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

07
Sep
2020

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…

13
Aug
2020

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…

03
Aug
2020

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…

11
Jun
2020

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…

01
Jun
2020

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!

23
Apr
2020

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…

06
Apr
2020

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!

22
Mar
2020

Copyright - helping to providing access to resources during COVID-19

Australian universities are facing a complex situation in terms of teaching delivery and research. There is an urgent need to deliver online education during this period as many students are not able to physically attend their university campus or…

20
Mar
2020

Publishers offering free access to scholarly materials in response to COVID-19

  We are very grateful to publishers for their opening up access to resources in response to the challenges of COVID-19. They are offering free access to a range of scholarly content to support teaching and learning during the coming months.…

25
Feb
2020

All ANU theses digitised – the 1980s

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 1980s!