History
Learn more about the history of the Library and the University Librarians.
Collections
From very humble beginnings in 1946, today the University Library has grown to be one of the nation's premier research and teaching collections. Through judicious acquisitions, generous benefactions…
Technologies
In the ten years following the opening of the R.G. Menzies Building, which was opened with considerable pomp and ceremony by the young Queen, new technologies and inventions were introduced from…
The University Library
The R.G. Menzies Building was the first permanent building dedicated to the library of Australia's first research-only university. The Library was considered by all, founders and early pioneers of…
Service, stacks and scholars: The story of Chifley Library 1968 — 2018
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the completion of the J. B. Chifley Library, the Scholarly Information Services division has created an online exhibition featuring people who influenced the…
The Menzies Library
The Menzies Library official opening: 13 March 1963 The first purpose-built library building on the ANU campus was the RG Menzies Library, which was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 13…
History of the ANU Library (1948 - 1975)
The University Library had its beginnings in the borrowed temporary accommodation, Wyselaskie Hall in Ormond College, at the University of Melbourne in 1948. The 40,000-strong collection was…
