QUT Art Museum has generously loaned the Library three striking artworks from the QUT Art Collection, each one by a Queensland or Northern NSW practitioner. Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango’s vibrant installation ‘NatureNurture’ is displayed opposite the stairwell on Level 5 of Gardens Point Library. On Level 2 of…
Happy Reads: Part 2
QUT Library staff are sharing some reads that make us Happy! With the sun going down earlier, we’re finding we have extra time for reading! Here are some more of our favourite reads… 1. MARCEL Hi, I’m Marcel I work at QUT Library KG in Collection…
Happy Reads
QUT Library staff are sharing some reads that make us Happy! The library is not just about study. There are so many great reads to keep you entertained as well. Here are some of our favourite reads and reading places… 1. EMMA I’m Emma – I’m a…
Celebrating St Paddy’s day with our digital collection
In the lead up to next month’s Australian Heritage Festival, where part of QUT Library’s wonderful digital photographic collection will be on display, we thought we’d show you some of the rare images of Ireland we are preserving and making available for the whole world. Part of “Traversing…
Welcome to the Library
As we head into a new academic year, keep in mind that – whatever your course of study – the Library is here to help! QUT Library is the place to go if you want to: find books, journal articles, and other key resources for your assignments borrow…
GIF IT UP
GIF IT UP is an annual gif-making competition for the most creative reuse of digitised cultural heritage material. This year’s 6th edition is run by Europeana in close cooperation with Digital Public Library of America, Digital NZ and Trove. QUT Library Digital Collections has three submissions created from digitised cultural heritage material. If you like…
Open Access Week at QUT
Guest blog by Professor Ginny Barbour, Director of the Australasian Open Access Strategy Group (AOASG) & Professor in the Division of Research and Innovation, QUT As we head towards the end of October – we again turn our focus to a week dedicated to open access (OA). Now…
Children’s Book Week
CONGRATULATIONS to the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2019 Book of the Year Award winners and honour books! Gritty, contemporary themes are tackled by many books, challenging their readers to contemplate a range of important social issues. You can access the CBCA website for the Winners, CBCA Short list and Notables list. The…
National Science Week and Robotronica
From 10th to 18th August, science and technology take to the streets for National Science Week. Established in 1997, this annual celebration of science and technology acknowledges the contributions of Australian scientists to the world, and encourages members of the general public to engage with science in all…
Artistry & Chemistry: The Robert Augustus Henry L’Estrange collection
While most of QUT’s library collection consists of the expected textbooks, online databases and other learning materials, we also have our special collections – unique collections of historically and culturally significant materials. Currently on display in the Kelvin Grove Library are items from the Robert Augustus Henry L’Estrange…