Temporary Closure of Special Collections

Due to redevelopment of the Plaza area as part of the Learning Hub Project, Special Collections is relocating to new premises on Level 1 of the Barr Smith Library.

As a result, Special Collections will be closed for the whole of January 2010.

Please contact the Special Collections Librarian if you are planning to use material from Special Collections during this period.

New location for Reference Collection

The Reference Collection has moved!

If you look for it in the usual place, you’ll see this rather forlorn and empty space:

The Reference Collection now has a new home adjacent to the Reading Room on Level 2:

This relocation is part of the preparation for the Hughes Plaza Learning Hub. The Library is relocating services from Level 3 South, which lies directly beneath the Plaza, and will therefore be part of the construction zone in 2010.

We will report on more relocations as they happen.

Mobile Search of IEEE Xplore ® Digital Library Now Available

23 November 2009 – IEEE has launched its first mobile version of the IEEE Xplore digital library. You can now easily perform searches anywhere, anytime of over two million documents via any mobile device with Internet access. IEEE is actively searching for feedback of this new Beta service. Go to http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org on any internet-enabled mobile device, try the new site, and provide your feedback via the link at the bottom of the Web page.

Using IEEE Xplore® Mobile Beta, users can conduct a basic search, display the top 10 results by relevancy, and view abstracts and citations. To view the full-text of an article, the user can email the link to any email address and, if they are a subscriber, view the article directly from the main IEEE Xplore Web site when they are on their personal computer. Non-subscribers can purchase the article or subscribe to the IEEE Xplore digital library.

 

via IEEE – News Releases.

Learning Hub news : relocations

In preparation for the new Learning Hub to be built on the Hughes Plaza, the Library is required to vacate Level 3 South for 2010. As part of that preparation, we have relocated the Newspapers and Current Journals from the southern “International Lounge” to Reserve and Multi-media.

We are also in process this week of relocating the Reference Collection to the foyer outside the Reading Room on Level 2.

We apologise for the disruption caused by these relocations.

Disruption on Level 1, Barr Smith Library

Dear User

As part of the development of the new Hughes Plaza Learning Hub, it is necessary for the Barr Smith Library to remove many thousands of books from Level One of the Library for the relocation of Special Collections to that area.

This project must commence immediately.

All effort is being made to do this as quietly as possible. We realise, however, that there will be some noise, and on behalf of the Library, I apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

I recommend that you consider the Reading Room on Level Two of the Library as a location for quiet and serious study.

Ray Choate,
University Librarian

Exhibition: Year 12 Art and Design

An exhibition of Year 12 Art and Design by the 2009 Visual Arts Studies students from University Senior College is on display on Level 3 South of the Barr Smith Library.
The works are on display during normal Library opening hours.