Some aspects of the Ulrichsweb database will be unavailable this Friday 18th May, from 5pm to 3am. Ulrichsweb is an index to information about journals, including their peer review (refereed) status.
The database will be receiving enhancements from the provider during this time.
We apologies for any inconvenience caused.
New titles have been added to Digitised newspapers and more on Trove by the National Library of Australia.
Many of these newspapers are currently being added to Trove and further issues will become available shortly. These titles include:
Queensland
Tasmania
These and the many other old newspapers Trove has digitised can be a rich source of anthropological, cultural, genealogical and/or sociological information for your studies, research or for your own personal interest.
To find out the latest titles which have been added to Trove, subscribe to one of Trove’s Web feeds.
Tags: newspapers, Trove
Due to system upgrades there will be interruptions to UC networked services this Thursday 17th May, from 11pm - 3am.
Services which will be affected include:
The University’s ITM service would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For more information about the interruptions please contact the ITM Service Desk on 6201-5500.
You can now check out the latest videos of UC’s lectures and seminars online.
Check out the University of Canberra YouTube Channel which you can subscribe to.
You can stay up-to-date with news stories about ground-breaking research, leading academics, public lectures, special events and more.
UC YouTube could potentially be a great resource for your studies, research and/or professional development; or just for interesting viewing.
Staff are aware of the humming noise coming from the Library PA system – it appears to have been caused by repairs to another problem with the system today!
Please bear with us, we hope to have it fully investigated soon.
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The Library will be open as usual during the Groovin the Moo music festival on Sunday 13th May – 10am-5pm.
There may be thousands of people on campus, so we recommend that you take alternative transport to Uni if possible!
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University of Canberra students are participating in Live Below the Line – living on only $2 per day to experience what it is like to live in extreme poverty, and to raise money for schools in Papua New Guinea.
You can support the University of Canberra team here.
Want to learn more? The Library has a range of titles on the politics of food, poverty, and also a collection of books on how to prepare nutritious food on a small budget.
You can now pay for your library charges and printing online!
The University has released an online payment facility, “PAY Online”, to simplify the payment process for some University charges for students. The first phase includes accepting online payments for Printing/Photocopying, Library Charges and Academic Transcripts.
How do I make payments?
To make a payment with your MasterCard or Visa debit/credit card, or your UC1 card:
Payments are processed via the CBA secure payment gateway to ensure security of your card details.
Direct Link for paying Library Charges
The online payment facility for Library charges can be directly accessed from PAY Online. For further information regarding payment of Library charges, check out our Paying Library Fines and Replacement Charges page.
Direct link to recharge your Printing and Photocopying account
To top off your printing and photocopying, go here: http://www.canberra.edu.au/printcredit/pilot
This redirects to the secure PAY Online website.
Paying for Academic Transcripts
The online payment facility for Academic Transcripts can also be accessed from Academic Transcript webpage.
How can I prevent acquiring Library Charges?
Make a note of when your Library items are due back, and return them on time. You may renew all items, except 3 hour loans, unless they have been requested by another borrower. Renew your items online via your My Library Space.
However, if your items are overdue, please contact us for renewals, either by phone (6201 2953) or in person at the Information and Loans Desk.
There are many ways to find dissertations and theses written by students at UC, within Australia, and internationally.
The following sources are good places to start:
If you need any further help finding Theses, please contact the Library’s Research Assistance Desk.
Tags: researchers, theses
From 4-6 May, the University of Canberra hosted Start-Up Camp Canberra Web 2.0, an event designed to foster innovative ideas into real business strategies.
To celebrate, we have set up a display of a selection of books about app programming and mobile technologies on Level C, near the newspaper reading area.
But I want it!
Place a request in the Library catalogue, and we will notify you when these items come off display. If you urgently require any of the books in the display cabinet, please contact the Loans desk on Level B.
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