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Take part in the University Library's Reading Challenge

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Perhaps you've resolved to try and read more books in 2020Ìýor use the library more often? Check out the 12 categories in our Reading Challenge and join us as we break out of our book comfort zones.Ìý

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Exhibition - 125 years - Aboriginal Women’s Suffrage

Jennifer Caruso painting by Colleen Raven Strangways

This art exhibition features the creative talents of photographer Colleen Raven Strangways of Nharla Photography. Her contemporary portraits of Aboriginal women capture a determined spirit, resonant with the suffrage movement 125 years agoÌýand vital in the fight for equity for First Nation Australians.

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Exhibition - The Significant Life of R. A. Fisher

RA Fisher

Explore Fisher's groundbreaking research in this exhibition, nowÌýonÌýLevel 1 South of the Barr Smith Library.Ìý

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TRIAL - SciVal

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Explore research performanceÌýfor you, your research group, your competitors, and potential collaborators. A trial of is currently running between 17 JanuaryÌýand 11 FebruaryÌý2020.Ìý

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Summer opening hours

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Summer is here and opening hours for all campus libraries have now changed for the remainder of the year.

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Friends of the Library event - Long Flight Home

The final Friends of the Library event for 2019, on Wednesday 20 November,Ìýwill be a conversation with Lainie Anderson, author of - a meticulouslyÌýresearched novelisation of the first flight from England to AustraliaÌýby the Smith brothers, which celebratedÌýits centenary this year.

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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!

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Congratulations to the Library Survey winners!

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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

Mimili, South Australia, Antara

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

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Adam Matthew Discovery Day, 13 November

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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.

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