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14
Nov
2023

Digitisation Update 14 November 2023

The ANU Library Digitisation Team are continuing to digitise rare and special materials from the ANU Library and ANU Archives.This update details some of the recent items digitised as part of the ongoing ANU digitisation project.More information…

Black and white image of an elderly woman and a group of young children playing in a river
10
Nov
2023

Hail repair update

Menzies LibraryUpper roof is now completescaffolding is being dropped and removed from the upper roof starting 27 Novembera crane will be onsite Monday 27 Novemberwork on the lower roof is progressing well. The copper won't be installed until the…

10
Nov
2023

ANU Print Repository relocation

Did you know that the majority of the ANU Library’s print collection is stored off-site?Most print journals and lesser-used items are stored in the ANU Print Repository. This collection takes up around 45kms of shelving! Starting Monday 13…

A drone shot of the shelves in the ANU Print Repository from 2018
06
Nov
2023

ANU Library invests in major collections for Early Modern Studies research

The ANU Library has recently added a huge and exciting range of new resources to our collection!Following requests from researchers in the Centre of Early Modern Studies (CEMS) and College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), the ANU Library has…

Image reads GALE state papers online 1509-1714. Also a portrait on Queen Elizabeth the first
02
Nov
2023

ANU Library celebrates 100 million open access downloads

Knowledge is power. It can be a gateway to social and financial mobility, and a means of generating extraordinary change and advancements, both for individuals and society. As such, knowledge is often commercialised, patented and locked away behind…

image with text reads celebrating 100 million downloads
23
Oct
2023

Get spooky this Halloween with ANU Library

Happy spooky season! Halloween originated as a Celtic pagan celebration of the new year, called Samhain, when people would welcome the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year”, that is, winter. The Celts believe that the barriers between the…

Image says let's get spooky and shows skeleton hands, pumpkins and bats
19
Oct
2023

Hail repair update

Menzies Library Roofing repairs are progressing well, with the upper roof nearly complete. Images of the progress are available in the slideshow above. As part of the roof remediation works replacement there will also be replacement of…

Photograph of Menzies Library roof repair process - October 2023
27
Sep
2023

Hail repair update

Menzies Library  A crane will be on site from 7am to approximately 1pm on Wednesday 4 October. This will be in the small back carpark. Traffic controls will be in place.  It is likely carpet replacement will commence in December. We…

Photograph of Menzies Library roof repair process - September 2023
25
Sep
2023

Publish direct to open access – with no processing charges!

Do you want to increase your research impact? Do you like saving money? We have good news for you! The ANU Library has agreements with a range of leading academic publishers which allow ANU authors to publish their work open access without paying…

Image of a piggy bank wearing sunglasses relaxing on a beach text read publish without the processing fee!
21
Sep
2023

Law Library roof repairs and book retrieval

Repair work on the Law Library roof is about to commence.  To keep our community safe, the top floor (Level 2) of the Law Library will be closed from 6am-6pm on weekdays. But don’t worry – if you need to access materials from Level 2 during…

Photograph of the ANU Law Library at night