Tuesday 26 August, 3.45 pm - 5.30 pm
Short guided tours of local libraries will be offered during the late
afternoon (and possibly at other times if interest warrants it). Numbers
will be limited so if you wish to participate please indicate your
preference on the registration form.
Tour 1: Defence Science and Technology Organisation
DSTO Library
Join us on a tour of the largest special library in South Australia. Explore
a collection that is rarely open to the public and that is a centre of
excellence in many aspects.
The DSTO Research Library provides a
corporate library service to all DSTO staff, Australian Defence
Force personnel in SA and Cooperative Research Centres affiliated
with DSTO.
The DSTORL presently comprises staffed site libraries
at Edinburgh (SA), Fishermans Bend and Maribyrnong (Victoria),
Pyrmont (NSW), Fern Hill Technology Park (ACT) and HMAS Stirling
(WA).
The Library collection is science and technology based,
with key resources in the areas of engineering, maritime, air and
land operations, electronic warfare, radar, weapons systems and
information technology.
There are approximately 75,000 books and
400,000 reports held across all sites, with the largest collections
available at Edinburgh (in the Henry d'Assumpcao Library) where
there are approximately 40,000 books and 25,000 unclassified reports
as well as a hardcopy collection of over 600 journal titles. The
library also manages a large collection (electronic as well as
hardcopy) of classified material.
Tour 2: Cross-stitch and Something Fishy
Marvel at the richness of fabrics and designs contained in the library
collection and museum of the Embroiderer’s Guild of South Australia,
then on to discover a new meaning to the word Fishnet by visiting a
library with a difference at the South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre,
situated at one of Adelaide’s premier beaches.
Embroiderer's
Guild of South Australia
Library and Museum The
Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia's library is a comprehensive
collection of material encompassing the broad spectrum of
embroidery, costume and design. Together with the Guild's extensive
museum collection of embroidered objects, it is a wonderful resource
for the many embroiderers and embroidery students who become members
of the Guild. The library and museum catalogues are on an Access
2002 database. Data is used to generate various catalogues and
listings of our holdings including the electronic subject and title
library catalogues which can be viewed on the Guild's website at http://www.embguildsa.org.au
or on a PC in the Guild's Studio. Printed catalogues are also
available in the library and the museum. The library provides
limited reference and lending services to city and country branch
members, tutors and interstate people studying for the Guild's
Certificate Course. The library and museum are staffed entirely by
volunteers, who are a group of interested Guild members.
Librarian:
Iris Major Museum; Curator: Maureen Holbrook
South
Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre
The South Australian
Aquatic Sciences Centre Library houses the most comprehensive
collection of specialist aquatic science literature in South
Australia. It includes information on marine and freshwater flora
and fauna, their biology, habitat, capture and culture. Anyone may
use the library during opening times. Items held within the library
are available for loan to SARDI Aquatic Sciences staff only but the
library is part of the inter-library loan network and so books may
be borrowed through your local library.
Opening hours
The
library is open to the public:
Opening times: Tuesday 1 - 4pm
Wednesday 9 - 12 noon, 1 - 4pm
Thursday 9 - 12 noon
Tour 3: Corporate Libraries of Adelaide
Corporate Libraries are largely integrated into the daily workings of their
corporations. View how this is reflected in the architecture of Santos and Phillips Fox Lawyers libraries.
Santos
Santos is a leading Australian oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in the major petroleum provinces of Australia, including the Cooper and Eromanga Basins, the Northwest Shelf, and the Gippsland and Otway Basins, as well as regions in Indonesia, PNG and the US.
The Santos Library and Research Centres, based in Adelaide and Brisbane, provide services to staff throughout the company, including satellite areas such as Moomba, utilizing both hard-copy and electronic resources.
The majority of the collection is unpublished proprietary data relating to the exploration interests, and is arranged on a spatial basis, that is by geographic location, from the broad Basin level to specific Wells.
The online catalogue is available via the company's intranet, The Well, as are links to specialist databases and information sources such as Petroleum Abstracts, Standards Australia, and the Herolds Business Intelligence Service.
Phillips Fox
Lawyers
Phillips Fox is a trans-national law firm
specialising in business & corporate, commercial dispute
resolution, employment & industrial relations, insurance claims
& risk management, property & construction. The library
collection houses an extensive range of on-line and print resources
in the specialist areas of the firm. The library provides reference,
research, current awareness and other support services to lawyers
and other staff. The Adelaide office has recently re-located to new
premises. The library is open plan and incorporates a café and
casual meeting area, making it a multi-purpose work area. Here staff
can conduct meetings, enjoy a coffee break or use the library for
quiet reading.
Tour 4: Libraries of North Terrace 1
Join us on a scenic walk along North Terrace in the city and discover
the rich range of special libraries in the University precinct of Adelaide.
This tour will visit the University of Adelaide Law School library and then
the library of the CSIRO Health Sciences & Nutrition division.
Tour 5: Libraries of North Terrace 2
Join us on a scenic walk along North Terrace in the city and discover
the rich range of special libraries in the University precinct of Adelaide.
This tour presents library materials and the legal collection from the
collection of the Minter Ellison Lawyers, and then the treasure trove of items
from the library at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Minter Ellison
Lawyers
Minter Ellison Legal Group is a leading Australian law firm
with an international practice and reputation. Minter Ellison
Adelaide is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Adelaide. It
has a strong practice in most areas of law. The library provides
and extensive service through online and hardcopy resources and the
library plan provides for client entertainment as well as
research.
Tour 6: Specialist Collections
Löhe Memorial Library at the Luther Seminary and the Botanic Gardens
of Adelaide & State Herbarium Library.
Löhe
Memorial Library at the Luther Seminary, located in North
Adelaide, serves the faculty and students of Luther Seminary, the
Lutheran Church and the wider community. The library was built in
1882 as part of Whinham College and houses one of the foremost
theological collections in Australia which consists of over 100,000
books and an extensive run of periodicals. Subject areas include
Biblical studies, historical, pastoral and systematic theology,
worship, missions, Australiana, Aboriginal studies, ethics,
practical church work, education and the Lutheran Church. We house a
significant rare book collection and a curriculum-based Christian
Studies Collection. The library is open to the public though a fee
is charged for borrowing privileges. Opening hours are 9 am - 5 pm
Monday to Friday and 2 pm - 5 pm on Saturdays during term time. The
catalogue is available through the internet at
http://www.luthersem.edu.au/library/catalogue.htm
Botanic
Gardens of Adelaide & State Herbarium Library
Information about
the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Library can be found at:
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/collections.html
Tour 7: Law Court Libraries
Tour the libraries of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the
Federal Court of Australia.
Supreme
Court of South Australia
Click on the link to get to the Supreme Court Library website for more information about the library.
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of
Australia SA Library provides a comprehensive and efficient library
service to Judges and staff of the Federal Court of Australia in
order to fulfil the objectives of the Court.
The primary role of
the Library is to provide a library service to the: Judges of the
Federal Court of Australia and their staff; Registrars of the
Federal Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia Registry
staff.
In addition, to assist in the smooth functioning of the
Court, the Library provides a limited library service to: the legal
profession; litigants in person; other libraries; the general
public; and other courts and tribunals.
Access to the collection
by users other than Judges, Registrars and officers of the Federal
Court of Australia is limited.
Tour 8: Gruesome Historical Medical Paraphernalia
Joint the bus along North Terrace before being shocked by some grisly
medical ‘treasures’ from the RAH/IMVS library, then on to South Terrace
to view some antique and no doubt startling medical equipment used on
babies and children which are contained in the historical collection at the
Child and Youth Health library.
RAH/IMVS Library
The library of the Royal Adelaide Hospital / Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science was formed when the library services of the two institutions merged in 1999. It serves the staff of both institutions, including the various suburban campuses of the RAH and the statewide regional diagnostic laboratories of the IMVS. The library has close ties with the RAH Heritage Office Archivist, who will be unearthing some interesting objects for our perusal!
Child and Youth Health library
The CYH library provides Child and Youth Health staff with ready access to current, relevant and quality information and resources, related to key result areas of the organisation, and which support them in the performance of their duties. The Library Team also maintains the Vivienne Laidlaw Historical Collection. This tour will concentrate on the permanent exhibition Infant Welfare a South Australian Journey. The exhibition traces the beginning of the infant welfare service in South Australia from the early 1900's to the present. The exhibition compares the infant mortality rates through each decade and depicts some of the appalling social conditions of the time. More information is available at our website.
http://www.cyh.com/cyh/about/about_index.stm?section=about&page_id=30
