News

Read the latest news articles and featured stories from the Library.

15
Mar
2024

Hail repair update

Law Hail remediation works in the Law Library are on track, and things are very close to completion. A total shutdown is expected to enable power to be reconnected – likely on 23 March. We will provide an update when the date and time is known…

Photograph of the Hancock Library
04
Mar
2024

Exciting new additions to Library collections!

During 2023 the ANU Library acquired hundreds of amazing new resources to support students and academics in their research in disciplines across the humanities, arts and social sciences. These new additions represent a major investment in the…

collage of different historical images from the new collections
29
Feb
2024

Law Library – hail update

Hail remediation works in the Law Library are on track, with no delays expected. Updates on specific works are below. Ceiling tiles are being installed on level 2. Asbestos removal on 17 February was completed. The returns chute may…

Photograph of the Law Library
26
Feb
2024

ANU Archives renews MoU with AIATSIS

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Australian National University (ANU) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) about access to archives for Indigenous people seeking to trace…

Screen shot of the AIATSIS website family history page
16
Feb
2024

ANU Library receives significant donation from the Lal family

The ANU Library is appreciative to have received a generous donation from the family of Professor Brij Vilash Lal, AM, OF, FAHA (1952-2021), an ANU PhD graduate and former Deputy Director, School of Culture, History and Language at ANU.…

Photo of Brij Vilash Lal
12
Feb
2024

Art & Music Library update – February 2024

The Art & Music Library remains closed due to hail remediation work on the School of Art & Design building. At this stage, the Art & Music Library will be closed for at least semester 1. You can access the art and music collections…

Photograph of the Art & Music Library
08
Feb
2024

Law Library temporary closure (17 - 18 February) and HAZMAT

During interior scoping work for the Law Library hail remediation work, bonded asbestos was detected in mechanical units located in the ceiling.The asbestos will be removed by trained HAZMAT professionals. To facilitate this, the entire Law Library…

Law School
06
Feb
2024

Law Library hail repair update – February 2024

We have been advised that the Law Library hail repair works will take longer than originally estimated. This includes interior work such as ceiling, lighting, and ducts. Unfortunately, this will impact our ability to open Level 2 for Semester 1…

Photograph of the ANU Law Library at night
05
Feb
2024

New Read and Publish Agreement with the American Psychological Association

We are very pleased to announce that the ANU Library has a new Read and Publish (RAP) agreement with leading publishers in the field of psychology, the American Psychological Association (APA).The new agreement will accelerate progress towards open…

illustration of a brain, a photo of the dictionary entry for psychology and a floral collage image
23
Jan
2024

New Read and Publish Agreement with CSIRO Publishing

We are very pleased to announce that the ANU Library has a new Read and Publish (RAP) agreement with CSIRO Publishing.The new agreement will accelerate progress towards open science and allow ANU authors to publish open access in all 22 CSIRO…

image of a female student with a robot, a person holding a box of vegetables, a person standing in the foreground and wind turbines in the background and an image of a bee hovering above a flower