News & Events

The Library website will be unavailable from 9pm this evening  17 July 2008 for approximately 1 hour to enable major enhancements to take place in preparation for Spring semester.

We regret any inconvenience caused by this downtime.

The Library Catalogue will be unavailable from 10pm Tuesday 15th July until 2am Wednesday 16th July for maintenance.

The Library apologies for any inconvenience during this necessary work.

The Markets Forum is a program of innovative, challenging and controversial presentations showcasing the expertise of UTS staff and industry specialists.

You are invited to attend the next Library Markets forum, Dressing for Power on Tuesday 29 July 2008.

DRESSING FOR POWER:
SCHOLARS’ ROBES, SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND MILITARY ATTIRE IN CHINA

Professor Louise Edwards, Director of the UTS China Research Centre and
Convener of the Australian Research Council’s Asia Pacific Futures
Research Network.

Date: Tuesday 29 July, 2008
1pm - 2pm
Venue: Blake Library (City Campus)
Lecture room 4.g, Level 4
Cnr Quay St and Ultimo Rd
Haymarket

Markets Forum Invitation (PDF 54KB)

This is a free event. No RSVP or booking is required.
You are welcome to bring lunch with you.

My Reading Life: Adventures in the World of Books

The UTS Centre for New Writing and the Blake Library (City Campus) presents
In Conversation… with Bob Carr and Camilla Nelson

Through conversation, Bob Carr and Dr Camilla Nelson will explore the nature of democracy, dictatorship, decency and the hardwired human condition.

In My Reading Life, Bob Carr shares his profound love of books and reading – books you’ve never heard of, books you’ve always wanted to read, and books you will rediscover afresh. He gives us the quirkiest books on America, the finest novels about ancient Rome, the most useful guides to Chinese civilisation and the best insights into France.

Bob Carr invites us to discover the most important testaments to the highs and lows of human nature. He discovers, through his great love of the written word, that decency can survive the greatest tests, giving us all cause for hope.

Bob Carr was premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005. He worked as a journalist for the ABC and The Bulletin before being elected to the seat of Maroubra in 1983. Known for his oratory, for his environmentalism, and for his commitment to schooling and literacy, he launched the Premier’s Reading Challenge in 2001 and currently sits on the board of Dymocks. He is the author of Thoughtlines: Reflections of a Public Man (2002) and What Australia Means to Me (2003).

Dr Camilla Nelson lectures in Writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is the author of two novels, Perverse Acts, for which she was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Australian Novelists of the Year, and Crooked, which is to be published by Random House in September. Camilla has a Master’s degree in History and a Doctorate of Creative Arts. She has been a judge for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. She was recently appointed to the board of the NSW Writer’s Centre.

In Conversation… with Bob Carr and Camilla Nelson

Date: 21 August 2008
Time: 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start – 8.00pm
Place: UTS Library (City Campus)
Cnr Quay St and Ultimo Rd
Haymarket
Level 4, Lecture Room 4G

RSVP: 14 August to library-admin@lib.uts.edu.au
Phone: 02 9514 3420
Refreshments will be provided. Bookings are essential.

The World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) events take place in the Sydney CBD, Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park between Tuesday 15 and Sunday 20 July 2008 (i.e. during the second week of the July school holidays).

More information can be found on the WYD08 website

While there will be a number of road closures and changed traffic arrangements, including the occasional closure of sections of Quay St near the Blake Library, the CBD will largely continue to function as normal.

WYD08 is expected to have little impact on the University and Library, with UTS services operating as per normal. The Blake Library and Kuring-gai Campus Library will operate as per usual recess opening hours.

The UTS Library: 2007 Year in Review (PDF 594 kb) outlines the UTS Library’s annual achievements, activities and statistics.

For previous years see Year in Review

AXIS, the Library’s newsletter, is now available on the Library website. The theme of this issue is ‘MySpace’.

Blackwell (Synergy) and Wiley InterScience titles will be unavailable over the weekend of 28-29 June 2008. All Blackwell Synergy journal content and access rights will be moved onto the Wiley InterScience database platform as of July 1, 2008, at which point the Synergy platform will cease to be available. For detailed information see the Wiley-Blackwell transition website

Following improved access to power for students wanting to use their own laptops in the Blake Library, and in conjunction with increased wireless services, printing from USB’s is now available through express printing computers on Levels 2, 3 and 4.

Last year we reviewed the Library’s public website (www.lib.uts.edu.au) to gain feedback on the design, navigation and content of the current site, and to better understand client expectations for the future of the Library website.

Feedback indicated clients had difficulty in finding services and resources relevant to their needs, with many unaware of core services. As a result, the Library website has been undergoing a major redevelopment.

Features of the new website include:

• A client-centred interface design, consistent with the design of the UTS website.
• Information structured into client groups.
• Improved navigation and a prominent multi-search module on each page.
• Access to core Library services from the homepage.

The first phase of the new Library website will be rolled out in July.

The site is still under development but for a sneak preview…