Farewell Bookeye 5: 2007–2017
News:
This year marks the retirement of ‘Bookeye 5’, one of the original overhead book scanners used for large scale digitising projects in the Library’s Scanning Studio.
Archive for 2017
Looped opens in the Dome
News:
The Dome was already one of the most beautiful rooms in Melbourne and now it’s even more so.
State Library Victoria announces 2017 Fellowship recipients
News:
Recipients of 15 State Library Victoria Fellowships worth a total of $200,000 were announced today.
Austen’s appeal: how Jane Austen went from anonymous to acclaimed
Jane Austen transcends time. Her work critiques 18th century England but it remains compelling to contemporary readers. Her terrific characters, realism, and her sense of irony and humour have earned Austen critical acclaim and a wide audience, inspiring countless readers and writers. All that for a writer who spent her entire writing career anonymous.
Punk, politics and art on show in new exhibition at State Library Victoria
News:
Self-made: zines and artist books is a new exhibition showcasing the eclectic world of independent publishing, from exquisite handmade artist books to radical low-fi zines, opening at State Library Victoria on 11 August.
New Sights and Sounds : Countdown, Bodyguard & more Thoroughly Modern selections.
Some great new arrivals in Arts include latest releases in opera, ballet, pop, rock, classical music, musical theatre and film soundtracks in various audio and video formats such as CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and online database.… Read More ›
New database about the East India Company
News:
State Library Victoria is pleased to announce the acquisition of the East India Company Database, a unique collection of digitized India Office Records from the British Library in London. This… Read More ›
Nikola Tesla: the man who gave electricity to the world
Nikola Tesla was an electrical genius. He was a visionary who captured the imagination of engineers, entrepreneurs and the public with his futuristic concepts and vivid demonstrations of the power of electricity.
Get a taste of the cuisines of the world
There’s more to books about food than just recipes. They can touch on the histories of culture, travel and more from around the world. Our collections reflect this diversity.
SLV reaches 10,000 eBook titles
News:
In June the Library reached a milestone: we purchased our 10,000th eBook. We purchase new titles almost every day, so the real number is now around 10,411. The library has… Read More ›
