May 25-31 will see libraries from around our region celebrate Library and Information Week. Our libraries are a passport to discovery; they link people with ideas and offer every Australian a chance to discover, access and connect to a much wider world.
From school, TAFE and university libraries, hosiptal, corporate and public libraries - they all contribute.
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
The principal objectives of the WDL are to:
Next week sees Culcairn Library opening in their new location.
This week staff have been busily moving stock across to the new building.
Co-located with Greater Hume Shire office’s at 40 Balfour Street, the new library offers plenty of space to sit, relax and browse the collection.
Here are some useful sites on Anzac Day.
From the Australian War Memorial an excellent resource on all the steps of the ceremony.
Dispatches from Gallipoli introduces Charles Bean, Keith Murdoch, Phillip Schuler and Charles Smith, four Australians who went to Gallipoli as journalists during World War 1.
The New South Wales government site contains mant useful links - great for students.
Mapping our Anzacs enables you to locate enlisted personnel from World War I. Add photographs and details about the people listed using the scrapbook facility.
An interesting website has been set up by the Queensland Government which allows people to contribute stories about traffic accidents and their affects in the hope that this will reduce the road toll. Anyone is welcome to contribute their story.
The Australian government has created a culture portal. This provides online access to Australian culture websites, covering Architecture, Film and media, Galleries, museums and libraries, Music and performing arts, Visual arts, Indigenous culture, Recreation, Government and community services.
You can search by category, audience and location.
Check it out! culture.gov.au
The Mobile is now visiting the suburbs of Wagga Wagga on a fortnighly timetable. Residents of Forest Hill, Lake Albert and Kooringal can visit the library on a Wednesday, those from Ashmont, Tolland, Kapooka and Estella can visit on Thursday, and those from Glenfield on Friday.
The full timetable can be viewed here.
If you cannot make it to the central branch in Wagga Wagga this is a great way for you to access the resources of Riverina Regional Library. The Mobile Library also has internet access if you require it.
With students returning to school, it is timely to remind everyone of the resources available from the library. Each branch can provide access to a computer, a place to study, and loads of resources both in-house and online.
Staff are willing to answer your questions - it is helpful if you have a copy of the assignment with you.
Two online help sites are Encyclopedia Britannica and Your Tutor - both free to use from within the library or your computer at home.
Encyclopedia Britannica offers great subject overviews, timelines, dictionary and information targeted at three levels of knowledge.
Log onto Your Tutor between 4pm and 8pm, Monday to Friday and you can connect with a tutor who can help with your questions.
February 14th is Library Lover’s Day.
According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 survey 46% of Australians over 18 years visit a library. This makes libraries second to going to the movies as the most visited cultural venue.
Come into the library and celebrate all that is good about libraries.
Did you know that within the library catalogue you can add a rating and/or review to items? We would love borrowers to contribute to this function whether you loved or hated the item you last borrowed. Reviews can be added to any item in the collection - be it book, CD or movie.
Follow the prompts from within the catalogue record. You will need to enter in your library member number to record a rating or review. Only the member number is shown on the review and you are not identified by name.