News

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

21
Mar
2018

Harmony Day at ANU Library

ANU Library has a wealth of print and electronic resources on cultural and ethnic diversity, and to celebrate Harmony Day, subject specialists from each Library branch have recommended resources for students and researchers interested in…

13
Feb
2018

Service, stacks and scholars: The story of Chifley Library 1968–2018

Were you a '60s wild child? Where were you when man landed on the moon? Did you march against the Vietnam War? As a part of the Chifley 50th Anniversary, ANU Library has a Swinging Sixties display in Chifley Library, featuring: books from the…

19
Dec
2017

Florilegium Book Launch and Exhibition

In association with the College of Science, the ANU Library is proud to present an exhibition of selected Banks’ Florilegium engravings and collection highlights related to the plant specimens collected on Captain James Cook’s first voyage around…

01
Dec
2017

Summer reading and viewing at ANU Library

Now that exams are over and you have some free time on your hands, what are you going to do? Check out some of our novels and DVDs! The ANU Library has an excellent collection of fiction and films, just waiting for you to explore. Here are some…

24
Nov
2017

Scholarly Portals Team receives Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award

The Digital Collection Transformation: Scholarly Portals Team was one of the recipients of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Innovation & Excellence in Service at the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards ceremony held on 22 November. The…

03
Nov
2017

Colour a collection series: Elizabeth Durack

The Australian National University Library holds rich and diverse historic collections that are significant not only for their rarity, but for the continued impact they have on research and researchers worldwide. The ANU Library Colour a collection…

20
Jul
2017

Getting your ORCiD digital identifier

ANU encourages all researchers, including PhD students, academic staff and research-active professional staff, to register for an ORCID identifier and share your iD with us to assist in your research career. ORCIDs are progressively being added to…

18
Jul
2017

Celebrating Jane Austen

Tuesday 18 July marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen, one of England’s most popular novelists. To mark the occasion, the ANU Library is highlighting resources that can help you understand her work and its impact – something for…

26
May
2017

Stress less with ANU Library 'Colour a collection'

The Australian National University Library holds rich and diverse historic collections that are significant not only for their rarity, but for the continued impact they have on research and researchers worldwide. The ANU Library Colour a collection…

04
Apr
2017

ANU Library collaborates with Yangon University Library on digitisation capabilities

Professor Ni Win Zaw, Head of the Department of Library and Information Studies at University of Yangon, recently visited ANU Library to work on a digitisation research project with University Librarian Roxanne Missingham. The project aims to…