SLV Email Newsletter October 2006

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In this issue:
1. Library now open on public holidays
2. New info databases accessible from home
3. Temporary changes to Dome Galleries access
4. Martin Flanagan podcast now online
5. Annual Report available soon
6. William Buckland Foundation Teaching Fellowships
7. Heroes & Villains exhibition now open
8. Rare Books Day
9. Botanical Riches

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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK

LIBRARY NOW OPEN ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
The Library is now open on public holidays 10am-6pm (galleries open until 5pm), except for Good Friday and Christmas Day.

For full details of Library services available on public holidays see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/public_holidays.html?newsletter

NEW INFO DATABASES ACCESSIBLE FROM HOME
Five new databases are now available to registered Library users outside the Library. They are the full-text databases Columbia Gazetteer of the World, Safari Technical Books, Oxford Reference Online Premium and Encyclopaedia Britannica Online; and the index database SAGE (Science and Geography in Education). All databases accessible from home have been reorganised into new categories to help users find what they need more easily.

To access the Library's online databases from home see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/catalogues/information_databases/offsite.html?newsletter

TEMPORARY CHANGES TO DOME GALLERIES ACCESS
In November there will be limited access to the permanent exhibitions in the Dome Galleries, due to major changeovers of display items. From 13 to 17 November, one section at a time of 'The changing face of Victoria' will be closed. From 27 November to 1 December, 'Mirror of the World: books and ideas' will be closed; however, it will still be possible to access 'The changing face of Victoria' during this week. The regular Dome Galleries Tour will continue but will not include the affected exhibition sections.

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LISTEN UP

MARTIN FLANAGAN PODCAST NOW ONLINE
You can now hear Martin Flanagan deliver the 2006 Stephen Murray-Smith Lecture via podcast and downloadable audio files from the State Library's website. Titled 'The fight for the other Australia', Flanagan's 17 October lecture discusses why some people rise to the political challenges of their times and others don't.

To hear the lecture see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/ltf/lectures/smsl/2006/smsl2006.html?newsletter

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE SOON
The Library's 2005-06 Annual Report will be available online and from the Library's Information Centre in early November.

WILLIAM BUCKLAND FOUNDATION TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
Applications are now open for this new Library initiative. Two early-career teachers will receive the opportunity to work within the Library's Learning Services Division for one semester during 2007 and contribute to the development of learning programs based on the Library's collection. Applications close 3 November.

To learn more and download an application form see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/research/bucklandfellowship/index.html?newsletter

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COMING EVENTS

HEROES & VILLAINS EXHIBITION NOW OPEN
The Library's newest exhibition, 'Heroes & Villains: Australian comics and their creators', is now open. It runs until 25 February and features a full program of events. A downloadable audio tour and digital version of the exhibition catalogue are available online.

To find out more see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2006/heroes/heroes_villains.html?newsletter

RARE BOOKS DAY
Interested in old and rare books? Why not come along to our free Between the Covers event at the Library on Sunday 12 November? Tour our new conservation lab, hear tips on book collecting for beginners, learn how to care for your old books, get your most precious books valued and see some of the Library's magnificent collection up close.

For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2006/rarebooks.html?newsletter

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ONLINE SHOP SPOTLIGHT

BOTANICAL RICHES
With illustrations of extraordinary beauty, 'Botanical Riches', by Richard Aitken, is a colourful history and enthralling tale of botanical exploration. A magnificent new publication from Miegunyah Press and the State Library of Victoria.

Purchase the book from the Library foyer shop or online at:
https://shop.slv.vic.gov.au/details.php?imageNo=SHOP0102&newsletter

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