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Take a break with Distraction In/Action!
Exams are here andÌýwe’re helping you study by giving you a place to relax. This semester's Distraction In/Action program is runningÌýfromÌýMonday 4 November to Friday 22 November. Along with the usual dog visits, free tea and coffee, lollies, earplugs, games/puzzles, and crafts/colouring in,Ìýthis time around weÌýalso have FREE massages!
Congratulations to the Library Survey winners!
Congratulations to Kechen Dong and Nicholas Scott, the top prize winners ofÌýthe Library Client Survey last month! Thanks to all of your submissions we have now received a wealth of feedbackÌýthat will help to informÌýnew services and spaces throughout the library.Ìý
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Tarnanthi Talent
The University Library has teamed up with the Art Gallery of South Australia to highlight Tarnanthi Festival artists and their forerunners. Immerse yourself in some of Australia’s most prestigious and dynamic Australian Indigenous contemporary artists in honour of . This Festival is an annual celebration showcasing contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at its best and boldest.Ìý
Adam Matthew Discovery Day, 13 November
Drop in andÌýlearn about the library's newly acquired range of products and find out how they can assist your learning, teaching, or research efforts at the Adam Matthew Database Discovery Day.ÌýNo bookings required! Simply drop in and have a chat to the Adam Matthew database experts.
Friends of the Library event, Stardust and Golden
Join us on Thursday 31 October for a Friends of the Library event, with author Doug McEachern on his novel Stardust and Golden.
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Using Altmetrics to understand your research impact and engagement, Fri 8 November
Altmetric Explorer is a tool to help you measure how your research is being used and talked about online, via online news, blogs, Twitter, and more. Come along to this workshop to find out the benefits of Altmetric Explorer and how to use it to your advantage.Ìý
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Research Metrics for grant applications and benchmarking, 18 September
Clarivate Analytics will provide two sessions on research metrics and benchmarking, using the Clarivate suite of products based on Web of Science content. The sessions will include demonstration and some time for hands-on support and questions.
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Reading Hour with local author Alys Jackson, 19 September
Hear from local author, Alys Jackson, grab some morning tea, and settle in with a book at this FREE event for Australian Reading Hour. Barr Smith Library, bookings essential.
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Newly donated item, Marsupials of Australia
This week the library was delighted to receiveÌýa copy of Marsupials of Australia: The Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-KangaroosÌý/ text by John Calaby and Tim Flannery,ÌýIllustrated byÌýRosemary Woodford Ganf.
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Indigenous Literacy Day: Storytelling in the Yaitya Ngutupira collection – 4 September
(ILD) is a national celebration of Indigenous culture, stories, language and literacy. In recognition of both ILD and the International Year of Indigenous Languages, the library has partnered with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to host a storytelling event in the Yaitya Ngutupira Collection area to be read for the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Campus Childcare Centre children.