Library news 2005
December
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Art under the microscope
Science, technology and perception are key themes of artworks installed
at the newly renovated Hargrave-Andrew library.
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Social inequality exposed
The final Monash University e-Press book to be released for 2005,
Fault Lines Exposed: Advantage and Disadvantage across Australia's Settlement System.
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Bright new design for catalogue
A modern easy to use interface has been introduced for the library
catalogue. The redesign of the catalogue is the result of a 3-round
usability study in which students and staff were tested to find
ways in which using the catalogue could be made more user-friendly.
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November
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Rare Swift portrait donated to library
A valuable 18th century engraving of the
famous writer Jonathan Swift has been donated to the Monash University
Library.
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October
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Historic legal and political documents online for first
time
A major new database, The Making of Modern Law, provides access
to facsimile images of documents from the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, and will be of interest to researchers in
politics and history as well as law.
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New from ePress - 'Struggle Country'- dreams and reality
of bush life
'Struggle Country: The Rural Ideal in Twentieth Century Australia',
a new book examining Australia's rural history and how the dream
of country living diverged from the reality, was published by Monash
University ePress on 17 October 2005.
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Keeping up with higher education news
The library has secured online access for all Monash
staff and students to the prestigious Chronicle of higher
education.
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September
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Berwick Library to undergo transformation
Services on the Berwick campus are about to be
transformed, with refurbishment of the Berwick Library to
incorporate the campus’s IT computer labs and service desk
commencing on 1 October 2005.
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Exhibition marks 10th anniversary of Asia collection
A selection of more than 120 items exemplifying the
depth and diversity of the Asian language collections of Monash
University Library will be on display from Thursday 8 September
2005.
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story |
August
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Survey shows library users more satisfied
More than 4000 responses to the library's recent user
survey have indicated a significant increase in user satisfaction
with the library.
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story |
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'Roaming' helpers come to you
Library staff will be 'roaming' the Berwick and Caulfield
libraries seeking out users looking for assistance to trial a
new 'on the spot' help service.
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July
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Monash family prayer book joins collection
Four Jewish prayer books, printed by Sir John Monash's
grandfather, have been obtained by the Monash University Library
Rare Books Collection.
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New database highlights Monash Asian studies
A major database for research on Southeast Asia , now
available to library users, highlights Monash's research output
in the field of Asian studies.
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June
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More full text journals and databases now online
The library has recently acquired a large number of
full-text electronic journals and several new databases for areas
such as pharmacy, medicine, science, art and design and law.
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New entrance to Hargrave-Andrew Library
The grand new entrance to the Clayton campus’s
Hargrave-Andrew Library opened today, 27 June 2005 .
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Library annual report online
The "2004 Annual Report of the University Librarian" is
now online.
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May
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Library switches to 100% recycled paper
The Monash University Library is switching its paper
supplies for printers and copiers to 100% recycled paper.
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4133 respond to library user's survey
A record number of responses were received during the
library user's survey online from 9 to 23 May 2005.
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Sun Book shine in exhibition
A selection of more than 100 publications produced
by Sun Books, renowned Australian publisher of the 1960s and
70s, will be on display from Wednesday 1 June 2005 .
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April
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Key new resources now online
The library has recently acquired a large number of
back issues of electronic journals, online reference books and
several new databases.
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March
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ePress off to flying start
Monash University's electronic publishing service,
ePress, was launched this week to an enthusiastic reception
at Clayton campus.
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story |
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Peninsula student wins iPod Mini
First year Diploma of Health Sciences student, Adri
Pretorius was presented with an iPod Mini late last month after
completing a library questionnaire.
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story |
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Red reads: rare books exhibition on "Communism"
A selection of more than 150 items showing the range
of left-wing and Communist-related material held in the library's
Rare Books Collection, are on display from Wednesday 16 March
2005.
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Matheson Annexe extended
The Matheson Annexe will be extended to include the
first floor of the undergraduate wing of the Sir Louis Matheson
Library early this month.
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February
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Welcome new students: what you need
to know
What you need to know about the library; the basics
and what to do first in order to access collections and services.
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story |
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Returning students: these changes will
affect you
Welcome back returning students! Some changes in
the catalogue, to borrowing rules, to library computers and
to library buildings will affect you.
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story |
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What's new in 2005: your branch at
a glance
Take a brief look at what's new and what's changed
in each branch this year.
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story |
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New guidelines for food, drink, noise,
mobiles
New guidelines regarding food, drink, noise levels
and using mobile phones have been introduced at all branches
in the library.
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story |
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Cambodian King's archive donated to
library
The Monash University Library has been presented with
a substantial portion of the former King of Cambodia's personal
archives.
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January
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Hot off the ePress - first titles now online
Monash University ePress, Monash's first electronic
press, published its first two online titles on 30 November.
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More music, more crime, more lives online
Monash staff and students now have access to a myriad
of new online resources, including 75 000 songs, information
on trends in crime and 50 000 illustrated biographies.
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Monash world's largest user of database
Monash staff and students rank among the world's
largest users of two major online databases.
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Take a better seat! - 2000
new chairs in the library
More than 2000 new chairs have recently been installed
at several branches of the Monash University Library.
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New way access to newspapers online
Library users in the habit of reading newspapers
online will have noticed some changes to access.
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