Hacky Hour is a regular online meet-up where researchers can collaborate, converse and get research help. Experts are on hand online to advise on problems related to coding, data analytics, digital tools or open research, with knowledgeable folk from QUT Library, the Digital Observatory and the Office of…

Curiocity Brisbane 2021 including the World Science Festival “Let your imagination roam free! Curiocity Brisbane is a 17-day celebration of science, art & tech, where new possibilities play and big ideas collide. From 12 to 28 March 2021, explore a packed program of interactive installations and events including…

The start of semester is a great time to get acquainted with QUT Library and all it has to offer and to start learning or enhancing some vital skills for finding and using information for your studies. Non-subject-specific researching and referencing sessions start Monday 15th February and continue…

From 8-12 February, QUT Library is celebrating the role research data plays in improving the lives of people around the world by adopting the international theme of ‘Data: Delivering a Better Future’.  The purpose of Love Data Week is to raise awareness and build a community to engage…

The year is almost done and it has been a year like no other for most of us. This season is also a time when many of us take a break away from our desks and look forward to a bit of rest and relaxation. That doesn’t necessarily mean doing nothing…

Happy AusMusic T-Shirt Day!  QUT Library staff love live music and we love a chance to help our favourite musos who’s livelihoods have been dramatically impacted by COVID. With touring largely out of the question for musicians around the world, a recent UK report estimates that artists are getting…

To celebrate Open Access Week, one of the Library’s talented staff members created an interactive map to highlight the important work that is going on the Open Access space from QUT, our staff and researchers. Using our distinctive OA Week bike, you can take a virtual tour around…

The theme for International Open Access Week 2020 builds on previous year’s discussions. 2018 was “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”, 2019 was “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge” and 2020 progresses the conversation with its theme “Open with purpose: Taking action to build structural equity and…

Robert Augustus Henry L’Estrange (1854-1941) had an interesting and colourful life. As an amateur photographer, collector, family chronicler, and Irish protestant emigrant to Queensland in the mid -1880s, his extraordinary photographic legacy allows a glimpse into places and a past that in some cases no longer exist in Queensland…

This week is Peer Review Week, an annual global event celebrating the role of peer review in scholarly communication and this year’s theme is trust. There are many layers of trust in the journal peer review system.  Can an author trust a journal to choose the right reviewer?…