SLV Email Newsletter April 2006
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In this issue:
1. New Library card & copying, offsite collection
2. Teenage readers get connected
3. Premier’s Literary Awards
4. RE Ross Trust supports playwrights
5. Hear curator’s talk online
6. Travelling Treasures a success
7. Your Treasures website
8. Exhibition catalogue discounted
9. Discover the ‘La Trobe Journal’
10. ‘National Treasures’ to close soon
11. ‘Memory and Place’ – a free digital forum
12. Hear opera and modern music on video
13. Learn business research skills
14. Youth literature events
15. Mr Tulk cafe opening soon
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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK
NEW LIBRARY CARD AND COPY SERVICE
On Monday 24 April the Library introduced a new self-service copying and printing service, and a new Library card. Library users will benefit from new copying/printing equipment, and a new multi-purpose Library/copy card which will simplify access to Library services.
To find out how to get a Library card or update your current one see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/using/register/index.html
For more information on the new copying and printing service see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/using/copying/obtaining/selfservice.html
OFFSITE COLLECTION AVAILABLE FROM MAY
Retrieval of all material stored in the State Library of Victoria’s offsite collection will resume from 8 May 2006.
The offsite collection consists of hard-copy newspapers, bound serials and magazines (mostly pre-1976), some patents and trademarks and some Australian manuscripts. It has been unavailable since September 2005 while it was being prepared and moved into a new purpose-built storage facility in Ballarat.
For more information about ordering material, please contact us on 03 8664 7002 or inquire using the Ask-A-Librarian form at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/information/ask.html
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TEENAGE READERS GET CONNECTED
The Library’s Centre for Youth Literature has developed Australia’s first website for teenagers to share their enjoyment of books and reading. The site, www.insideadog.com.au, takes its name from a Groucho Marx quote - ‘Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.’
It features moderated discussions, reader-written book reviews, competitions, quizzes, give-aways, sample chapters, news and a regular writer-in-residence blog.
The website launches at 5pm, Friday 28 May 2006. Take a look - and encourage any teen readers you know to click in and explore too.
The project is supported by Copyright Agency Limited.
For more information, see:
http://www.insideadog.com.au
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PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS
The Library is currently accepting applications for the 2006 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. These prestigious awards, administered by the State Library of Victoria, recognise excellence in Australian writing across 11 categories.
Entries must be received by Friday 12 May.
For more information, including guidelines and a nomination form see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/index.html
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RE ROSS TRUST SUPPORTS PLAYWRIGHTS
Entries for the 2006 RE Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Awards open on 29 April. These annual awards foster Victoria's theatre industry by providing support to Victorian-based writers to develop their scripts.
Entries close on 26 May, and winners will be announced on 4 September.
For further information, including guidelines and an entry form see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/ross/index.html
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HEAR CURATOR’S TALK ONLINE
A recent talk by Margaret Dent, co-curator of the ‘National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries’ exhibition, can now be heard via our SLV Podcast or audio file download on the State Library of Victoria website.
Margaret offers insights into the exhibition’s genesis and curatorial challenges, and presents some of the exhibition's highlights.
To find out how to receive the podcast see our RSS Feeds information:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/site/feeds/index.html
To hear downloadable audio files or read a full transcript of the talk visit:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2006/nationaltreasures/program_of_events/curators_view.html
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TRAVELLING TREASURES A SUCCESS
The Library’s Travelling Treasures program has just returned from the first of its four tours for 2006. The program attracted over 800 people at schools and public libraries in Hastings, Mornington, Rosebud, Queenscliff and Geelong.
For a full report on the April tour see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/news/latest/120406.html
To find out if the Travelling Treasures will be coming to your area see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2006/travelling_treasures/index.html
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WATCH OUT FOR…
YOUR TREASURES WEBSITE
The State Library of Victoria will soon launch a new website that invites people to share their treasures with others by contributing a digital photograph and a written description of an object that is important to them.
‘Your Treasures’ will also allow people to share their knowledge with each other via a comments box, as well as provide hints on how the Library can help people find information about their treasure, and more…
‘Your Treasures’ will be accessible from the spotlight area on the Library website homepage:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE ONLINE SHOP
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE DISCOUNTED
The catalogue for the current exhibition ‘National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries’ has been discounted. Previously selling for $34.95, it is now available for $24.95. It can be purchased from the reception desk in the Library’s front foyer or through our Online Shop.
To find out more about the catalogue or order it online see:
https://shop.slv.vic.gov.au/details.php?imageNo=SHOP0096
DISCOVER THE ‘LA TROBE JOURNAL’
The highly regarded scholarly ‘La Trobe Journal’ is produced twice a year and highlights the Library’s collections, exploring many hidden aspects of its holdings. Members of the Library Foundation receive free copies of the ‘La Trobe Journal’ as part of their membership. Non-members can buy single copies, while stocks last, from the front foyer or our Online Shop. The Spring 2005 edition is available now.
To purchase online see:
https://shop.slv.vic.gov.au/searchResults.php?sortBy=title&category=4
To read the latest feature articles from the Journal see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/news/latrobe/index.html
To find out more about the Library Foundation and how to join see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/supporting/membership/index.html
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WHAT’S ON THIS MONTH
NATIONAL TREASURES TO CLOSE SOON
If you haven’t yet seen this wonderful exhibition on show in the Library’s Keith Murdoch Gallery, hurry - it closes on 7 May. Plan your visit to take advantage of a free half-hour guided tour of exhibition – available 1.15pm Tuesday 2 May and Thursday 4 May, and 2.30pm Sunday 7 May. Meet in the Library’s front foyer.
For more information see: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2006/nationaltreasures/index.html
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MEMORY AND PLACE – A FREE DIGITAL FORUM
On May 2 hear Kim Montgomery from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) introduce ‘Memory and Place’, a project that seeks to explore the collective memory of Victorians through the moving image.
For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/ltf/forums/digital.html
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HEAR OPERA AND MODERN MUSIC ON VIDEO
Enjoy two free music video events in May. The first, Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’, features Luciano Pavarotti and was recorded live in December 1992. It can be viewed at 12pm on Wednesday 10 May.
The second is a spectacular world premiere concert of Sir John Tavener’s epic work for the new millennium, ‘Fall and Resurrection’. See it at 12pm on Wednesday 24 May. Both events are on in the Library’s Arts Reading Room.
For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/musicvideo/index.html
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LEARN BUSINESS RESEARCH SKILLS
The Library’s Express Information section offers a range of fee-based sessions in business information research during May. Choose from Introduction to China Business Research and Finding Australian Statistics.
For full details see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/business/expressinfo/skills.html
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YOUTH LITERATURE EVENTS
The Library’s Centre for Youth Literature is running four programs for schools during May. A ‘Mirror of the World’ exhibition-themed writing workshop with Kirsty Murray; a session with three of Australia’s funniest writers, Gerard Michael Bauer, Barry Jonsberg and Jaclyn Moriarty; and two events with Jonathan Stroud, author of the bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy.
For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/whats_on/wo_060501_l.html
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MR TULK CAFE OPENING SOON
Mr Tulk, the Library’s long-awaited new cafe, will open its doors very soon. Watch out for the ghost of Augustus Tulk (Chief Librarian 1856-73) while sipping your lattes…
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