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03 Jul 2012
EndNote Basics (Windows) - Thursday 5 July - places available --
Thursday 5 July 2012, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Dulcie Hollyock Room, ground floor Baillieu Library.
Bookings essential. Link to bookings here
This 2 hour session includes a 90 minute introductory presentation covering the basics of EndNote X5 bibliographic software:
- navigating the program interface
- setting up Groups
- exporting records from databases
- attaching full-text articles
- working with MS Word.
The presentation will be followed by an optional 30 minute question and answer session.
Enrolment open to all University of Melbourne staff and graduate students
02 Jul 2012
Architecture and Planning Library Move -- The Architecture Building and Planning Library has closed and is transferring to the Eastern Resource Centre.
The Leighton Irwin Architecture, Building and Planning Library closed 29th June, 2012. The collections and staff will begin relocating from the 2nd July to the Eastern Resources Centre.
They will reopen in their new location on the 2nd floor of the ERC in the week beginning 16th July 2012.
28 Jun 2012
Architectural archives exhibition in the Baillieu -- For the Melbourne Open House festival and the University's Cultural Treasures festival, the University of Melbourne Archives has prepared an exhibition featuring some of Melbourne's most iconic buildings.
The exhibition shows historic drawings, plans and documents detailing buildings that will be open during the Open House festival, such as the Myer Music Bowl, Scots Church, Melbourne City Baths, the Rialto building and Trades Hall.
The exhibition will run from Thursday 14 June to Friday 20 July in the ground floor of the Baillieu Library.
21 Jun 2012
Disruption to SourceIT, A-Z Database and E-Journal Lists --
We have been informed that critical maintenance is required on the platform on which SourceIt and Database and E-Journal A-Z lists are hosted.
This means that these services will not be available from 12midday – 9pm on Sunday 24th June.
We apologise for any inconvenience and would ask that you utilise the Library Catalogue and Discovery for access to databases and e-journals during this time. Both of these access points are unaffected.
21 Jun 2012
Updates to Student Printing / Unicard Services --
In Semester 2 students will have access to improved printing, scanning and copying services from the University Library
These improvements include:
- New Multi-Function Devices (MFD’s) in the majority of buildings where Unicard provides services
- Free scan to UoM email account or USB (on MFD’s)
- Stapling capability on MFD’s
- Improved printing security - only your own documents are displayed on the release station (rather than all jobs going to the release station)
- Print Anywhere - an ability to print on any Unicard printer on campus (not just nearby printers)
For self-help guides and more information please visit the Student IT web site.
19 Jun 2012
New exhibition in the Baillieu --
Knowledge Through Print: A Melbourne Perspective
Leigh Scott Gallery, Level 1, Baillieu Library, 8 June to 2 September 2012
To coincide with the Cultural Treasures Festival, the University Library’s Special Collections will provide the books for an exhibition which re-visits the renowned Printing and the Mind of Man exhibition, which was held in London in 1963.
Leigh Scott Gallery, Level 1, Baillieu Library, 8 June to 2 September 2012
The original 1963 exhibition was presented alongside the eleventh International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition, and aimed to show the printing industry its own historical evolution while reminding the general public what western civilisation owes to print. The exhibition’s purpose was to display the technical progress of printing as a craft, the finest achievements of printing as an art, and the impact of printing on the mind of Western man since its invention. The invention of printing with moveable type was crucial to the development of western civilisation, and the importance of Johann Gutenberg’s invention cannot be underestimated. The spread of printing throughout Europe was rapid and by the end of the 15th century all the major states had at least one important publishing centre. Fittingly, the University of Melbourne’s exhibition—like the 1963 exhibition–will open with an example of the 42-line Bible, the first book produced with moveable type.
14 Jun 2012
Leveraging the Digital Age -21st century libraries in a global context -- Free forum Mon 9 July 2012
A mid-winter treat for anyone interested in the future of academic libraries
Spend an afternoon with Ms Ingrid Parent, President of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and University Librarian at the University of British Columbia.
Ingrid's presentation, "Leveraging the Digital Age: 21st century libraries in a global context" promises to be both challenging and compelling.
3.00 to 4.30 pm Monday 9 July 2012
(followed by afternoon tea)
Staff, students, alumni, friends and other members of the University community are welcome to attend this free event at the University of Melbourne's Parkville campus.
[details and registration form]
The Information Futures Forum series is hosted by the University Library.
06 Jun 2012
Supporting the National Year of Reading 2012 --
The University of Melbourne Library is proud to support the National Year of Reading 2012
The National Year of Reading 2012 is a collaborative project supported by academic, public and state libraries, government, community groups, media, commercial partners and the public to change attitudes and make Australia a nation of readers.
The library is planning to host a series of events and activities in August 2012 to celebrate and support reading and literacy. So watch this space for more information.
In the mean time, here are 8 ways you can get involved:
- Read - 10 minutes a day - an hour a week
- Restore some of that work-life balance by taking a break with a book at lunchtime
- Get together with friends to read and talk about your favourite books
- Participate in The Reading Hour 25th August 2012
- Read one of 8 books from the the National Year of Reading’s 2012 Book Collection.
- Check out the Junior Fiction and Picture Book Collections on Level 1 at the Giblin Eunson Library
- Join the Rowden White Library - the University's free recreational library situated on the second floor of Union House.
- Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day; 5 September 2012
05 Jun 2012
Interruption to Database/EJournal lists and SourceIT --
Due to urgent maintenance on both SourceIT and the Database/EJournal A-Z lists, access may be temporarily unavailable, both today (5th June) and Thursday (7th June), from 4-4.30pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience and plan to make any interruption as brief as possible.
During this period, please use the Library Catalogue for access to EJournals and Databases as this will be unaffected during the maintenance.
04 Jun 2012
EndNote Basics - Mac & Windows sessions --
EndNote Basics for Mac - Tuesday 19 June, 10:00am-12:00pm
EndNote Basics for Windows - Thursday 21 June, 10:00am-12:00pm
These 2 hour sessions include 90 minute introductory presentations covering the basics of EndNote:
- navigating the program interface
- setting up Groups
- exporting records from databases
- attaching full-text articles
- working with MS Word
The presentations will be followed by optional 30 minute Question and Answer sessions.
Enrolment open to all University of Melbourne staff and graduate students.
Sessions repeated in September and November.