Amp (Australian Music Presented) is an online collection of audio resources drawn from the ABC's vast archive of music recordings. It is produced by Stephen Adams, Australian Music Unit, ABC Classic FM. Through the efforts of this Unit, increasing numbers of recordings, both old and new, will be made available. The first release includes works by composers on the academic staff of the Arts/Music Unit at the University of Sydney: Professor Anne Boyd and Matthew Hindson. The planned expansion of the collection will embrace more genres and rare works which have so far been difficult or near-impossible to access. As such, one of the key strengths of amp will be the inclusion of composers and musicians whose works have been poorly represented on commercial discs. This will create an invaluable resource.

The majority of the collection is going to Fisher Library so as to be available for Arts/Music students.

To take advantage of these services library membership is required. Students completing their studies in semester two 2008 and all future graduates are entitled to 12 months of alumni Library membership at no cost. To take advantage of this free membership you need to apply for your membership within the first year after you have completed your studies. Second year and older alumni enjoy Library membership at the reduced rate of $80 (incl. GST) per year. Information on how to obtain membership is here.

26 September: Students - $15 CoOp Bookshop voucher for your opinions!

The Library is conducting a short session to gauge student opinions on an elearning module currently under development. Details are as follow:

When
Session 1: First year students - 4.15pm, Monday 29/09/08 This session is FULL
Session 2: Honours and postgraduate students - 2.15pm, Wednesday 01/10/08 This session is FULL
Duration
Approximately 20-25 mins
Where
Conference Room, Level 3, Fisher Library (please ask at information desk)
Reward
$15 CoOp voucher

What does it involve?

Content developers will show you a wireframe (storyboard) on the dataprojector (approx. 5 mins) and then you will fill out a short questionnaire providing us your opinions on what you have seen. There is no individual participation or activity to complete - we just want your opinions on a module under development. The questionnaire is anonymous.

If you're interested, please email Southnary Tan
s.tan@library.usyd.edu.au with your:

1. Full name
2. Email address
3. Your stage of study
4. Your current subjects
5. NESB status (ie. are you from a non English speaking background?)
6. Your contact phone number

You'll be contacted as soon as possible to confirm a place.

20-24 September: Chancellor's Committee BookFest

The Chancellor's Committee BookFest will be held in the Great Hall from Saturday, 20 September to Wednesday 24 September.

Great bargains! There are books on, Australiana, poetry, journals and more. All proceeds from the BookFest support the important work of the Chancellor's Committee.

8-21 September: Library Client Satisfaction Survey 2008 Please note the survey has closed.

The University Library is conducting a survey to assist us in determining which Library services are most important to you and how we are performing in the delivery of these services. The results of the survey will be used to target areas for improvement and to assist with the development of future services.

We need your response to this confidential survey.

You can complete the survey online. The survey will be available 24 hours a day from Monday 8 September to Sunday 21 September.

Results of the survey will be available on the Library website later in 2008.

Thank you for your cooperation and please encourage others to participate.

John Shipp
University Librarian

1 September: Draft Campus 2020 MasterPlan

The Draft Campus 2020 Masterplan is currently on exhibition in the foyer of the Fisher Library.

The Masterplan outlines a set of principles to guide future campus developments for a more unified University environment and a better campus experience for students, staff and the local community.

The Draft Campus 2020 Masterplan includes suggestions for restoration and adaptation of heritage buildings, the removal of ageing and intrusive buildings, the creation of green space, vistas and pedestrian pathways across the campus. It presents a vision for a University campus which is:

• Environmentally Responsible
• Open to the Community
• Respecting Heritage

The Campus 2020 website is currently being developed, and is scheduled to go live in September. For more information and to send your feedback, please email community2020@usyd.edu.au.

August 2008

Discover more about study opportunities and Sydney Uni life and visit one of the many libraries open this Saturday: Badham, Conservatorium, Fisher, Health Sciences, Law, Medical, SCA, and the new SciTech Library. Opening hours vary so please check the opening hours website.

Find out what's happening at the University this Saturday on the Sydney UniLive website.

Visit the SciTech Library to see exhibited student artwork entries. The competition titled 'Reconciliation in Our Neighbourhood' aims to raise awareness of the importance of reconciliation and encourage children's consideration and expression of what reconciliation means for them. Artworks displayed at the various sites across the University are taken from entries from 22 Sydney schools.
>> View the gallery of artworks on display in the SciTech Library

20 August: Pre-service teachers, we would like to know more about your needs!

A quick survey for Pre-Service Education students from the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Start survey

Log into MyLibrary to set up My Reading History. Once you have 'opted in' the system will keep a list of all items you borrow.

You may 'opt out', or irreversibly delete some or all items at any time.
In order to completely secure your privacy, you must delete your reading history before you leave the University.
Library staff will not access or disclose your reading history except where in accordance with university policy or legislation. See Section 8 of the University's ICT Resources Policy for more information.

July 2008

We are running library tours and a range of classes, particularly on EndNote, using the library catalogue and searching databases effectively.
See our library classes page for more detail.

is unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control. Apologies for the disruption.
Contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian for assistance

Please use any other University of Sydney Library to return your books.

June 2008

Did you know Fisher Library has the winning novel by Steven Carroll and the other 4 shortlisted novels?
The time we have taken / Steven Carroll
The fern tattoo : a novel / David Brooks
Love without hope / Rodney Hall
Sorry / Gail Jones
Landscape of farewell / Alex Miller

The Library has centralised its information for clients with a disability into 4 web pages outlining the services offered, facilities in the library buildings, by library and by facility, and the assistive technology available. There is a link to this information from the 'About the library' heading on the navigation bar at the top of all our web pages.

Recent University of Sydney purchase now in Rare Books Library

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music Library is now known as the Conservatorium Library.
You'll find it under the letter 'C' in our lists of libraries and our other information resources on the Library's web site.

In preparation for the move of the Architecture, Engineering, Madsen and Mathematics libraries to new Scitech library in late July 2008, library staff are currently relabelling books in these libraries.

While the books will have the "Scitech" location on their spine labels, they will still be listed in the catalogue under their current location until the move takes place.

They can be borrowed and returned from these libraries as normal.

May 2008

Provides access to the research outputs of Australian universities, including the University of Sydney. The majority of items are available online, covering unpublished theses, preprints or postprints, as well as published journal articles, images, working papers and technical reports.

It currently contains more than 137,000 records harvested from 23 university repositories and 12 other research collections, including the Australasian Digital Theses program, and several e-journals.

Recent improvements include a more intuitive search interface, faceted browsing & tag clouds and more access to statistics, including tables of the most popular authors and institutions.

As an example of how it works, a search on "climate change" returns a relevance-ranked result set of 722 records from 21 different university repositories, plus the Australasian Digital Theses Program, an e-journal from UTS, and two other collections. Faceted search refinement allows this result set to be narrowed by institution, subject, resource type, date or creator. In this example, it is possible to refine to climatology resources, or to those dealing with conservation and biodiversity. The resource type facets in this example indicate that the result set includes 296 theses, 206 journal articles, 55 conference papers and 48 reports.

Try ARROW now.

March 2008

You can use your mobile phone in a designated group study area or any general public area.

If you are in a designated quiet area, set your phone to 'silent' and please move out of the quiet area to have your conversation.

Thanks for your cooperation!

February 2008

The Library is creating a range of multimedia learning tools and is seeking first year students to help in the testing phase, which is week 1 of semester.
Thank you for your offers of help - we've reached our quota of participants and we've started testing.

Look out for our new online learning tools coming soon!

Former Librarian of the University of Sydney, Harrison Bryan, died on Tuesday, 12 February 2008 after suffering a massive stroke. Harry had been in ill health for some time.

During a very long career, Harry was University Librarian at Queensland (1950-1963) and Sydney (1963-1980) as well as being Director-General of the National Library (1980-1985).

Harry will be remembered for the passion with which he approached life and his interest in a broad range of issues including education, librarianship, naval history and printing. Harry was a keen reader of naval history and was something of an expert on the novels of C. S. Forester that featured Horatio Hornblower.

Harry was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1984 and was awarded honorary doctorates from Sydney, Monash and Queensland. In addition to being a Fellow of the Library Association of Australia, Harry was also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences.

During his reign at the National Library of Australia, Harry provided a period of calm after the turbulence of his predecessor. It was during Harry's reign that the Australian Bibliographic Network was established. ABN provided the foundation for online library services to the nation.

Harry could be feisty when the occasion warranted but he was also very generous in his support and encouragement of friends, staff and colleagues. He never hesitated to express his views and was an effective advocate of librarians and librarianship. His academic prowess, his innate common sense and his force of personality gained him a respect from which his many successors have benefited. He will be missed by those who knew him.

John Shipp, University Librarian

January 2008

2007 student cards have expired and whilst you wait to receive your new one, you can get your 2008 borrower number by:

• Emailing or phoning the University Card Centre - Telephone: 02 9351 2423 Email: cards@library.usyd.edu.au

Don't forget to give us your full name and student number

The summer edition of the Library newsletter is now available, sporting a new look. It is the result of extensive collaboration between Library staff and members of the University's Marketing and Communication Unit.
Read it online in pdf format or pick up a copy from any of our libraries.