News

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

08
May
2019

Explore 150 years of anthropology research straight from the source!

ANU Library users now have access to the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Digital Archives Collection through the Wiley Digital Archives platform. This is a collection of anthropological primary source materials going…

26
Mar
2019

Lost for 11-years – ANU Library books found in deceased estate

And you thought you were late to return your Library Books!  Last year, ANU Library was contacted by a second-hand book dealer from Queensland, who had purchased a large collection of books through a deceased estate auction. In this…

12
Mar
2019

Book on Australia’s 1884 tour of New Guinea donated to the ANU Library

A book on the Australian Army’s 1884 tour of New Guinea has been donated to the ANU Library. Narrative of the Expedition of the Australian Squadron to New Guinea by Commodore James E. Erskine is a beautifully composed album, containing both…

01
Mar
2019

Changes to copyright law – what that means for you

Copyright is important for students and academics. ANU Library has a set of copyright guides to help you ensure that you are able to make material available to students, use material for your research and also meet copyright requirements when…

11
Feb
2019

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 February marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This United Nations Day is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. ANU Library is celebrating by putting the…

17
Jan
2019

ANU Archives material added to national list of significant documents

ANU is delighted to have its internationally significant archives collection recognised yet again through an Australian Memory of the World Register listing. The manuscript collections of Professor Frank Fenner held by the ANU Archives, Australian…

12
Dec
2018

Launch of new video – ANU Library, Archives and Press

What do the ANU Library, ANU Archives and ANU Press have in common? They are all focused on connecting ANU to a world of scholarly knowledge! ANU Library is thrilled to launch our new video which outlines the ways ANU Library, Archives and Press…

03
Dec
2018

Two classic Australian books turn 100

This year we are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of two very influential Australian books – Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and The Magic Pudding. The Snugglepot and Cuddlepie series was written and illustrated by May Gibbs. The books are about two…

31
Oct
2018

Happy Halloween from ANU Library

Boo! It’s Halloween. Halloween originated as an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. The Celts believed that on October 31, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred.  On this night, people would light…

10
Oct
2018

ANU welcomes new University Archivist Kathryn Dan

The Australian National University (ANU) is thrilled to welcome Ms Kathryn Dan, who has been appointed as University Archivist. Kathryn joins ANU from the University of Melbourne, where she was Associate Director, Information Governance in the…