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New books for October

September 10th, 2008 by cbarnes

Book stackGo to the New books list to peruse a list of recent additions, including electronic books, to the University Library.

Select your discipline area for related titles.

  1. The link for the latest new books list can always be found in the catalogue.

Ordering new titles

To order new titles for your discipline, contact the Library Liaison Officer within your discipline area. More information on ordering books or serials.

Open Day 2008

August 27th, 2008 by cbarnes

Open Day 2008Library and IT tours.

10.15am, 11.15am 12.15pm & 1.15pm.

Meet at the coloured flags in the Central Courtyard for a guided tour of the recently renovated Dixson Library and Learning Commons plus the IT Building and facilities.

More…

Open Day 08 information page

Open Day 08 Program

Recharge the card

August 19th, 2008 by cbarnes

Recharge your cardPurchase credit online for printing and photocopying.

Go to the MultiFunction Device Credit page. A minimum purchase of $10 credit is required.

This is a real-time service, so as soon as your payment has been successfully processed, your multifunction device credit will be available to use.

New database - NewsBank Newspapers

August 19th, 2008 by cbarnes

NewsBank NewspapersOn the 1st October UNE’s subscription to Factiva will cease. Factiva is a full-text database containing Australian and international newspapers.

NewsBank is replacing Factiva and is now available for use from the Library’s webpages and catalogue.

Login to NewsBank.

What is in NewsBank? It has 160 Australian national and regional newspapers online in full-text. The start of coverage varies with each newspaper - the earliest online access begins in 1998. Please note the Australian Financial Review is not available online. Classified ads and some copyrighted articles written by syndicated columnists or freelance writers are also not available online.

There are 21 African newspapers, 37 from Asia, 16 from the UK and Europe, 11 from the Middle East and 9 from North America. International titles include Washington Post, New York Times, Mideast Mirror, The Nation (Pakistan), The Economist, The Guardian, The Times, China Daily, Bangkok Post, The Mainichi Daily News, The Jakarta Post, Mail & Guardian (South Africa), The Daily Nation (Kenya) and New Vision (Uganda).

You can email, save or print articles and export the citations to your EndNote library.

If you have any questions or concerns please call the Dixson Library Service Desk on 02 6773 2458.

Nominated journal cancellations for 2009

August 5th, 2008 by cbarnes

image of journalsThe University Library’s annual review of serials subscriptions has resulted in some 35 titles nominated for cancellation, as listed at:

http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~mcook1/Cancs2009.htm

The list is published for the information of UNE researchers.

Any further recommendations for cancellation, or intervention from another School wanting to “adopt” or take up the attribution of journal titles proposed for cancellation must be directed to Heads of School or the School’s LLO, then from the HoS/LLO to the Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian Mardi Cook (mcook1@une.edu.au) by Friday, 15th August. If no correspondence is received by Friday the 15th of August it will assumed that the nominated recommendations will stand.

Please note that the second list of cancellations on the above page is the 2007 list of cancellations for this year (2008). This list is for comparison purposes only.

Mid-year Orientation Classes

July 22nd, 2008 by cbarnes

The University Library is running some tours and introductory classes on Thursday, 24 July and at the beginning of Second Semester. Bookings are not required.

Mid-Year Orientation: Thursday 24th July

Learn about Library and IT Services for students by coming to the Letters Room in the Learning Commons.
Times: 2.00 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.00 pm, 3.30 pm.

Find your way around the Library by going on a tour.
Times: 2.00 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.00 pm, 3.30 pm.

If you are a post-graduate student, discover what the Library can do for you. Visit PBL J (Dixson Library).
Time: 2.00 pm or 3.00 pm.

Where do I start? Finding information for assignments

Venue: Letters Room, Dixson Library

Time:

  • 29 July 12 noon - 12.45 pm
  • 30 July  1.00 pm - 1.45 pm
  • 7 August  11.00 am - 11.45 am

Using the internet for research

Venue: Training Lab, Dixson Library

Time:

  • 29 July 11.00 am - 12 noon
  • 30 July  2.00 - 3.00 pm
  • 7 August  12 noon - 1.00 pm

For external students

For students not living in Armidale there are some online versions of these classes:

Good luck this semester!