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The new level 3 is now open!
You can start exploring and using your new learning spaces now.
You’ll find:
- 217 powered individual workspaces
- nine lounge spaces
- eight group study rooms
- five study booths
- saturated Wi-Fi connectivity
- new toilet facilities.
We’d love to hear what you think of your new spaces, so feel free to drop us a line at deakin.edu.au/library/help or via our social media pages:
Reminder: The Library Refurbishment at Melbourne Burwood Campus continues with the closure of level 1, as well as construction disruptions on level 2. The refurbishment is due for completion in late 2013. To find out more, visit the Deakin Facilities website.
Video presentations from the event are now available.
As part of international Open Access Week 2012, the Library was pleased to host the Open Scholarship: Research and Publication symposium on October 25. The event was one of three major Open Access events in Australia.
Our guest speakers included:
- Professor Christoph Antons, School of Law, Deakin University
- Professor Anne Fitzgerald, Creative Commons Australia
- Mr David Tempest and Ms Macy Lee, Elsevier publishers.
The event enabled University staff, students and the broader education community to explore open access practices from the perspective of academics, researchers, and publishers.
Held at the Melbourne Burwood Campus, the event attracted an audience of more than 90, with an additional 81 connecting online through live streaming. The hash tag #openscholarship allowed for the conversations to be continued in Twitter.
We recorded the presentations and they are now available through Deakin Research Online.
The Library recently ran a student poetry competition, as part of the National Year of Reading.
We were impressed with the number and calibre of entries we received and we know our academic judges had a tough job selecting our winners.
Congratulations to our two winners - we hope you enjoy reading their poems as much as we did!
WINNER first prize - Dave Harris for his poem “Aquamemoria”.
WINNER second prize - Pete Mawhinney for his poem “My own worst enemy”.
Aquamemoria
Astern
A wafer thin gull dives in vain
Surfacing with no more than a glare
I mutter a cold shanty to her;
of graveyards of crooked coral teeth
standing sentinel over un-shoaled channels
of heavy anchored piles of
cetacean ribs swaying relentlessly:
the lost arches of some great white unmade bridge
of a body flowing constantly back into itself
licking at its gathering wounds
as we cut swathes,
wrench open liquid space
sink our sins into this deep though limitable main
‘til sun-creased sailors sing out ‘she can bear no more’.
Steering west, skating over the surface,
Sun dying off the prow, songs behind us
Sea-mist gathers red on the brim of my sou’wester.
My own worst enemy
defeated before
the battle begins
nearest and dearest
collateral cost
amongst things that are lost
to my mind
possessed
my psyche
depressed
and nothing
turned on
but anxiety
no variety
my mind in matte.
flat.
eggshells
on edge a
collapsible ledge
i could fall in a breeze
stuck in the sludge
struck in the gut
i can't breathe or wheeze
forced to fight
or face
the finish
ego no more
false strength
i relent
a defence must i
mount
the couch where i speak
the unspeakable
rummage and peek
i seek
dark corners
with soft spots
exposed nerves
are disturbed
for purging and cleansing
slowly
i emerge
We know you come to the Library’s website to search for, discover and find important information - our team has done all the hard work to develop a new site to ensure you succeed.
Our new site is designed to make things simpler and easier. The result is a website that is fresh and engaging, with clear pathways that lead you to the valuable information you are looking for.
Search and Discover – you have the power
We know you come to our site looking for quality information that you want to find quickly. We have made our new search bar persistent on every page, so you can search at any time without having to stop what you’re doing.
- Search effectively and discover the information you need. Whether it’s for your study, teaching or research, access the information that supports what you do.
- Get access to millions of resources - now within easy reach via our extensive search options, including our ‘Discover More’ search function.
- Link to the content of our partner libraries through BONUS+, which gives you access to thousands of additional resources otherwise unavailable, and extends your reach to quality information.
- Access our expert staff who are available to help you at any point.
The new homepage icons
The main focus on our home page is on our key service areas - Study, Teach, Research - supported by other useful links and information. The combination of icons and key words means you can find the information you are looking for, or you might learn something new about a service or resource you didn’t know we offered.
Navigate without getting lost
Do you hate clicking the ‘back’ button for those things you always need to do? Now you can find your way around the site without getting lost, with links placed consistently throughout the site.
A common tasks bar with links to My Library, Help, and Contact is featured toward the top right hand side of every page. The styling is consistent with the look and feel across the University website and means you’ll always have these useful clicks within easy reach.
You'll also see the links you need the most featured down the right hand side of every page, ready for you to get to at any time. A Library breadcrumb trail at the top of the page provides additional navigation.
We have kept some of the features you already enjoy, including:
- The colourful banner, which brings you all the latest promotions, events and activities - including resources and services new and existing.
- The Library opening hours feed will remain on the homepage, so you can see your campus Library hours at a glance.
- A simpler search box - that puts what you are looking for right at your fingertips.
- Our popular scrolling display of new print and electronic books - so you can browse a range of new titles with ease on the homepage.
- Easy access to Library news, which is now relocated at the bottom of the page.
We value your feedback
We have shaped the new website with the help of students and staff, but it doesn’t stop there.
We need to hear how we are doing so we can continue to shape our Library website to suit your changing needs.
Our 'feedback' tab, on the far right of the new homepage, gives you an opportunity to continue to provide comments and respond to the changes we are making.
Congratulations to student - COURTNEY GARDNER - our Client Survey competition winner who has won an iPad 2.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the survey, we were amazed with the great response and the amount of feedback we received.
We look forward to using your feedback to help improve what we do and the services and facilities we provide to you in the future.
Don’t get time to watch DVDs you borrow from the Library? You can now easily access videos online with streaming video.
The Library now provides a large selection of streaming videos including Australian and international movies, documentaries and television programs through the Library online catalogue.
Why access streamed video?
- It’s easy! - access streamed titles is via the Library catalogue. Simply click the link provided.
- Watch 24/7 - streamed titles are accessible anywhere at any time.
- Real-time use - titles can be viewed by multiple users at the same time.
- Integration with DSO - title-specific links can be embedded into course unit pages.
- Flexibility - some streaming video databases enable users to create clips and playlists.
- Sharing - clips and playlists can be shared and even annotated.
- Transcripts - some of the titles have interactive transcripts.
Find out more:
You can search for relevant or interesting videos on your subject or unit via the Library catalogue by refining your search to ‘streaming video’.
For more information and help use the Streaming Video resource guide.
Discover the latest global information sources and tools to provide an enriched cloud and located teaching, learning and research experience for your students.
Register now for Digital Scholarship 2020: Deakin University Library's innovative program of professional development opportunities designed for academic, sessional and general staff, aligned with LIVE the Future: Digital Agenda 2020. Upcoming workshops at all four campuses.
Library Resource Guide
Consult the Digital Scholarship 2020 resource guide to learn more about the program themes, new digital tools, resources, videos and tutorials.
Did you miss our Inside Guide to Getting Published seminar in June? Catch up now by accessing all of this year’s presentations and iLectures on the Library website. You can catch up on last year’s presentations in the one location.
Get insights into how to get published in the scholarly arena, how to respond to reviewers, and learn about what editors are looking for.
This year’s seminars were attended by more than 170 higher degree students, researchers, academics and general staff who were stimulated by informative and engaging presentations from Deakin researchers and experts. Speakers provided insights into scholarly publishing, sharing valuable advice and tips about developing strategies for getting published.
The Library at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus now offers a learning space that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You can study at a time that suits you in wifi connected, comfortable and secure surroundings. The space is located just inside the Library and the entry is through the Library front door - just past café 641 near the stairs to level 3.
What you’ll find:
- 45 Windows 7 computers
- 4 Intel iMac computers
- comfortable couches
- a multi-function device for printing, photocopying and scanning
- filtered hot and cold water
- food and drink vending machines
- a Deakin Card station
- security monitoring.
What about other campuses?
We know how important it is to offer services that fit in with your study, work and other commitments. We will soon commence refurbishments to our Libraries at other campuses, including building updates in order to offer 24 hour study access.
If you are looking for a comfortable place to study - day or night - look no further than your learning space at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus Library.
Find out more information about the Waurn Ponds Campus Library.
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