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Uncorking the Australian Wine Industry’s Specialist Library

Rosanne Dunne — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:21:10 +0000

The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI), at Urrbrae, South Australia, houses the John Fornachon Memorial Library, a specialist library focused on the technical aspects of oenology, viticulture, agricultural business, sensory and food science. The library is primarily focused on the needs of Australian grapegrowers and winemakers, as well as the researchers and extension staff of the AWRI. However, our collections spill over into other agricultural, food and beverage industries, and owned resources are shared with clients from government departments, consultants, students, educators, and the general public through our document delivery service.

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Profile of the PMI Victorian History Library

Ellen Coates — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:25:01 +0000

The PMI Victorian History Library began life as the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute in 1854 and it still hold true to its original aims of being for the mental moral improvement and rational recreation of its members, by means of Lectures, Discussions, Library, Reading Rooms, Classes, Museum, Philosophical Apparatus, &c. The PMI Library still does all of this, excepting the museum and the Philosophical Apparatus, as the current staff remains unclear on exactly what a “Philosophical apparatus” constitutes. Today the PMI Library specialises in Victorian history and holds a collection of over 70 000 items onsite in its building in Prahran. Most of the PMI Library’s collection is available for loan to its members, with membership only costing $30 a year.

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Lights, Camera, Borrow: Inside the Jerzy Toeplitz Library

Alison Ingram — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:07:32 +0000

Tucked inside the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) on Gadigal land in Sydney is a library that many Australians may not have heard of. The Jerzy Toeplitz Library is both an academic library, a public library and a special library. It holds more than 60,000 items spanning books, eBooks, DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, magazines, journals and more, representing the most comprehensive specialist screen arts and broadcasting collection in Australia

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A New Era for Government and Special Libraries

Hayley Webster — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:40:32 +0000

There are over 2,000 special libraries in Australia, yet many of them are buried inside larger organisations and lack visibility. This is the challenge and opportunity of working in a special library – special librarians must tailor their skills and services to match their organisation’s mission or risk losing relevance

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Bowled over by the MCC library

Emily Wilson AALIA(DCP) — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:21:06 +0000

On a trip to Naarm in early February, I had the opportunity to visit the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Library. The Library is housed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, in an area that has been a site of learning since time immemorial. During… Read More »

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Laurie Atkinson

Laurie Atkinson — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:41:00 +0000

Originally published in INCITE Magazine Volume 45, Issue 3 In this edition of Library Stories, we hear from Laurie Atkinson, Director, Law Library of Victoria and Supreme Court Librarian. Laurie talks to us about how she found her way into LIS, her time in government and law libraries, her approach to leadership and much more. … Read More »

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