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What's NewOn this pageInformation about the libraries and parking around Rugby World Cup matchesThe following North Dunedin streets will be affected by matches being held in Dunedin. These will be largely closed to all traffic three hours before and two hours after each match on 10, 18 and 24 September and 2 October:
Vehicle access to the following libraries will also be affected:
View the DCC traffic management map - includes dates/times of matches and corresponding road closures. There are also changes in closing the hours for the Central and Robertson Libraries for 10 September and 2nd October - View Library hours.
In Search of ScotlandIn 1929 the English travel writer H. V. Morton made his first journey to Scotland, the land of his ancestors. Travelling up one side of the Scottish coast and down the other, Morton visited almost every nook and cranny that was Scotland. The result was his very successful publication In Search of Scotland (1929). The exhibition In Search of Scotland in the de Beer Gallery, Special Collections, University of Otago, follows loosely Morton's coast-line travel. Utilizing lithographic images from a broken copy of John Parker Lawson's Scotland Delineated (1858), those visiting the exhibition will travel in their mind's eye up one coast and down the other, using the 19th century images of castles, abbeys, and landscape scenes as guides. Starting at the border with 'Kelso Abbey', and then on to 'Dunure Castle' in South Ayrshire, the journey proceeds up the west coast to Bute, Staffa, Skye, and then down the east to Elgin, St Andrews, Balmoral, Stirling, and finally to Edinburgh. Beside each lithographic image are publications that highlight Scotland's cultural, social, and economic past. Topics covered include music, writers such as Robert Burns, James Hogg, and Robert Louis Stevenson, cooking, religion, travel, battles, printing in Scotland, Kings and Queens of Scotland, and the Scottish Enlightenment. This imaginative journey of Scotland is undertaken in 18 display cabinets; coverage is therefore selective. Notable items on display include James Johnson's The Scots Musical Museum (1803), containing songs by Robert Burns, Allan Ramsay's The Ever Green, Being a Collection of Scots Poems (1724), James Hogg's Altrive Tales (1835), James Brome's Travels over England, Scotland and Wales (1707), Daniel Defoe's A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain (1753), Dr Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775), and Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland MDCCLXIX (1790), and a large copy of Greenville Collins's Great Britain's Coasting Pilot (1749), detailing the Orkneys. One highlight is the small M'Phun's Guide through Glasgow (1834), a presentation copy to James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd. Some coverage will also be given to Scottish emigration to New Zealand, the Tartan, and Scottish authors then and now. In Search of Scotland starts on 30 September and runs through to 16 December 2011. Please enjoy the journey. Ruck It! How Otago Shaped Rugby History5 September - 26 November 2011, Hocken Library foyer, Hocken Collections, Anzac Avenue. 'Ruck It! How Otago Shaped Rugby History' is a public exhibition that examines the contributions that Otago people have made to the development of rugby by showcasing a sample of this rich history. Drawn from the Hocken's own collections, the show features rugby memorabilia, early rugby publications, official team photographs and personal scrapbooks. Players and coaches from southern New Zealand, and especially Otago Maori, have had a major role in the development of the national and international game since rugby was introduced in the 1870s. More... New ways to book Group Study roomsWeb appAfter a period of 'beta' testing, we have (re)released the web app for the Group Room Bookings system - http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/m/grbs.php Web app can also be accessed via the current Group Room Bookings page and the Otago mobile site (m.otago.ac.nz > Library) QR CodesWe have also recently introduced Quick Response ('QR') codes to the Central Library study rooms (example shown below). If you have a QR reader on your phone or mobile device (many do these days), point your camera at the code to book that particular room.
If your phone or smart device does not have a QR reader installed, you can download a free reader from the following sites:
Or, Google search for 'QR readers'. Graduate Research Month : Summary list of library eventsThe Library liaison team invites all post graduate students to register for a research focused sessions offered throughout Graduate Research month. Each session is held in a subject Library and provides an opportunity to get to know library liaison staff and the range of research resources and services available. For more details on these events please refer to the Graduate research month calendar at this link: http://www.otago.ac.nz/gradresearchmonth Education research resources: an introduction. August 4, 3:30-4:30pm Hunting Health Sciences Library research resources. August 12, 1-2pm Science research resources for postgraduates. August 16, 3-4pm Needle in a Haystack – helping Humanities graduates find it with web 2.0 tools. August 22, 1-2pm Commerce-related postgraduate research resources: An update. August 22, 1-2pm Science research resources for postgraduates. August 23, 10-11am Go With the Flow - Get Organised with Web 2.0 Tools. August 23 1-2pm
Subject Guides— Revamped and RechargedUse the Library's improved subject-specific guides to get started with research in a wide range of topics and disciplines. Learn about finding books, journal articles, newspapers, statistics, images, and other materials you need for your coursework and projects. Plus, find out who the Liaison Librarian is for each subject—he or she is your go-to person for help finding further information sources and learning advanced research skills. JulyPayments at Science LibraryFrom Friday 1 July the Science Library will accept payment of fines by deducting funds from your student ID card. We will no longer accept cash at the Science main desk for the payment of Library fines or to add funds to student ID cards. Eftpos will still be available to do both. Users without sufficient funds on their ID cards can add funds using cash at the autoloader located on the ground floor of the Science Library. Experimental Philosophy: Old and NewAn Exhibition at the de Beer Gallery, University of Otago LibraryVenue: de Beer Gallery, Special Collections, 1st floor, Central University Library Combining classics from the past and cutting-edge works of the present day, this exhibition brings together books on philosophy, science, literature and medicine. Together they illustrate the theme of Experimental Philosophy as it was understood and practised 350 years ago and as it is understood today. In the seventeenth century an exciting new approach to the study of nature emerged and flourished in Europe. Its promoters called it Experimental Philosophy and it boasted some of the greatest minds of the age, including Isaac Newton, John Locke and Robert Boyle. Experimental Philosophy was set against Speculative Philosophy and the distinction between Experimental and Speculative Philosophy provided the primary terms of reference by which natural philosophy was understood in the 17th and 18th centuries. Eventually, however, the distinction between Experimental and Speculative philosophy was eclipsed by a distinction deriving from the great German philosopher Immanuel Kant and his followers, namely the distinction between rationalism and empiricism. From the late 19th century it is this post-Kantian distinction that has come to dominate the way we view early modern philosophy. The old Experimental Philosophy has all but disappeared from view. In recent years, however, a new form of Experimental Philosophy has emerged amongst analytic philosophers. The 'new' experimental philosophers claim that for too long philosophers have sat in their armchairs and have reasoned from intuitions and untested assumptions about such things as the nature of belief, the nature of human character, and human motivation. It's time for philosophers to get out of their armchairs, join the experimental scientists and engage in 'experimental philosophy'. Notable items on display include a second edition of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1713), Francis Bacon's Of the Advancement Learning (1640), poet Abraham Cowley's 'A Proposition for the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy' (1668), and an exciting new discovery concerning the philosopher David Hume. Experimental Philosophy: Old and New will run from 1 July 2011 to 23 September 2011, and is mounted to coincide with the Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, 3–8 July 2011 at the University of Otago. For further enquiries, please contact Prof. Peter Anstey, Philosophy Department, University of Otago (peter.anstey@otago.ac.nz) or Dr Donald Kerr, Special Collections Librarian, University of Otago Library (Donald.kerr@otago.ac.nz) Images can be supplied for promotion purposes. JuneNew library service for University staff - 'Library Scan Request'17 JuneThe Library will now scan and email to you free of charge, book chapters and journal articles from our print collections. As a University staff member you can request a scan from virtually anything we have in any of the Dunedin campus libraries and have it delivered to your desktop within two working days. More... Library 7am Opening pilot - your feedback welcomed!7 JuneDuring the mid-semester exam period the library is conducting a pilot to offer earlier opening hours at two campus libraries (Medical and Robertson/Education). We value your feedback on this trial and would like to be as responsive to your needs as we can be. Your responses are anonymous, and cannot be traced back to you. Survey form. MayBringing you longer opening hours – at your request!27 MayEarly opening hours are being trialled at The Medical and The Robertson libraries for the exam study period. From 3 June until 24 June they will be opening at 7am! Closing times remain the same. For detailed opening and closing times check the Library Hours page. Usual holiday hours will apply on Monday June 6, i.e. Queen's Birthday (9am – 11pm). University of Otago top research institution for oceanography20 MayUniversity of Otago was identified recently as the top institution in global research in oceanography, based on citation impact of papers published since 2000 - "Otago's oceanography research excels". See Times Higher Education Top 30 Research Institutions in Oceanography and Sci-Bytes: Top 30 Research Institutions in Oceanography, 2000-2010. The relevant articles are listed here:
Ore Struck: the use of gold in art & photography, Hocken Gallery until 25 June20 May20 May 2011 marks 150 years since gold was found at Gabriel's Gully in Otago. The gold rush that followed rapidly transformed the face of Victorian Dunedin. This exhibition, which explores the use of gold in contemporary art and photography, has been mounted to commemorate Gabriel Read's discovery. Artisans and artists have been awe struck by this alluring and shimmering precious metal for thousands of years. At a time when the price of this precious metal is soaring contemporary artists and photographers continue to value gold primarily for its physical properties and symbolic associations rather than its monetary worth. More... Berg Fashion Library - new electronic resource13 MayAccess is now available to 'Berg Fashion Library' incorporating 'Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion'. Education in Video - new electronic resource13 MayThis online collection of streaming video was developed specifically for training teachers. The collection is a growing one and will eventually include over 1000 titles of teaching demos, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source classroom footage. Access 'Education in Video' via the catalogue, Article Database page or the e-journals/e-books portal. AprilForging a Magical Landscape: The Works of Robert Graves, Poet1 AprilThe exhibition 'Forging a Magical Landscape: The Works of Robert Graves, Poet' is based on the holdings in Special Collections. First and second editions, signed limited publications, reprints, illustrative editions – all reveal the scope and range of topics that Graves covered as well as his sheer industry. One moves from the trenches, Roman bath-houses and the American War of Independence, to life with John Milton, Jesus, and the poisoner Dr William Palmer. Translations, contributions to the work of others, and children's books feature as too do early influences and friends such as Edward Marsh, Siegfried Sassoon, and T. E. Lawrence. And then there is the all-important poetry, at first about the war, then to the three loves of his life: Nancy Nicholson, Laura Riding, and Beryl Pritchard, and finally fuelled by his devotion to the Muse – or Muses. The works of (and critical analysis by) Laura Riding, the American poet, and his collaborator for 13 years, are important here. The exhibition runs from 1 April to 17 June 2011 in the de Beer Gallery, 1st floor, Central University Library. Hours are 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. MarchMD CONSULT21 MarchIn response to the difficulties providing library services from Canterbury Medical Library following the Christchurch earthquake Elsevier Australia have generously provided electronic access until 15 July 2011 to significant medical resources tailored for the Australasian environment for Canterbury Medical Library and University of Otago users. These MD Consult/First Consult resources include reference books, full-text journals, drug information, practice guidelines, patient education handouts, and medical news. Mobile access is available. Honey in the Rock: Joanna Langford19 MarchA series of installations by 2011 Frances Hodgkins Fellow, Joanna Langford. Langford is renowned for towering architectural forms and intricate, magical landscapes built from recycled materials such as plastic shopping bags and 'found' bric-a-brac. Her recent sculptures, conceived during her term as Frances Hodgkins Fellow at the University of Otago, employ bamboo skewers, painted polystyrene balls and silage wrap, a material which strongly evokes New Zealand's rural landscape and economic dependence on farming. Langford's works often conjure notions of imagined or real journeys and her atmospheric digital video projection 'Baltic Wanderer', shown for the first time in this exhibition, looks like a scene from a snowy fairytale and draws on the artist's visit to the Baltic region. Exhibition runs from 19 March - 30 April 2011, Hocken Collections. FebruaryFaces of Authorship : Constructing the Author in Medieval and Early Modern Books2 FebruaryEvery book has an author, doesn't it? This seems like such a simple question, but the answer is far from straight forward. While all books are created by someone, defining what counts as an author is less easy. The time period covered by Faces of Authorship is Medieval to Early Modern. Each item on display calls into question the definition of authorship and reveals that textual production in this period is a more fluid concept than one might imagine. The works certainly support the notion that authorship in all its varieties is an evolving and continually changing idea. Faces of Authorship is mounted to coincide with the Eighth Biennial International Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 2-5 February 2011, at the University of Otago. JanuaryBringing It Home: Pathways from Home Science to Applied Science 1911-201129 JanuaryConsumer and Applied Sciences courses at the University of Otago have their origin in early twentieth century concerns for social progress, education of women and health of families. Bringing it Home: the exhibition celebrates the founding, building, student life and developments in changing times, of Home Science and Consumer and Applied Sciences from 1911 to 2011 and beyond. Exhibition runs from 29 January - 5 March 2011 at Hocken Collections. RSS
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