your biography to a maximum of 250 words, written in a professional tone. Where relevant, structure it using these sub-headings: Biography, Research, Teaching, Other.

Honours
Add relevant Honours, if applicable. For Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) awards, these can be listed as Honours, but must also be entered as Activities for SoLT reporting.

Education
Add education details if you would like them displayed on your profile.

Affiliations
Your current Southern Cross University affiliations are automatically added and updated from the University's HR system. You can also add previous or current affiliations with other organisations.

Contact details
Your SCU contact information is automatically added and updated from the HR system.

Proxies
You only need to add a proxy if you would like another person to edit your profile on your behalf.

Notifications
Update your Notifications if you do not want to receive emails from your SCU Profile on Cross Connect.

Make your profile public

Once you have completed your profile:

1. Select < Back to preview your profile.

2. If your profile is not live yet, the "make your profile public?" banner will appear at the top of your screen. Select it to request activation.
3. Alternatively, email crossconnect@scu.edu.au to request a public profile.

What happens next

The Cross Connect team will activate your profile and import your publications. For further information, see Cross Connect and SCU Profiles.  

If you have any questions or need assistance with your SCU Profile, contact crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

How do I add an output to my SCU Profile on Cross Connect?

To add an output to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, sign in and submit the output using Add Output/Activity.

If the output is already listed in Cross Connect, do not create a duplicate record. Instead, you can flag the existing output as SoLT by sending a message from the output record. See How do I flag an existing output as a Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) output on my SCU Profile in Cross Connect?

Add a new output

1. Sign in to Cross Connect using your SCU username and password.
2. Select Add Output/Activity.
3. Select Output.

Complete the submission

1. What are you submitting?

• Select the output type from the list of options, such as a review, article, or proceeding.

2. Search

• If you have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), enter it in the Title or DOI box, and the system will attempt to auto-populate the article details.
• If you do not have a DOI, enter the title.

3. Add your files

• Add the Accepted Manuscript or other Creative Commons (CC) licensed files.
• Do not add the published version of an article unless it is Creative Commons (CC) licensed.

4. Describe it

• Enter the full title, topics, co-authors, abstract, and any other fields as applicable for this output type. The field can be left blank.

5. Specify

• Enter the publication status, dates, DOI, and any other fields as applicable. The field can be left blank.

6. Relations

• Search for or add any related grants.

7. Review

• Select the tickbox to agree to the terms and conditions.
• Select + Add notes or instructions for this output and type one of the following notes, depending on the SoLT category for this output:
• Please flag as: Scholarly reviews – SoLT
• Please flag as: Original research – SoLT
• Please flag as: Evidence based practice – SoLT
• Review the remaining submission summary and select Submit.

What happens next

Your output will be sent to the Cross Connect team to review the metadata before it's added to your SCU Profile. For outputs flagged as SoLT, once approved, the output will also appear under the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching facets within Cross Connect and be included in Southern Cross University's institutional reporting of SoLT activities.

To flag an existing output as a Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) output on your SCU Profile in Cross Connect, sign in to Cross Connect and send a message from the record requesting the appropriate SoLT tag.

Check whether the output has already been flagged

1. Sign in to Cross Connect using your SCU username and password.
2. Find the output in your list of publications and click the title to see the output details.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the details.
4. Check the Local Field information.

If the output has already been flagged as one of the following SoLT categories, no further action is required:

• Original research – SoLT
• Scholarly reviews – SoLT
• Evidence-based practice – SoLT

Request a SoLT tag

1. Locate the output in your list of publications.
2. Select the three dots (⋮) next to the output.
3. Select Messages.
4. Send one of the following messages (depending on the SoLT category of the output):

• Please flag as: Original research – SoLT
• Please flag as: Scholarly reviews – SoLT
• Please flag as: Evidence-based practice – SoLT

What happens next?

The Cross Connect team will review your request and apply the requested SoLT tag to the output.

Once updated, the output will:

• Appear under the relevant Scholarship of Learning and Teaching category filter in Cross Connect.
• Be included in Southern Cross University's institutional reporting of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching activities.

To add a Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) activity to your SCU Profile in Cross Connect, sign in to Cross Connect, create a new activity, and select “Scholarship of Learning & Teaching” as the Activity Category.

Create the activity

1. Sign in to Cross Connect using your SCU username and password.
2. Select Add Output/Activity.
3. Select Activity.
4. Enter an activity title that clearly describes the activity.
5. Select Scholarship of Learning & Teaching from the Activity Category list.
6. Select the most appropriate SoLT category from the Activity Type list.
7. Select Save Draft.

If Scholarship of Learning and Teaching categories are not available in the Activity Type list, ensure Scholarship of Learning & Teaching has been selected as the Activity Category.

Complete the activity record

After saving the draft, add the remaining activity details, including:

• Start and end dates
• Course information, where relevant
• Keywords
• A description of the activity
• Scholarship of Learning and Teaching attributes
• Fields of Education (values to a total of 100)
• Supporting files and links
• Associated academics and their roles
• Associated organisations
• Location details
• Related research outputs

When uploading files, do not include third-party copyright material. If you are unsure, contact copyright@scu.edu.au. 

Publish the activity

Once all details have been entered:

1. Return to the top of the form.
2. Use the Preview option to review the activity.
3. Make any required changes.
4. Select Make Public and confirm.

The activity will then appear on your SCU Profile.

What happens next?

Your activity will automatically appear under the Scholarship of Learning & Teaching tab of your SCU Profile.

All Scholarship of Learning and Teaching activities are included in reports sent to the relevant Associate Dean (Education) or Head of Work Unit for approval. Once approved, the activity will also be included in Southern Cross University's institutional reporting for Scholarship of Learning and Teaching activities.

To add a media mention to your SCU Profile in Cross Connect, email the details of the media mention to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

Include:

• The title of the media mention
• Publication, media outlet, or platform name
• Date of publication or broadcast
• A link to the media mention, if available

Please indicate if this media mention is an example of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) Engagement and Contribution to Communities. For guidance, see How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements.

To add a grant to your SCU Profile on Cross Connect, email the grant details to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

Include:

• The grant title
• The grant ID, if available
• The names of all investigators
• The role of each investigator
• A link to the grant information, if available

Please indicate if this grant is an example of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) Scholarly Collaboration and Activity (per How to showcase your Learning and Teaching achievements).

To add a Masters or PhD thesis to your SCU Profile, email the thesis details to crossconnect@scu.edu.au.

Include the following information in your email:

• The thesis title
• A link to the thesis, if available
• Any information that will help identify the thesis

Please indicate if the thesis should be tagged as Higher Level Qualification – Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) in accordance with SCU's guidance on showcasing Learning and Teaching achievements.

To flag multiple outputs as Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) outputs in Cross Connect, identify the outputs that require a SoLT tag and email the list to crossconnect@scu.edu.au, specifying the appropriate SoLT category for each output.

Find outputs that require a SoLT tag

1. Open the Outputs list in Cross Connect.
2. Enter your name in the search box.
3. Use the filters on the left. Under Author/Creator, select your name to view outputs associated with you.

To view outputs that have already been flagged as SoLT:

1. Use the filters on the left to select the relevant SoLT category or categories under Scholarship of Learning & Teaching.

To view outputs that have not been flagged as SoLT:

1. Under Scholarship of Learning & Teaching, hover over each SoLT category.
2. Select the exclude icon (a circle with a diagonal line through it) next to each category.
3. The remaining results will show outputs that do not currently have a SoLT tag.

Request SoLT tags

Copy the output titles or take a screenshot of the outputs you would like flagged, and email them to crossconnect@scu.edu.au. For each output, indicate the appropriate SoLT category:

• Original research – SoLT
• Scholarly reviews – SoLT
• Evidence-based practice – SoLT

What happens next?

The Cross Connect team will review your request and apply the requested SoLT tag. Once updated, the outputs will:

• Appear under the relevant Scholarship of Learning and Teaching category filter in Cross Connect.
• Be included in Southern Cross University's institutional reporting of Scholarship of Learning and Teaching activities.

To check whether your outputs are flagged as Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT) on Cross Connect, look at the Local Field in an individual output's details, or use the Scholarship of Learning & Teaching filters in the Outputs list to review multiple outputs at once.

Check an individual output

1. Browse to the output from your SCU Profile or the Outputs list on Cross Connect.
2. Select the output's title to open the full record.
3. Scroll to the Details section.
4. Select Show the rest.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the details.

If the Local Field shows SoLT information, the output has been flagged as SoLT.

View all your outputs flagged as SoLT

1. Open the Outputs list on Cross Connect.
2. Enter your name in the search box to narrow the results.
3. In the filters on the left, select the checkbox next to your name under Author/Creator. This returns all your outputs in Cross Connect.
4. Under Scholarship of Learning & Teaching, select the checkboxes for the SoLT categories you want to view.

View your outputs that have NOT been flagged as SoLT

1. Follow steps 1–3 above to filter to your outputs.
2. Under Scholarship of Learning & Teaching, hover over each SoLT category and select the circle-with-diagonal-line icon to exclude it. This removes all outputs with a SoLT tag from the results.

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• the vendor or publisher's terms and conditions of use
• Australian Copyright law
• the University's Copyright Policy
• the University's Information Technology Conditions of Use Policy.

While these terms and policies can be complex, there are simple things you can do to ensure you comply with these conditions:

• use Library material for non-commercial purposes related to SCU research, learning and teaching
• do not provide access to Library materials or share your log in with any other person
• do not upload, ingest or input any Library materials into AI tools unless permitted by the publisher or vendor
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