888,246 ceramic poppies spilling into the moat of the Tower of London, each representing a British or colonial death during the First World War. (And remember, this is only one side of the conflict!) The installation is called Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. It’s both beautiful and…
Australian Fashion Week
April 12th-16th is Australian Fashion Week. You may be thinking – what does the library have to do with fashion? And the short answer is… a lot! Here at QUT Library we have a large number of resources for students who are studying or are interested in fashion. Our Creative…
Happy Australia Day!
In contemporary Australia, 26 January is a day to grab your thongs, throw some sausages on the barbeque, turn up the radio, and celebrate everything about being Australian. It is a time to reflect on our history and on our future and celebrate any way you see fit!…
Can’t keep a good tree down
A casualty from the other week’s superstorm was the Kelvin Grove Library annual ‘Book Christmas Tree’ – this year lovingly decorated in ornaments handmade by staff from out-of-date maps. Alas, water and books don’t mix well and the soggy remnants of what was left post storm have had to…
Monkey business encouraged
The 14th of December is Monkey Day. Monkey Day? Really? Yeah, I know. There’s a day for pretty much everything now. Some of them raise awareness for genuinely important causes, some of them not so much (that’s right, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I’m looking at you). The…
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day celebrates the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and the Nobel Peace Prize are also generally awarded on 10 December. This video created by the…
What does it mean to be human – and other simple questions
The third Thursday of November each year is World Philosophy Day. Begun by UNESCO in 2005 to underline the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, World Philosophy Day 2014 falls on Thursday 20 November. Philosophy as a discipline is concerned with reason and logic…
Happy GIS Day!
November 19 is the worldwide celebration of GIS Day, the annual celebration of geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives. Come along and be a part of the festivities by attending Brisbane GIS Day at QUT Gardens Point Campus. http://www.gisday.com.au/event/program/ An exciting program includes…
Mobrarians!
November is also Movember – the month dedicated to raising awareness and funds for men’s health issues, in particular prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health. This year, as part of #QUTMovember, QUT Library has temporary photo booths installed at Law, Caboolture and Kelvin Grove branch Libraries. There,…
Novelember
November is many things. In addition to Movember, Melbourne cup, end of semester (woot!) and start-christmas-shopping month it is also National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought, even fleetingly, about writing a novel. NaNoWriMo was established…