News

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

08
Aug
2024

Art & Music Update August 2024

Hail remediation work continues at the School of Art & Design, including the Art & Music Library branch. A firm timeframe for reopening is still being worked towards, with October 2024 being the latest advice provided in the 14 May 2024…

Photograph of the Art & Music Library shelves from within the compactus
01
Aug
2024

ANU Print Repository relocation project update

The ANU Print Repository relocation project is nearing completion!All year, our staff have been hard at work relocating 47km of collection materials to the new storage facility in Symonston.While the building is still a construction site and closed…

Photo of ANU Print Repository shelving - Symonston
31
Jul
2024

ANU Library launches study spaces to support neurodiverse students

ANU University Librarian, Ms Roxanne Missingham and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Grady Venville are pleased to announce the official opening of two new study spaces designed to better accommodate the needs of neurodiverse students in…

Three female students sitting at a desk studying on their laptops
29
Jul
2024

Library and Information Week - exploring the roots of democracy

The theme this Library and Information Week (29 July – 4 August) is Roots of democracy.The ANU Library holds collections dedicated to both British and Australian Parliamentary resources to support studies covering all aspects of politics and…

Image reads Roots of democracy library and information week 2024 and shows an illustration of a tree
07
Jul
2024

How we’re keeping the fire burning this NAIDOC week

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This week is an opportunity for us all to learn about First Nations cultures and…

NAIDOC Week logo - 2024 - Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud
04
Jul
2024

ANU Privacy update

Privacy – it is all about you.ANU recognises that privacy is very important.The way we collect, use, disclose, secure, and dispose of personal information is governed by our compliance with, and obligations as an 'agency' under the Privacy Act 1988…

Photo of hands over a computer keyboard
28
Jun
2024

Art & Music Library update - June

The Art and Music Library will reopen following ongoing construction work associated with hail remediation. A firm timeframe is not available as yet, with October 2024 being the latest advice provided in the 14 May 2024 On Campus – staff edition.…

Photographs from May 2024 of the inside of the Art & Music Library construction zone - with lots of exposed wire, open ceiling tiles, tarps over collections, etc.
04
Jun
2024

New Read and Publish Agreement with Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory

We are very pleased to announce that the ANU Library has a new Read and Publish (RAP) agreement with leading publishers in molecular biology, cancer studies, neuroscience, plant biology, and genetics, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press.The new…

image of a DNA strand under a microscope
30
May
2024

Art & Music building works and collection updates

The Art and Music Library will reopen following ongoing construction work associated with hail remediation. A firm timeframe is not available as yet, with October 2024 being the latest advice provided in the 14 May 2024 On Campus – staff edition.…

Photographs from May 2024 of the inside of the Art & Music Library construction zone - with lots of exposed wire, open ceiling tiles, tarps over collections, etc.
29
May
2024

Reconciliation week – Launch of Indigenous Knowledges Hub

This National Reconciliation Week we are pleased to launch a new website dedicated to supporting the Graduate Attribute of ensuring ANU students are given “Insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ knowledges and Indigenous peoples…

connecting chalk lines