Giblin Eunson Library

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The Giblin Eunson Library supports the teaching, learning and research needs of the Faculty of Business and Economics, and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Its collection support the activities of undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers.

Spanning three floors, Giblin Eunson Library is one of the largest libraries on Parkville campus, providing individual and group study spaces including bookable project rooms, a recording pod, and a separate graduate student space for University of Melbourne students. The Giblin Eunson Library opened on 25 July 2011 and  is named after Professor Lyndurst Falkiner Giblin (1872-1951) and Warwick Eunson (1907-1983).

Professor Lyndhurst F. Giblin

Commerce was established at the University of Melbourne, with Douglas Berry Copland, formerly the Professor of Commerce in Tasmania, being appointed to the chair. This was followed in 1927 by the creation of the Ritchie Chair of Economics, a research chair established originally in the Faculty of Arts through the generosity of R.W.Ritchie of Penshurst in memory of his son Captain W.B.Ritchie killed in World War 1. The inaugural incumbent of this chair in 1930 was Professor Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin.

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Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin
Warwick Eunson

Warwick Eunson

Warwick Eunson was the Principal of the Melbourne Teachers’ College 1962-1972 and a visionary in the field of librarianship. He trained at the Melbourne Teachers’ College 1928-29 and taught in primary and secondary schools. As a teacher he encouraged his students to research by creating and facilitating access to a collection of organized resources including books, pamphlets and newspaper cuttings. In recognition of his work, the Department sent him to Sydney where he trained as a librarian under John Metcalfe.

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Standard Hours

  • The Information desk closes 30 minutes before the library closes
  • Study space and collections on upper levels (UG & Level 1) cannot be accessed 20 minutes before closing

After Hours Study Zone

The After Hours Zone gives swipe card access to part of the ground floor, the Upper Ground Postgraduate spaces (For Graduate Coursework and Graduate Research students only) and the open seats near the stairs on both Upper Ground and Level 1 for current UoM students and staff only. There is no access to collections (including High Use and the hold shelf) or to service desk assistance beyond our standard opening hours. 

UoM students: use your student ID card to swipe in at the front entrance. Need help with access? Complete this Student Access Assistance Request Form.

UoM staff: initially, request swipe card access online (3 days' notice required). Then swipe your staff ID card at the front entrance for After Hours access.

Building Number: 105
Alternate Name: Business, Economics and Education Library
Street Address: 111 Barry Street

Library floor plans (PDF 1.1MB)