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25.01.2022 We have some exciting news; we are now able to open Level 1 of the Melbourne campus Library in Bundoora. Doors will be open for students to study from today, 20 October. The new opening hours will be 9.00 am to 8.00 pm Monday to Friday and 10.00 am to 3.00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Students will need to check their eligibility to attend campus on the Student FAQ page https://bit.ly/3dxLYB9. Students will need to register when entering the building. There will be no face-to-face services available on campus, however Library online services will continue to operate as normal https://bit.ly/3ff6ma5.

24.01.2022 This week’s recommended read is Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed. Essential Reading for remaking our sector and society in post-pandemic times. bit.ly/2KG3ysr

24.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Home Fire written by Kamila Shamsie https://bit.ly/325Jgxf #LTURecommendedRead

24.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Gender: A Graphic Guide written by Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele https://bit.ly/3hdsBhU #LTURecommendedRead

24.01.2022 Open Access Week 2020 is coming up 19-25 Oct! La Trobe Library is hosting a great range of events, including a Visualise Your Thesis showcase and the launch of the University's new open access space, OPAL! Full listing of events and registration: https://buff.ly/3lpPcti

23.01.2022 If you're looking for that next awesome podcast to listen to at home, we've found the perfect one! Meet Me at the Library Podcast is about public libraries in Central Victoria and the stories of the people that use them . https://bit.ly/38RrvH6

23.01.2022 We have so many Bright Sparks at La Trobe we wanted to show them off. This monthly event series is a casual space for our resident experts to talk about their passions. Hear from people outside your study, learn something new, and ask all those burning questions. Register for our first session here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bright-sparks-registration-

22.01.2022 This Monday 19 October is a University Wellness Day. Library staff will be taking the day off to practice our wellness exercises. This might mean going for a walk, greeting the morning with a happy cat yoga pose or finding our inner peace during a meditation session. It is important to take time for yourself and rejuvenate the mind, body and soul for the last weeks of semester. This means all Library buildings are closed, except for Mildura. Our online resources and tools will continue to be available with staff on chat, phone and email from 1pm-5pm.

22.01.2022 The library is the beneficiary of a generous bequest made by the Davies family in 2006. The bequest is spent annually to purchase resources for the Library collection, focusing on women authors and politics. This year the library purchased Black Women Writers https://bit.ly/3nRZWlk and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Politics https://bit.ly/366v8Hs. These resources are available now.

21.01.2022 2020 is almost over and the big man in the North Pole is getting ready for his busiest day of the year. The whole La Trobe Library team would like to wish everyone a merry holiday season and a happy and safe New Year! We cannot wait to get back some sort of normality in 2021.

21.01.2022 It is a weird feeling for all of us in Victoria, an AFL Grand Final, at night, in Queensland, it really sums up the year that is 2020. The Bundoora, Bendigo and Albury-Wodonga Library buildings will be open for students as normal on the Grand Final Eve public holiday. Shepparton and Mildura will be closed. Staffed services will be available on Chat, phone and email from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Our online resources will continue to be available 24/7. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/library

21.01.2022 Today we celebrate Melvil Dewey and the library classification system he created to efficiently maintain our libraries’ inventory of books. Who knows what would have happened if we didn’t have the Dewey Decimal System! We’d probably have books organised in ‘Genre Tubs’, like cheap DVDs for sale at home entertainment stores. This clip explains the system, you’re welcome https://bit.ly/2K2sI40. #ThankyouDewey

21.01.2022 Did you know the Library has a range of events coming up? Check out what April has to offer: http://ow.ly/gbhM50EikFX

20.01.2022 All floors are now open at our Bundoora Campus Library. We look forward to seeing you again soon! For opening hours, service details and COVIDsafe information , go to: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/covidsafe

19.01.2022 What's the longest you've had an overdue library book? It has taken Jamie Gardiner 43 years to return this book. Borrowing it from our Bendigo Library in 1978 when they were a Mathematics lecturer at the Bendigo College of Advanced Education. As always, we are just thankful for the return. And no, we didn’t *forecast* its reappearance.

19.01.2022 The Library has got you covered with all of your eBook needs, you just need to get in early. Get expert advice on our to find the right sources for THAT assignment by coming to our FREE Library Essentials classes next week, details https://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/events https://www.latrobe.edu.au//need-an-ebook-for-your-online/

18.01.2022 Last day of January, and the last of our Summer Recommended Reads - The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist, by Ben Barres. A great book for an LGBTIQ+ person thinking about pursuing a career in academia or research, particularly STEM research. bit.ly/3reJWME

18.01.2022 Did you know that many of our eBooks offer a read offline function? This means you can download the book to your device and stay on top of your reading while you’re unplugged. Discover all our eBooks via Library Search https://bit.ly/2GVYMVO For more information on how to download to your device, check out our eBook help guide https://bit.ly/2H16cH2

17.01.2022 "My most important tip annoy your librarian, we love to hear it! Luckily our libraries are open now, but these are handy tips in any case.

17.01.2022 Open Access Week 2020 is next week! The La Trobe Library is hosting events during the week that you can register for now. Talk with participants in La Trobe’s visualise your thesis competition or find out about the achievements of open education publishing at La Trobe. There are plenty of events that will open your mind to Open Access. Register here https://bit.ly/374bqNo.

16.01.2022 Why does representation matter? Hear from the experts and discover how you can participate in remedying the under-representation of various groups, including trans, gender diverse, and LGBTIQA+ communities. Using Wikipedia! Register here for our Pride Wiki Editathon: http://ow.ly/zvBU50EikVd

15.01.2022 The team at our David Mann Library in Albury-Wodonga are getting in the holiday spirit!

14.01.2022 The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here! Congratulations to the following prize winners for the 2020 Library Survey. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 i5 128GB - Amanda Lewis Oculus Quest VR Headset 128GB Paige Wilson ... AirPods Pro - Sopheaknitya Sok $50 visa cards - Abdullah Shaheen, Jessica Lehre, Jacob Sutherland, Chantel Winkler, Nicholas Dosser, Claire Dunstone, Cat James, Emily Palk, Joseph Arisifi and Olga Novak. We’d like to say another BIG thank you to everyone that participated in the survey. Your contributions will help shape the future of your Library.

14.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Such a fun age written by Kiley Reid https://bit.ly/31a6O4M #LTURecommendedRead

13.01.2022 We’ve expanded our opening hours across our campus libraries. Whether you are an early bird or a night owl, we have you covered. Check your campus library opening hours on the COVIDSafe Library page at https://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/covidsafe

13.01.2022 Not sure how to use library eBooks?. Learn some top tips from the experts. Check out our website for help guides on Vitalsource, Ebook Central and Cambridge Higher Education https://bit.ly/34LH4wl

13.01.2022 It's a new month this week, which means it's a new Discovering History seminar. This time it's the turn of PhD candidate Elizabeth Offer, presenting Dressed and... Blessed: Brit Milah, dress and Goldfields Jewish families. Elizabeth examines the connection between an emerging British identity and the shifting religious practices of Hebrew congregations which formed in Bendigo and Ballarat between 1851 and 1900. Her research is part of a larger community-based project uncovering the religious diversity of the Central Victorian Goldfields. The Disovering History seminar series is presented on the first Thursday of every month, by La Trobe University in partnership with the Bendigo Regional Archive Centre and Goldfields Library. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/discovering-history-dressed

13.01.2022 We hope you are enjoying the break and some well-deserved downtime. We look forward to seeing you back in our libraries next week. A special shout out to Shepparton Campus and the new integrated library space waiting for your return! Check out these pics.

12.01.2022 Did you know the Library provides access to over 1.4 million eBooks in addition to the 1.1 million print books across our campuses, making our collections more accessible whenever and wherever you need them? Discover all our eBooks via Library Search https://bit.ly/2GVYMVO

12.01.2022 Happy Sunday! If you’re looking for something to read tonight, check out Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the Future by Alice Gorman Did you enjoy the interview with Alice Gorman on the Archive Fever podcast hosted by Clare Wright? Check out this accessible guide if you want to dig deeper into the emerging field of space archaeology. bit.ly/37z4K9V

12.01.2022 Our Bright Spark conversation kicks off this week with the egg-sighting Jacinta Humphrey, who’s been exploring how urbanisation impacts Melbourne's wildlife, specifically our birds. Thursday, 22 April online. Register here: eventbrite.com.au/e/bright-sparks-registration-148867874821

12.01.2022 Why not kick off the new year with a new book? Check out Imagining Queer Methods by Matt Brim and Amin Ghaziani. This is a great book if you’re thinking about pursuing a career in academia or research as it is a nice introduction to methods that queery traditional ways of doing research. bit.ly/2Wv2b2g

11.01.2022 We are extending our opening hours at the Bendigo Campus Library. The Library will be open from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm Monday to Friday, and 10.00 am to 3.00 pm Saturday to Sunday. Students must sign-in to each building when attending campus.

11.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Blood written by Tony Birch https://bit.ly/318WqdP #LTURecommendedRead

11.01.2022 Referencing. It's the last thing you want to do after finishing that assignment. Luckily the Library has you covered. Join our FREE online workshop to discover the best kept secret in all of Uni - the Academic Referencing Tool. This Tuesday 13 April, 10:00am. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/library-essentials-referenc

11.01.2022 Happy Pride Week! Join our Wikipedia editathon project that aims to redress the underrepresentation of various groups, including trans, gender diverse, and LGBTIQA+ staff and alumni. Starts this Friday at 12pm. Register now http://ow.ly/zvBU50EikVd

10.01.2022 Our virtual service hours have changed for the summer. Virtual service hours are now 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. There will be no virtual services available on weekends. If you need any assistance outside of these hours you can visit our FAQ page https://bit.ly/33npOO5.

10.01.2022 Researchers from our Archaeology department have done it again! On an excavation in South Africa, the team uncovered a 2 million-year-old adult hominin skullth...e earliest known and best-preserved 'Paranthropus Robustus' specimen ever found. 'Most of the fossil record is just a single tooth here and there so to have something like this is very rare, very lucky,' Dr Angeline Leece told BBC News. Read how this stunning discovery sheds light on human evolution: https://now.latrobe/ParanthropusFB

10.01.2022 After a short break, Recommended Reads is back! This time, our staff picked books they love from the Library’s collection that will make great additions to your summer reading list. And if you don’t have one yet, we’ve got you covered. Our first recommendation is Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. Stories of twelve people, mostly black women. Stunningly beautiful writing bit.ly/2J7zs0l

10.01.2022 The Heyward Library in Bendigo is open for students. We are excited to be sharing the refurbished space as we slowly return to campus. We have taken a minimalistic approach to furnishing to provide a COVIDSafe space for the time being. When life returns to normal, we will work with staff and students to create modern study spaces for our community.

10.01.2022 2020 has been one huge roller coaster and we are almost at the end of the ride, thank goodness! Before we go through the final loop, we are updating our building operating hours for each of our campus libraries. To see the changes visit https://bit.ly/3g4khB9

10.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is How to do nothing written by Jenny Odell https://bit.ly/2Q67Rwo #LTURecommendedRead

09.01.2022 This week’s recommended read is Fire Front, curated by Alison Whittaker. This powerful collection of First Nations poetry will help you reflect on history and the violence of colonialism and rethink the world in post-pandemic times bit.ly/2KNmp4U

09.01.2022 We’ve got another recommendation for you. This one comes from Jordy Rosenberg, titled Confessions of the Fox. These two different narratives (one told in the footnotes) and an extensive non-fiction resources list will help you reimagine archives and academia bit.ly/3mD2bbc

09.01.2022 Explore LGBTIQA+ history like never before through the Archives of Sexuality and Gender: http://ow.ly/bRym50EilBR Including previously unseen historical records such as photographs, letters, newspapers, and journals from LGBTIQA+ organisations and individuals. The archive brings together the largest digital collection of searchable primary source content on the social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTIQA+ communities around the world.... Access through the link above using your Library details. #LTUPRIDE2021

07.01.2022 It might be the race that stops the nation, but it doesn’t stop universities! All Library buildings will be open as normal on Melbourne Cup Day, except for the Mildura Library, it will be closed. Staff will be able to assist students via Chat, phone and email from 8.30am to 7.00pm.

07.01.2022 "Historians know the stories a nation tells itself matter; collective memory can suppress competing versions of the past, while individual and family stories mi...ght hold conflicting memories." Professor Katie Holmes in the Conversation today, giving an edited version of her longer essay in the Griffith Review (linked in comments). https://theconversation.com/the-stories-a-nation-tells-itse See more

07.01.2022 Would you buy a La Trobe Library Fragrance? If yes, what would you call it??? Asking for a friend #ChristmasGiftIdeas https://edition.cnn.com//powells-perfume-book-s/index.html

07.01.2022 Having problems accessing your readings? Library staff are here to help you with any questions by phone, online chat, or email. You can also contact us via the problems with access page on our website https://bit.ly/34Q1NPs

05.01.2022 Meet Ella! She is a Senior Collections Officer for the La Trobe Library. Ella is part of a team that helps students and staff access the collection. Hear how the resources team can help you with your studies and how you can contact them.

05.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Australianama written by Samia Khatun https://bit.ly/2YeUTRp #LTURecommendedRead

05.01.2022 Spaces are still available for tomorrow's (Thursday 8 April) FREE #How2Uni workshops. Run by the Learning Hub, there are 5 sessions to choose from. Each session is 1 hour. Click here for info and bookings http://ow.ly/8HHA50EiiAc Make the most of the non-teaching period to brush up on your academic writing skills. You’ll get helpful, practical advice on how to write your best assessments yet.

05.01.2022 Did you know you can access thousands of free videos through our online Library? From documentaries and interviews to feature films and performances. Find thousands of award-winning films to boost your studies, and to enjoy, via Academic Video Online. Visit https://bit.ly/3mQvTLe

04.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Queer: A Graphic History written by Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele https://bit.ly/3aDVeCi #LTURecommendedRead

04.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is The Writer’s Room written by Charlotte Wood https://bit.ly/3azMnSa #LTURecommendedRead

03.01.2022 #Openaccess is more important now than ever. Which is why you should check out our new Open Repository, OPAL. Not only can you share your publications, you can also access student theses, presentations, posters, datasets and education resources. http://OPAL.lat#openaccess

02.01.2022 "I have one entire bookshelf for my unread books" For our keen readers! Come and chat to like-minded peers and share your favourite titles at our new Reading Club: Bundoora Campus - April 28 12:30pm Online - April 29 2:30pm... For all the details and registration links head to the Library events page: https://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/events

02.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is City of Girls written by Elizabeth Gilbert https://bit.ly/3iSGbHH #LTURecommendedRead

01.01.2022 This week’s Recommended Read is Ghost Wife: A Memoir of Love and Defiance written by Michelle Dicinoski https://bit.ly/2Ycksmn #LTURecommendedRead

01.01.2022 Come along at 12pm TODAY to our free online session for #pride2021 Learn about the power of Wikipedia to enhance representation and how you can improve the visibility of underrepresented people. Register here: http://ow.ly/pJoe50EpU39

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01.01.2022 Wednesday 23 December is a University Wellness Day. After the year we have had, all library staff will be having a day off to look after themselves. This means all Library buildings will be closed, and virtual help and other services will be unavailable. The Library’s online material will continue to be available 24/7 https://bit.ly/3k57Eqz.