Our mates over in the Library emailed to remind us their new mobile friendly site is up and running: “The Library has launched a version of its site designed for smartphones and mobile devices.  It offers you the ability to renew your loans, search Summon and the Library catalogue and place library requests. The mobile [...]

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The University Library is pleased to advise that they now have a 1800 phone service for distance education students to use. The number is 1800 059 735 and is a free call from landlines (calls from mobile phones may be charged at a timed rate).

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Wiley Online Library is holding an online quiz open to all in the Asia-Pacific. This competition runs from 18th September to 18th November, 2012. Prizes from Wiley (36 in total) include iPad2’s, iPod Nano’s, iPod Shuffles, and even mystery prizes! For more information, please visit the Wiley Online Library Online Quiz website: http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-813050.html Best of luck!

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Library workshops will be ending for the year in November, so this is your last chance to attend a library workshop this year! Citation Indexes: Who’s citing whom   – 27/09/2012, 11:00 – 12:00 Citation Indexes: Who’s citing whom  - 7/11/2012, 10:00 – 11:00 EndNote Basics – 17/09/2012, 14:00 – 16:00 EndNote Basics – 24/10/2012, [...]

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The Library employed and trained post-graduate students as Service Desk assistants in 2012, for the first time.  Your feedback is needed regarding the service at the Desk.  Please respond to the following statement: The provision of services at the Library’s Service Desk meets my needs: Agree/Disagree. Any additional comments are welcome – please leave your comments [...]

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The University Library wishes to invite all UNE students to participate in the Library Communications Survey – I hope you will consider being involved as your opinions are valuable and will help us in developing a Communications Plan. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and participation is completely voluntary.  By completing the survey [...]

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The Dixson Library has recently commenced a Masterplanning project to look at redesigning areas of the Library over the coming years to align with 21st Century standards of teaching, learning, research and technology. As part of this Masterplanning process being undertaken by architects, Woods Bagot, we seek your input in providing feedback on the types [...]

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Join in the fun of “SPRING into Wiley Online Library” online quiz from 27 March to 11 May 2012, and stand to WIN an iPad2 and many more interesting prizes as you discover Wiley Online Library! Access the quiz from the library homepage http://www.une.edu.au/library/ PRIZES: 1st Prize – iPad2 (5 prizes) 2nd Prize – iPod [...]

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Looking for a computer in the Dixson Library?  You can see how many computers are available by checking the counter on our Home Page.  If you can’t see a computer in the Learning Commons, try one of the other floors.  We have PC computers near the stair well on the other 3 floors and Macs [...]

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British History buff/student? The University Library is currently trialling Gale’s ‘State Papers Online, 1509-1714’. This provides access to the UK’s primary sources for the reigns of the Tudors from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I and the Stuarts from James I to Anne.  Trial ends 8th April, 2012.  There’s a link to the trial on http://blog.une.edu.au/blogspot/2012/03/02/trial-of-state-papers-online/. Log [...]

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The Library is running some classes in February to help you develop your research skills. All classes are held in the Training Lab in Dixson Library. Finding quality journal articles: Monday, 6 Feb, 9.30am–11.00am and Friday, 10 Feb, 1.30pm–3.00pm EndNote Basics: Tuesday, 7 Feb, 10.00am–12.00 noon and Thursday, 9 Feb, 2.00pm–4.00pm Citation indexes: who’s citing [...]

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Dixson Library is introducing a new service for staff and students.  In 2012, the reference librarians will be offering an appointment-based consultation service available to any students and staff both on and off campus. If you have questions about: using the library resources; finding information or missing bibliographic data; how to use our databases; where to start finding articles [...]

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Each second year the Library asks students for feedback and it does make a difference to the services they offer. You can see the results of past surveys here and also see some of the changes they’ve made in response to your comments (including Macs as Library computers, creating the Learning Commons in Dixson, improving the [...]

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Via Kim @ Dixson Library: UNE subscribes to over 1,000 Taylor & Francis journals through its Social Science and Humanities Library. On 27th June Taylor & Francis changed its platform from InformaWorld to Taylor & Francis Online. Overall the changeover went relatively smoothly, although not all content has moved over as it should. Access to particular [...]

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Via Greg at Dixson Library … As an external student of UNE you are able to borrow materials from the University Library. There is no charge to make use of this service.  However, you are required to cover the cost of  the return postage. Additional details of your borrowing privileges can be found at this [...]

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