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UOW Library

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4221 3548

Address: Building 16, Wollongong Campus, University of Wollongong 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.uow.edu.au/library

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25.01.2022 Another workshop to share for those Makers/Entrepreneurs that might be sitting on a business idea they wish to test out. Workshop below is free and two are available to attended: 4th & 14th Sept.

24.01.2022 Earlier this month, 2 September 2020, marked the 75th Commemoration of the End of World War II. Robert Holman (1919-2005) served in the South Pacific during World War II and was a Prisoner of War. He subsequently recorded his reminiscences of both his childhood and the war within several handwritten note books and drawing books which can be viewed via UOW Archives Online: https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/5386 @illawarraheritage Community .

23.01.2022 Taylor is a Peer Coach at the Learning Co-Op. In this clip she explains how the Learning Co-Op can help students with remote studies. You can also talk to a Peer Coach or Academic - 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday via the website: uow.info/learningcooptalk #studytips https://youtu.be/D0ZZ6n8fHkQ

22.01.2022 To ensure ongoing protection, IMTS will be updating UOW systems this weekend from 6pm Saturday 31 October to 8am Sunday 1 November. There may be intermittent outages to services during this time.

21.01.2022 Do you still have assignments to complete before the end of 2020? Have you used he Learning Co-Op Assignment Calculator to help plan and submit your assignment by the due date? The UOW Assignment Calculator breaks down your assignment into manageable steps with tips and online resources to assist you to complete your tasks: https://www.uow.edu.au/student/learning-co-op/

21.01.2022 Whats happening at the Learning Co-Op? NEW remote learning tools, study tips and drop in webinars to assist with studying remotely - UOW.INFO/DROPINWEBINARS They are also available to talk online, Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm: www.uow.edu.au/student/learning-co-op/further-support/ #StudyTips

21.01.2022 Win TV Film Archives now available online! UOW Library Archives is making historical footage from Wollongong’s local Television Station WIN 4 available to the public for the first time. Digitised from the original 16mm film, the first batch of material in the online collection includes news stories from 1967 and reports from the popular local program Sunday Review. The online collection will continue to grow in the coming months as more material is processed and made available. You can see the collection online at https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/3489 Lost Wollongong Lost Wollongong History

20.01.2022 Need to return a borrowed Library resource? If you are on the Wollongong Campus, you can use the returns chute in the entry foyer during office hours or the external after-hours bin opposite the P2 carpark After Hours. You can also mail items to: Client Services University of Wollongong Library Locked Bag No 8813 ... WOLLONGONG NSW 2522 Shoalhaven Campus students can return books during opening hours to the Shoalhaven Campus Library Service Desk or after hours via the returns chute with a swipe access card. If you need to return resources to a regional or metro site, please contact staff at that location. https://www.uow.edu.au/library/borrowing/

19.01.2022 Weve been keeping a low profile to minimise messaging during the CV-19 pandemic. We hope to be returning to a regular routine in the not too distant future...

19.01.2022 UOW students can access one on one academic consultations at no additional cost! http://bit.ly/LC_Consult

18.01.2022 World Environment Day 2020 focuses on Biodiversity. We're sharing with you our digitised collection of Smoke Signal, the monthly journal of the South Coast Conservation Society. 1970 - 2004 http://bit.ly/SmokeSig The Society's aim was to encourage conservation of the region's natural environments, it's biodiversity, and to protest against excessive development in the Illawarra.

18.01.2022 Liverpool City Library will reopen with limited occupancy to observe social distancing requirements from next Monday 1 June. https://mylibrary.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/liverpool

17.01.2022 A new complete Library Management System, to deliver advanced user-centred services digitally, will be implemented at UOW Library later this year: https://bit.ly/NewLMP_UOWL

16.01.2022 When researchers make their work freely available through Open Access, more people can see it and cite it! The Research Online (RO) institutional repository at UOW ensures a record of every research output is listed! Meet ASSH Faculty Librarian, Sam Hutchinson, who held an online chat this week about Open Access. http://bit.ly/OpenAccessGuide

16.01.2022 Know someone who likes dinosaurs? The #OpenAccess site https://dinosaurpictures.org/ offers the internet's largest dinosaur database, where you can search by name, check out random dinosaurs and look at an interactive globe of ancient Earth! Alumni and community members can also discover a range of discipline resources online from journal articles to ebooks, data, legal resources, theses and more - take a look at the Library’s FREE curated collections here: http://bit.ly/FreeCuratedContent #OpenAccessWeek2020

16.01.2022 ANZAC DAY 2020 Lest We Forget. UOW Archives Online holds a collection on the Bomaderry Soldiers Rest Home, comprised of photographic records from a convalescent home established in the Grand Tourist Hotel, Bomaderry, for voluntary staff to care for sick and wounded soldiers returned from WWI. #firstresponders #ww1 https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/663

16.01.2022 You can be a part of National Reconciliation Week 2020 by participating in a virtual Acknowledgement of Country on Facebook,12 noon today. There are also a host of other ways to participate throughout the week. For more information visit: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/ #Jindaola

16.01.2022 Exams pending? Past examination papers are available for some subjects - even as recent as 2019! Search by subject here: https://ereadingsprd.uow.edu.au/

15.01.2022 If you need to visit the Wollongong Campus Library for study or research, check the real time occupancy counter to see if there is available space: https://webapps.library.uow.edu.au/livecount/. When visiting you will need to bring your UOW student/staff ID card and scan your barcode at the door. Please keep your ID with you at all times and do not visit if you are unwell.

15.01.2022 Are you ready for the NEW UOW Library System? Our new interface will offer streamlined services with improved accessibility to Library resources; however, you may need to take action in readiness to ensure that previously saved searches and resources are not lost. If you have created a Library SEARCH account to hold alerts, folders, resources, articles, etc., please take the necessary precautions prior to 8 December. #FutureReadyLibrary https://bit.ly/UOWL-AreYouReady

14.01.2022 Need a hand to reference or cite the information sources in your assessments? www.uow.edu.au/student/learning-co-op

14.01.2022 UOW UniShop are currently offering a unique graduation experience to help students preserve their memories with an official photo opportunity. Graduation gowns are available at no cost and a branded media wall has been especially erected for students to mark their significant achievement. https://www.facebook.com/UOWUniLife/videos/2336381333321224/?t=0

14.01.2022 The Wollongong Campus Library remains open at this time to staff and students during standard opening hours. Mandated occupancy limits apply, however other study spaces with Wi-Fi are available on campus and security staff will provide direction to these once our capacity is reached. PLEASE NOTE that your staff or student ID card is required to gain access at this time. More information can be found on our Library CV-19 support page. https://www.uow.edu.au//uow-library-support-during-covid-1

14.01.2022 Did you know that limits on the number of pages that can be copied, printed, and page/chapter-downloaded per user, per day on the Proquest Ebook Central platform are reset every 24hrs?! #examprep #studyhack See the details here: https://support.proquest.com/articledetail

13.01.2022 WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2020 Bert Flugelman came to Australia as a refugee shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Widespread recognition of his outstanding lifelong contribution and service to the visual arts as sculptor and teacher includes the Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Emeritus Award 1997 and Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2006. https://bit.ly/UOWArchives-Flugelman

12.01.2022 Accessing UOW Library services online (Great work Jacob!)

12.01.2022 Are you needing some new study tips leading up to exams? Check out Sams three top study tips to help you through Stu Vac! Chat to a Peer Study Coach today - uow.info/learningcooptalk

12.01.2022 May Day celebrations in Wollongong appear to date from 1912 when coal-miners in the district took an unpaid holiday. Mining unionists remained strongly represented on the "May Day Committee" which formed some time later. Its particular function was to organise an annual parade and picnic. This photo is from a May Day boxing match in 1958. Find more Wollongong May Day parade photographs in UOW Archives' extensive online collection: http://bit.ly/2Mkj51v

12.01.2022 Do you want to preserve a record of your Library reading history? All personal loan data to date can be downloaded from your Library Patron History: https://iii.library.uow.edu.au/patroninfo >> Login >> Reading History >> Export Reading History. This information will be available for you to save UNTIL 27 November, as the historical information will not carry over once we commence implementing our NEW Library System. #FutureReadyLibrary https://bit.ly/UOWL-AreYouReady

11.01.2022 Is the paywall stopping you from accessing the academic content you seek? UOW staff and students can access over 260 databases and 90,000 journals at no cost! https://uow.libguides.com/

11.01.2022 Its Indigenous Literacy Day 2020 and were celebrating with UOW Early Start as they read the local classic Gang-Man-Gang, which is held in the UOW Archives.

10.01.2022 The Wollongong Campus Library remains open for UOW students and staff at this time, further updates regarding services and support during COVID-19 are now available: https://bit.ly/UOWL-CV19

10.01.2022 Do you want to preserve a record of your Library reading history? This information can be ONLY be saved BEFORE November 27 as we commence implementing our NEW Library System. Previous loan data can be downloaded from your Library Patron History: https://iii.library.uow.edu.au/patroninfo >> Login >> Reading History >> Export Reading History. #FutureReadyLibrary https://bit.ly/UOWL-AreYouReady

09.01.2022 Its crunch time final assessments and exams are quickly approaching! Peer Coaches are available to chat 12pm-8pm Monday to Friday and help you through the next few weeks of study! Academic Chat is also available online 8am-12pm, Monday to Friday www.uow.info/learningcooptalk

07.01.2022 10am-10pm public holiday hours apply at Wollongong Campus Library this coming Monday 8 June. For all opening hours across all sites visit: https://www.uow.edu.au/library/about-us/opening-hours/

07.01.2022 Wollongong Campus Library will close for the Easter break at Thursday 9 April and re-open 10am Monday 13 April. Public Holiday opening hours apply to Easter Monday: 10am-8pm and Library Live Chat services will also be available during this time. Please visit our website for further details about opening hours across all campuses. https://www.uow.edu.au/library/about-us/opening-hours/

06.01.2022 UOW Students and Staff planning to visit the Wollongong Campus Library can check if there is available space via the real time occupancy counter: http://bit.ly/LiveCountUOWL. Further details about coming onto campus can be found here: https://www.uow.edu.au/coronavirus/return-to-campus/

05.01.2022 Our guide on Library SEARCH includes an interactive tutorial to help you to find information and get the most from sources: https://uow.libguides.com/finding-information/search

04.01.2022 Are paywalls stopping your access to content? No cost access is available with your UOW staff or student logon! http://uow.libguides.com/ You can also access selected newspaper publications digitally via: bit.ly/uow-newspaper-access

04.01.2022 University students are expected to research widely and build knowledge from the expertise of others. Referencing connects what you read with what you write and helps to avoid plagiarism! https://youtu.be/wxzmhb7s294 http://bit.ly/LC_RefCit

03.01.2022 Just a few of the new publications and resources recently added at UOW Library All of which are available to view digitally online You can always search the latest additions to our resources by discipline here: https://iii.library.uow.edu.au/ftlists/

03.01.2022 UOW students & staff can now access Informit: Edu TV through to December 2020 via the A-Z database list. Stream programs from The History Channel, National Geographic, BBC Knowledge, Discovery and more at no cost:) http://bit.ly/edutv_UOWL

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Jeffin (pictured), Natasha and Aaheli three lucky winners drawn at random earlier in the month, simply by entering our competition after opting into the Library channel on the MyUOW app! Make sure to download the app and opt into our channel to keep up to date with student messaging about library information and services! https://www.uow.edu.au/student/life/myuow/

03.01.2022 Our staff sourced isolation playlist has been on high rotation as we engage in weekly voting to determine the ultimate CV-19 Iso Song! Some losses have been painful but there can only be one! What will be the last song standing? https://bit.ly/uowl-iso-playlist