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Celebrate Wear It Purple Day with a new book! Library staff members have recommended some of our favourite queer fiction in the collection. Check out the blog for direct links to borrow one today 🌈 💜 #WearItPurple #WearItPurpleDay2024 #yourpassionyourpride

Quiet Study Areas
Find your perfect study spot at the library in our quiet areas! 🧑‍💻 Each of our libraries has dedicated quiet study areas to support quiet study. Quiet study areas are marked by signage, indicating that others should not be disrupted. They are the perfect place for focused study! 📚

Library Hacks - Online resources and post
Are you studying online or can’t make it on campus? Access millions of resources through the Deakin Library website, or get a book mailed for free! Get in contact with a librarian via Library Chat to find out more. Perfect to keep in mind as Trimester 2 is just around the corner: www.deakin.edu.au/library

The new Revitalising Connection exhibition opens today, 27 May, at our Waterfront Gallery in the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library. We were fortunate to discuss Revitalising Connection with PhD candidate Zoe Brittain, who leads the seaweed revitalisation project as part of the research group DeakinSeaweed. To learn more about this exhibition, read today's blog on Article: https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/article/telling-stories-through-seaweed-the-new-revitalising-connection-exhibition/

Waterfront Library at our Geelong Waterfront campus has the most beautiful, cozy space to read 📚 Unwind from a busy study session and take a moment to unwind and relax. Pick up a book curated by our librarians, lay on a beanbag and get lost in a whole new world 🧘 #library #bookrecomendations

Library Search is one of our most important and well-used tools, and we are excited to launch our new search experience. Here's what you need to know.

INDUSTRIAL / DE-INDUSTRIAL Exhibition launch
Thank you to all the students, staff and Geelong locals who came out to celebrate the launch of the new @deakinlibrary exhibition INDUSTRIAL / DE-INDUSTRIAL. The exhibition showcases work from the @deakinarchitectureandbe Architecture vacancy Lab alongside historical posters from the Library’s Special Collections. Check it out at our Geelong Waterfront Campus now! https://www.deakin.edu.au/library/about/exhibitions-and-programs/exhibitions/industrial-de-industrial

Our team has been working hard and today our new exhibition at the Geelong Waterfront Campus is ready to open! Learn more about the INDUSTRIAL / DE-INDUSTRIAL exhibition and how you can visit here: https://deakin.libcal.com/calendar/events/idi-exhibition

It's Respect at Uni Week! We want everyone to feel safe and respected in our library spaces (and everywhere else at Deakin!) Check out the range of activities on this week, and watch our video about what respect means to you! https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/respect-at-uni/ #respectatdeakin #respectatuni

From deepfakes to algorithms that help misleading content go viral, artificial intelligence is becoming a sneaky accomplice of misinformation, disinformation and mal-information online. Check out our latest blog on spotting misinformation on social media (and what you can do about it): https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/article/misinformation-2023/

What our librarians were thinking when they created the digital library escape rooms 😏⬇️ P.S. There's still time to win a free coffee voucher when you complete an escape room! Just remember to follow @deakinlibrary on Instagram and send us a message with your three-word star code. Get started here: https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/article/digital-library-escape-rooms/

You know what we'll be doing this weekend 🌞📖 *(except maybe in the shade, gotta be sun smart 😎)

Works by artist MC Escher are among those entering the public domain in 2023 – but only in some countries! Sometimes, differing copyright laws around the world can be as confusing as one of Escher's drawings. Check out this resource to learn more about what's entering the public domain this year and the laws that govern it: https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2023/

Not sure where (or how) to look for the best resources for your upcoming assessments? Our 'How to find resources for your assessments' tutorial is a great place to start – it'll help you learn effective searching techniques and how to sort through the resources you find! Learn more: https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/article/how-to-find-the-best-resources-for-your-assessments

Want some advice on getting started with searching and referencing? Our Health Liaison Librarians are running a helpful online training session about this tomorrow! Find out more and register here: https://deakin.libcal.com/event/5509139

OWeek might be over, but it's never too late to learn more about the library and how we can support you during your studies! Check out our blog to watch the recording of our Explore your library session and try our scavenger hunt activity: http://ow.ly/llFt50LyjIR

Did you miss our 'Explore your online library' sessions during OWeek? Or just want to watch it again? Don't worry – we have you covered. Read our blog to access the session recording, have a try at our scavenger hunt activity, and discover a few other hints to help you get started in the library: http://ow.ly/iEpH50JWq6f

'To read is to voyage through time' – Carl Sagan #quoteoftheday #booklover #librarylife