The 11th of November marks the anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. Each year on this day, a minute’s silence is observed at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts (Australian War Memorial). The red Flanders…
Save the Date for Open Repositories 2017 Conference!
Griffith University, QUT and UQ are ecstatic to announce that Brisbane will be hosting the annual Open Repositories 2017 Conference. This international conference first started back in 2006 and Australia was the very first host. It is really exciting to see it come back to the land of kangaroos…
QUT Open Day
Do you see yourself studying at QUT in the future? Would you like to chat with students and staff about what study is like at QUT? Why not come to our Open Day on Sunday 26 July from 9am–3pm at our Gardens Point campus? Open Day is…
Gardens Point Library 24/7 opening
Have you heard? During exam period Gardens Point Library will be open 24 hours a day! GP Campus just got a whole lot better with the introduction of 24 hour access to the library. This means staff and students will have 24 hour access to all library study spaces including…
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 Birthday Einstein … have some Pi!
If you follow the day/month/year time format you’ll be happy to know that it is Einstein’s birthday today! Albert Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March 1879 and would have been 135 today. So, what kind of stuff do we owe to this awesome theoretical physicist? I think…
Return of the Doctor
There were bleary eyes on Sunday morning as the dedicated fans of ‘Doctor Who’ set their alarms for the 4:50am (Australian EST) premiere of the much awaited 8th Season. There is a much anticipated new Time Lord in town – the 12th incarnation- and there has been much speculation…
QUT part of a winning formula to break down the digital divide
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), proudly supported and partnered by QUT, is the 2014 winner of the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award. Together with 300 libraries around the world, QUT works with KU to fund the publication of high quality specialist scholarly books and make them open access. Anyone, anywhere can…
Level 6 of Gardens Point Library is getting a makeover
There are some changes happening on level 6 of Gardens Point Library. Individual study spaces will replace group study spaces, and there will be more power outlets for your laptops and other mobile devices making it easier for you to study solo. Work will begin on the new space…
Tips and tricks for the new look Quick Find
Quick Find is a search tool which allows you to search across the QUT Library catalogue and a range of databases. It finds resources which are seamlessly accessible to you as a QUT student or staff member. Returning students may notice that Quick Find has a new look. Here’s what’s…