As the result of a very generous donation by Dr Richard Williams, the Library recently acquired a copy of one of the great early books on surgery: Paré, Ambroise (1510?-1590). The workes of that famous chirurgeon Ambrose Parey, translated … by Th. Johnson. 4th ed. London: Mary Clark for John Clark, 1678.
The Library congratulates Jessica Shortis on winning the ALIAWest F.A. Sharr Medal for 2008. ALIAWest is the Western Australian group of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). The Sharr Medal is awarded to the first-year library graduand in Western Australia who "exhibits the most potential and is most likely to have a positive impact on their preferred stream of the library profession."
Jessica joined the Library team in August 2007 and currently shares her time between the Law Library and Information Resources Access Management.
Two exciting new purchases by the Friends of the Library have recently enriched the Library's collections: a facsimile of one of the British Library’s best-loved manuscripts, and a facsimile set of one of the great works about the Dutch East Indies.
The Library now employs Librarians to assist readers with information and research queries after hours. One Librarian will be rostered during each evening and weekend shift to provide services to all Library patrons.
The new Science Library and the old Biological Sciences Library officially became one building in July. During the semester break, the Biological Sciences Library closed for four weeks to allow builders to punch large holes in the external walls of all three floors of the Library, where the new building is connected. Library staff found themselves imitating the artist Christo when they spent several days wrapping shelves, computers, and other equipment in plastic to protect against cement dust.
Dr Masako Mitsumata, Director of Nihon University School of Medicine Library in Tokyo, visited the UWA Medical and Dental Library in June. Dr Mitsumata, a qualified pathologist, came to Australia to participate in the 15th International Vascular Biology Meeting which was held in Sydney in early June.
Dr Mitsumata was interested in how the Medical and Dental Library is managed and the various library services we offer.
Bids are now open for expensive items to be considered for purchase. Each year the Library reserves a small part of its budget for the purchase of resources which cannot be easily funded from its Faculty allocations. Such items may be large sets of books, reference works or research collections, with a cost of more than $1,000. Items may be in print or online, but journal subscriptions are usually not considered.
The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP) have always been one of the great sources for British - and global - history and politics. They are a rich record of the social, political and economic development of Great Britain, its former colonies and the rest of the world, especially in the 19th century. And yet, up to now, they have been difficult to use effectively - requiring researchers to navigate an esoteric system of numbering and citations, and to cope with such exotic formats as the long-obsolete microcard.
Issue 122 August 2008
ISN 1444-8157 (print)
1325-6459 (online)
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