http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php Copyright 2008, Anthony Flack Anthony Flack en-US SPHPBLOG 0.4.8 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080905-171227 The Library already has an impressive collection of movies and fiction, but maybe there's something we don't have that you would like to see.


Why not tell us your suggestions by leaving a comment.

]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080905-171227 Anthony Flack Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:12:27 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080905-171227 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080831-163203
The following 'keyword' search in the catalogue:
refugee* australi* (ethiopia* or africa* or sudan* or somali*)
will give you titles on the above topic such as:

The longest journey: resettling refugees from Africa, by Peter Browne;



A study of the role of the Somali father following relocation in Melbourne, Australia, a thesis submitted by Abdulkadir Ahmedand;



Yearning to breathe free: seeking asylum in Australia, editors Dean Lusher, Nick Haslam; foreword by Glyn Davis.





As always, if you need assistance finding resources for your assignment topic just ask one of the Librarians — they'll be happy to help!



]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080831-163203 Anthony Flack Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:32:03 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080831-163203 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080829-085355
We now have the academic gowns our students wear at graduation ceremonies on display. Imagine what you'll look like in yours!

Visitors are very welcome, so come in and look around. Our friendly staff will be happy to talk to you about orientation for new students, and how we help with information skills and resources at La Trobe.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080829-085355 Anthony Flack Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:53:55 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080829-085355 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080827-140959 During semester the Library is the busiest place on campus. At La Trobe, Bundoora, the Library is located in the heart of the campus-the Agora, with its coffee and food shops.

During your time at uni you are likely to spend quite a lot of time in the Library, either in person or online via the website. The Library is where you can access the catalogue and internet, find books, e-books and journals, do research and discuss assignments, use the computers, find a quiet place to study, plug in a laptop, get wireless access, or ask a Librarian for some help to find the latest and most relevant resources for your studies.

Grab your copy of Open Day at the Library (PDF 207Kb) or see what else is on around the campus.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080827-140959 Anthony Flack Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:09:59 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080827-140959 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080826-141412 We want to know what you think about the Borchardt Library’s reference collection.

To help us give you the best possible resources we would like your feedback on which reference tools you use at the library.

Our ‘not for loan’ collection currently includes: atlases, registries, almanacs, directories, handbooks, style guides, subject bibliographies, language and subject dictionaries, and general and subject encyclopedias.

Leave a comment and tell us what you think is useful (or what you wouldn’t miss if it was gone).
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080826-141412 Anthony Flack Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:14:12 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080826-141412 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080821-094455
These titles below are all on the long list for the Man Booker Prize 2008 and are all available in your Library, along with many other recently published works of fiction.

The White Tiger / Aravind Adiga




The Lost Dog / Michelle de Kretser




The Enchantress of Florence / Salman Rushdie




A Fraction of the Whole / Steve Toltz ]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080821-094455 Anthony Flack Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:44:55 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080821-094455 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080818-101016 Each school and lecturer will have a preferred style they want you to use when citing books, journals and electronic resources in essays and assignments and it's important that you use the correct style for your course.

If you're not sure which style you need to use check your course guide, visit the school's website, or contact your lecturer.

The Style Guides and Manuals page outlines a number of styles as well as how to prepare, present, and reference assignments.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080818-101016 Anthony Flack Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:10:16 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080818-101016 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080812-214526 News and information about what is happening in the Library!

The August edition of Library News is online now or pick up a print copy in the New Books area near the front of the Bundoora Library.

This edition reports on the recent Library Client Survey, outlines some of the new online resources available and welcomes the new University Librarian, Ms Ainslie Dewe.

Download: August Library News (PDF 428Kb)]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080812-214526 Anthony Flack Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:45:26 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080812-214526 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080805-180056 The Gambetta Library at Mildura will be open from 10am to 3pm on Open Day, Sunday 10 August 2008.

Visitors are welcome. Come in and take a look around or let our friendly staff take you on a tour. They can talk to you about orientation for new students, and how we help with information skills and resources at La Trobe.

For more details of activities on Open Day, visit the University's Open Day information website.

]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080805-180056 Anthony Flack Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:00:56 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080805-180056 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080728-094742
Ways to renew:

• go online and use My Library

• visit the Inquiry or Loans Desk with your student/staff card (you don't need to bring the item with you); or

• phone the Loans or Inquiry Desk at your campus.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080728-094742 Anthony Flack Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:47:42 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080728-094742 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080725-092012 There are two main service desks in the Borchardt Library: the Inquiry Desk and the Research Help Desk.

Staff at the Inquiry Desk will help you with general enquiries such as questions about borrowing, paying fines, quick catalogue queries and carrel bookings.

The Research Help Desk is where you go for help with assignments and research. The desk is open from 10am-6pm, Monday to Friday. Check out the Library's training page for more research and catalogue help.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080725-092012 Anthony Flack Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:20:12 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080725-092012 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080723-235001
Connect to: TVNews

No more fumbling for news information or guessing when and where an important story was screened.
You can now search, browse, track and be alerted to television events/items and programs from the free-to-air networks via Informit TVNews, a new database available via the Library.

Individual news stories from a particular program are indexed with a detailed synopsis and can be viewed online or downloaded in a compressed format.

TV News is updated daily, with stories appearing on an evening news broadcast generally available for access the next morning. Items range from under 30 seconds for short stories, to over an hour for selected documentaries.
This new database allows La Trobe students and researchers to thoroughly search broadcast content (post September 2007 when the service began) and access it conveniently and rapidly.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080723-235001 Anthony Flack Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:50:01 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080723-235001 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080721-095034
Bundoora Campus
The four printers currently available in the Bundoora campus library have now been replaced with six new Xerox printers, one of them a colour printer.

There are four black and white printers on Level 2 and one on Level 1. Then there is the colour printer which is located in the photocopy room on Level 2.

The new printers offer the following functions A4 and A3 single and double-sided printing and A4 and A3 colour printing single-sided printing.

Printing costs at Bundoora
Black and white:
A4 single $0.12 per sheet, A4 double $0.22 per sheet
A3 single $0.14 per sheet, A3 double $0.24 per sheet

Colour:
A4 single $0.42 per sheet, A4 double n/a
A3 single $0.77 per sheet, A3 double n/a

Find out more about printing at Bundoora campus library.

Bendigo Campus
A new colour photocopier has been installed in the Library by Campus Graphics opposite the Training Room. This photocopier also enables self service colour printing from the PC's in the Training Room and on the Mezzanine Floor.

Find out more about Library printing, photocopying and computer facilities at all campuses.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080721-095034 Anthony Flack Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:50:34 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080721-095034 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080718-104648 Your Library’s wireless network allows laptop access to internet and email services via the La Trobe University network.

Certain areas in the Library have stronger wireless signals and these areas are shown on wireless coverage maps. To access the maps and instructions for configuration and wireless printing visit this link.

]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080718-104648 Anthony Flack Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:46:48 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080718-104648 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080717-164333 The Library will be running catalogue workshops and tours at the following times over the next two weeks:

Bundoora
Catalogue Workshops- 12pm from Monday 21st July to Thursday 24th July; and 1pm from Monday 28th July to Thursday 31st July.

Tours- 12.30pm from Monday 21st July to Thursday 24th July; and 1.30pm from Monday 28th July to Thursday 31st July.

Make sure you book your place online, or call Sandi on 94791787 and leave a message to register.

All catalogue workshops will be held in Training Room 1 and tour groups will meet inside the Library entrance.

Bendigo
Library Orientation Tours are being held on Thursday 24th July. Make sure you book your place online.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080717-164333 Anthony Flack Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:43:33 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080717-164333 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080715-091629 In Semester 1, 2008 the Library at Bundoora conducted a trial that allowed approved food and drink to be consumed in designated areas in the Library. This trial has now ended.

No food allowed in the Library

The outcome of the trial is that in order to maintain an environment conducive to study, research and group work for all Library clients food, uncovered drinks - including drinks in aluminium cans - are no longer allowed in the Library.

Drinks must be covered

Drinks with lids or screw tops, including coffee/tea and bottled water, will continue to be allowed in most areas of the Library except in the study carrel on Level 1 that is designated for reading material from the Special Collections.

** Remember to place your rubbish in the waste or recycling bins provided.**

Library users who do not comply with these guidelines may be asked to leave the library by staff. Find out more about the current guidelines or make a comment below.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080715-091629 Anthony Flack Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:16:29 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080715-091629 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080711-135813 No more forms! Now you can request an item from Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo or Bundoora campus library via the catalogue.

This enhanced service means you can request online 'Holds' from any campus library for most available material as well as on loan material.

Just 'Request a Hold' for your item via the catalogue and then choose the location you want to pick it up from. However, if you are at the campus where the item is located, you must retrieve it yourself.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080711-135813 Anthony Flack Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:58:13 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080711-135813 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080627-173532 Why not curl up with a good book?

Your campus library has some great Science Fiction books and films to relax with over the break. For films, there is everything from Ridley Scott's Bladerunner, to animated Japanese films like Appleseed by Kazuyoshi Katayama.

There are also some great books like The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov and Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange .

To find more Sci Fi books and films, just go to the Library's catalogue, choose the 'subject' tab and type 'science fiction' in the search box. This will give you a listing of the entire Science Fiction collection.

Have a relaxing break.
]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080627-173532 Anthony Flack Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:35:32 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080627-173532 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-130807 Due to software upgrades being carried out over the mid-semester break, various library services will be affected. They include:

Library Catalogue
Monday 30th June, 6pm to 8pm.
All catalogue activities will be affected e.g. browsing, borrowing, booking etc.

Electronic Resources
Monday 30th June, 6pm to 8pm.
Access to electronic resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, unit materials will not be available.

Document Delivery
Monday 30th June to Wednesday 2nd July
The online Document Delivery system will be unavailable for 2 full days, back online 9am Wednesday 2nd July.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-130807 Anthony Flack Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:08:07 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080626-130807 http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080624-104559 Due to scheduled maintenance by the University on ICT infrastructure at the Bundoora campus on Saturday 28th June 2008 at 12.05am no online library services will be available.

Outages include:
-The library catalogue (browsing, borrowing, booking etc.)
-Access to Electronic resources (such as databases, unit materials)
-The library website

Services at all campuses and access from off campus will be affected. Services will be restored at 11.55pm Saturday 28th June 2008.]]> http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/index.php?entry=entry080624-104559 Anthony Flack Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:45:59 GMT http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080624-104559