News

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

06
Dec
2022

Five new Read and Publish Agreements from the ANU Library

We are very pleased to announce that the ANU Library has signed five new Read and Publish (RAP) agreements. This brings the total number of agreements available for ANU authors to 11!  The new agreements are with: …

01
Dec
2022

Update on rebuilding the JB Chifley Library collection - December 2022

February 2023 is the 5th anniversary of the 2018 Chifley Library Flood. The program for replacement of the monograph, reference, and serial collections is almost complete. In 2023, the focus will be on microform, audio visual, and government…

31
Oct
2022

Spooky resources to check out for Halloween!

We have a lot of spooky items in our collections, and what better date to show them off than October 31… also known as All Hallows' Eve, or Halloween!

25
Oct
2022

Digitisation Update - October 2022

This update details some of the recent items digitised as part of the ongoing ANU digitisation project. More information about the digitisation procedure is available at the ANU Policy Library. Visit the ANU Library website to view past…

20
Oct
2022

Open Access Week 2022

Open Access Week is an opportunity for us to explore and promote the benefits of open access.  Open access is the free and immediate online access to scholarly materials, as well as the right to use and re-use that information.  The…

22
Sep
2022

Changes to NHMRC Open Access Policy

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has revised their Open Access Policy.All research must be published with open licencing and made open access immediately upon publication.The aim of these changes is to improve accessibility,…

16
Sep
2022

Library upgrade update - upcoming training

The new ANU Library management system went live on 2 August 2022.  This upgraded system offers huge benefits to both library users and staff. It delivers more streamlined, user-centric services, and creates better access to library…

12
Sep
2022

Gareth Evans papers join the ANU Archives collection

Former ANU Chancellor Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA FAIIA has donated his personal papers to the research collections of the ANU Archives. Professor Evans signed a Deed of Gift while at the Menzies Library to help launch the moving…

09
Sep
2022

Hiroshima exhibition at the Menzies Library

This week the ANU Japan Institute launched a moving exhibition from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum at the Menzies Library.  This powerful exhibit ‘Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bomb’ will deepen your understanding of the damage…

09
Sep
2022

Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Today we celebrate the legacy of the longest-reigning British monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and remember her lasting ties with Australia and its national university. On 13 March 1963, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Australian…