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On this page is an opportunity for YOU to tell us the libraries you would like to work at.
If you have one or two libraries which you would like to work at, we will feature them on this page. Please feel free to include a small blurb on why you would like to work at the particular library and the web address of the library and/or any pictures.
To be included on this page please send an email to Brigitte Sloot - NLS Webmaster.
Here are some libraries that are pretty cool:
- Renaissance Library Collection calendars 16/12/03
- 12 colour photographs of beautiful old libraries, from 527AD to 1932
- suggested by Robin Lee as a great gift for librarians
- Bibliothèque nationale de France 25/11/03
- Old Library at Trinity College, Dublin 05/11/03
- Great Library of Alexandria 05/11/03
- Any Library - Sharon Moy's Dream Libraries 05/11/03
- National Library of Australia 22/10/03
- Abbey of Melk Library (Austria) 15/10/03
- University of Otago Information Resource Centre (NZ) 15/10/03
- St. John's Preparatory School Library 29/09/03
- Wolfram & Hart Library 29/09/03
- Ironwood Public Library (Canada) 22/09/03
- Cerritos Public Library (US) 22/09/03
- University of Queensland - Ipswich Campus Library 22/09/03
- Dream Library 22/09/03
| Bibliothèque
nationale de France suggested by Lavinia Whale |
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"Part of the reason that I became a librarian is because I'm interested in so many things, eg language, history, architecture, culture, music, etc. I've always been a big reader and did well in English throughout my school years. I finally got the chance to study another language at High School in Grade 8, doing French (which I loved) for the first half of the year and German (which I resented - I was forgetting my French!) for the second half. I enrolled in French for Junior but the teacher left and it was no longer offered. I've long intended to correct my monolingualism but couldn't decide which language to choose - as a classically trained musician, my top choices were Italian, French, German or Spanish. Anyway, this year I finally got around to arranging a trip to Europe and the first stop was Paris because my father loves it so much; he's fairly well travelled and still thinks that Paris is the most beautiful city he's seen. So I've started teaching myself French (with the help of all those lovely Brisbane City Council library resources - I currently work at their Inala branch). I too loved Paris and want to visit again. Being able to stay longer because I'm working there would be even better! I saw the François-Mitterrand library (part of Bibliothèque nationale de France) on a television documentary recently. Apparently these buildings are a bit controversial amongst Parisians. They're in the shape of open books; I like that symbolism." - Lavinia Whale (posted 25/11/03) |
| Old
Library at Trinity College, Dublin suggested by Sarah McCallan (QUT Library, Kelvin Grove) |
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"My dream library is the Old Library at Trinity College, Dublin. This building houses the beautiful illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, and the main chamber of this building is called the Long Room, which had the roof raised in the 1850s in order to make room for the growing collection. I have been twice, on separate visits to Ireland, and sometimes I am still filled with a misty eyed, library student type of yearning to linger in the halls, sniffing the oaky, leathery smells." - Sarah (posted 05/11/03) |
| Great
Library of Alexandria suggested by Louise Howard (BCC's Library Service) |
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"My dream would be to have been able to work in the Great Library of Alexandria, which was destroyed by fire. It was built at the meeting point of three continents, Africa, Asia and Europe and is said to have contained the works of Aristotle, Archimedes, and Hypatia (first female to contribute significantly to mathematical study) as well as translations from around the world including Babylonian and Indian. Of course, I would have to be able to understand Greek to fully appreciate it!! It is the 'white unicorn' of modern libraries, a communal library of ideas, cultures and beliefs established for systematic study and the preservation, organization and gathering of information. For a female it sounds like the sort of place that respected knowledge of its own accord, regardless of the gender of its source, something that changed greatly after this period in history and has only in our own time begun to alter back. The idea of being able to walk alongside some of the greatest thinkers/philosophists/scientists/librarians!!!!! in history is exhilarating. Did the librarians/archivists of the time have any concept of how the library they were maintaining would spawn a legend that would last thousands of years?? Perhaps, it is hard to work surrounded by the flow of information everyday and not step back momentarily to absorb how much the information we store, maintain and supply influences the lives of everyone who steps through our library doors. The librarians of Alexandria may have been aware of the impact their collaboration with so many influential historical figures and documents, or then again who knows?? Perhaps they too, watched the last patron walk out the door and thought 'Thank the Gods of Olympus, now I can finally get some peace and quiet!" Whatever the case I would gladly trade places with them. I'll leave them the latest computer virus, and spend my time working out the most efficient ways to stack scrolls and preserve papyrus!!" - Louise (posted 05/11/03) |
| Any
Library suggested by Sharon Moy (Librarian - Brisbane City Council Library Services) |
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"I love libraries so I would work in any library. I have a specific interest in reference services and virtual online services such as "answers now". I am currently enjoying my work within Brisbane City Council Library Services at Garden City Library. But some of the things I think a Dream Library would have to include are: Music
Zones Delightful
Decor Learning
Zones - Sharon (posted 05/11/03) |
| National
Library of Australia suggested by Rowan Salt - NLS Sponsorship Co-ordinator |
(posted 22/10/03) |
| Abbey
of Melk (Austria) suggested by Robin Lee |
(posted 15/10/03) |
| University
of Otago Information Resource Centre suggested by Fiona Bradley |
(posted 15/10/03) |
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