SLV Email Newsletter January 2006
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In this issue:
1. AskNow! – Australia's virtual reference service
2. Open Road 2006 Conference
3. 2006 Library calendar sale
4. Australia Day public holiday closure
5. Elicit – Experimedia's new exhibition
6. Meet the maker event with digital artist Genevieve Grieves
7. Free exhibition tour
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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK
DO YOU HAVE A REFERENCE INQUIRY? ASKNOW!
Have you ever wanted to find out more about cane toads? The population of Ballarat in the 1800s? Whether skateboarding is popular in Germany? If you have access to the internet, you can contact AskNow! to have your reference inquiries answered. Over 100,000 people have – including those who asked the above questions.
AskNow! is a live reference service run on chat software. Librarians search library catalogues, online databases and the internet to answer brief factual questions or resolve more complex information needs. In addition to a record of your real-time chat you receive a list of files or web links found.
The service is available Monday to Friday 9am-7pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time.
It can be reached from the AskNow! website and the websites of all participating libraries, including the State Library of Victoria, and some schools and tertiary institutions.
For more information visit:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/information/index.html or http://www.asknow.gov.au
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OPEN ROAD 2006 CONFERENCE: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES
Registrations are invited for people interested in attending this major conference on providing access to and developing content for multilingual audiences. A range of international experts will speak over two days on 6-7 February at Trinity College, Parkville.
For more information contact conference organiser Beata Wacek on 03 8664 7046 or bwacek@slv.vic.gov.au. For copies of the conference program and registration form see the Open Road 2006 Conference website:
http://openroad.net.au/conferences/2006
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2006 CALENDAR SALE NOW ON
Are you yet to buy yourself a 2006 calendar? Do you need to buy a gift? If so, the Library's Cowen Gallery 2006 Calendar is now on sale for just $10.00, discounted from $19.95. This beautiful publication features details from 12 works in the Library's Pictures Collection, now on permanent display in the Cowen Gallery. Buy in person from the Library foyer reception desk or online.
Purchase a calendar now from the Library's Online Shop:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/shop/index.html
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AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The Library will close for the Australia Day public holiday on Thursday 26 January. It will reopen on Friday 27 January.
To find out more about the public holidays on which the Library will be closed in 2006 see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/public_holidays.html
For information on the Library's standard opening hours see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/hours.html
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WHAT'S ON THIS MONTH
ELICIT
Digital artist Timothy Devine features real-time video generated from viewers' movements in this new work showing in Experimedia. It's a truly interactive exhibition experience, so come along, move around and see what Elicit can do with your image. But hurry – it's only on from 12-5pm, 25-29 January.
For more information about this free exhibition see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/new_media/index.html
PICTURING THE OLD PEOPLE: MEET THE MAKER
Go behind the scenes on 20 January and learn how multimedia artist Genevieve Grieves created her video and sound installation 'Picturing the Old People', now showing in Experimedia.
For full details of this event see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/whats_on/0106_e.html
FREE EXHIBITION TOUR
Having trouble filling the hours over summer? Why not take a free guided tour of one of the Library's current exhibitions. Choose from 'Mirror of the World: books and ideas', 'Lost & Found', and 'Picturing the Old People'.
To find out more see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/whats_on/0106_e.html
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