Farewell Bookeye 5: 2007–2017
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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.
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Looped opens in the Dome
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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
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Recipients of 15 State Library Victoria Fellowships worth a total of $200,000 were announced today.
Punk, politics and art on show in new exhibition at State Library Victoria
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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 database about the East India Company
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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 ›
SLV reaches 10,000 eBook titles
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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 ›
The 2017 Miles Franklin shortlist: interviews with the authors
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State Library Victoria supports books, ideas and the written word. And what better way to do so than by celebrating the 2017 shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award?
Penguins get to partying at Play Pod
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Penguins took over the Library’s courtyard recently and they brought a lot of families with them.
$2 million donation to boost opportunities for budding entrepreneurs
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Leading Australian businesswoman Christine Christian has donated $2 million to State Library Victoria to establish Start Space – a new centre to support early-stage entrepreneurs, the first of its kind… Read More ›
616 issues of the Australian Cyclist (1893–1905) go online
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Perfect for cycling enthusiasts or vintage bicycle buffs, the Australian Cyclist advocates all aspects of the bicycle, and included advertisements for local bike shops and depots, reviews of road races, programs of racing events, local league notes and, of course, cycling club gossip.
