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An invitation to share your data from Genevieve Bell
This Open Access Week, we are thrilled to have Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell relaunch the ANU Data Commons – the University’s own data repository. The ANU Data Commons collects, maintains, preserves, promotes and disseminates research data…
ANU launches new Open Access policy
Open Access enables the communication of research across boundaries of national borders and publication systems. It is fundamental to the role of the Australian National University. In establishing the University, Minister Dedman spoke of…
Developing a University wide Digital Master Plan
A University wide Digital Master Plan is under development – acting as a technological roadmap for the Australian National University. A working group has been formed to work on the Digital Master Plan. This group will be working together to…
Signed political books donated to the ANU Library
The ANU Library has received 220 books on major American and British political figures, all containing signatures and/or signed photographs. These books were kindly donated to the library by Colin Steele, former University Librarian and Emeritus…
Welcome to our new Senior Privacy Officer
University Librarian Roxanne Missingham is thrilled to welcome Alex Caughey Hutt, who has been appointed as ANU Senior Privacy Officer. In this role, Alex will work closely with all areas in the university – academic and administrative – to ensure…
All ANU theses digitised – the 2010s
To celebrate the digitisation of all ANU theses, we are looking at a selection of theses available through the Open Research repository. For the last year we have been looking more closely at some of our theses, which are now more readily…
Opening up access to the “Palace letters” – access vital for political trust and research
A momentous High Court decision handed down on 28 May has seen the National Archives of Australia directed to review access to letters between the Queen and Governor General Sir John Kerr in relation to the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in…
All ANU theses digitised – the 2000s
To celebrate the digitisation of all ANU theses, we are looking at a selection of theses available through the Open Research repository. Let's look at some ANU theses from the 2000s!
Providing access to significant ANU research through HathiTrust
The ANU Library has opened up access to significant ANU research through HathiTrust. HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. We have…
All ANU theses digitised – the 1990s
To celebrate the digitisation of all ANU theses, we are looking at a selection of theses available through the Open Research repository. Let's look at some ANU theses from the 1990s!
