University of Queensland Library

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University of Queensland Library
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Central Library, University of Queensland
University of Queensland Library
27°29′46″S153°00′53″E / 27.4960°S 153.0148°E / -27.4960; 153.0148
Location Australia
Type Academic library
Established1910 (1910)
Collection
Size2.36 million books [1]
Other information
Budget A$43,474,125 (2014) [2]
DirectorAmberyn Thomas
Employees235 [2]
Parent organisation University of Queensland
Website www.library.uq.edu.au

The University of Queensland Library (UQ Library, founded in 1910) provides library access to students of the University of Queensland in Brisbane. It developed from a small provincial university library into a major research library. [3] It was first housed in the Old Government House building of George Street from 1911 to 1923. From 1923 to 1948, it was housed in the Art Block of the Central Technical College in George Street, next to the university. In late 1948, the library moved to the new St Lucia campus, residing in the Duhig Building. By 1954, it had already exceeded its capacity.

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For decades the library suffered from neglect. Some of this was due to the lack of a formal librarian, and other problems were due to the lack of funds during the early decades of the university's history. The early building in George Street was riddled with white ants and borers, [4] and later lack of space. [3] After the move to St Lucia, the Duhig building was expanded in 1964, and smaller libraries sprang up to support Department needs. [5] In 1974, the Duhig building had exceeded its capacity and hence the Central Library was built, under the direction of then University Librarian, Derek Fielding. A four-storey Biological Sciences Library building, to accommodate the growing science collections, was built in 1976. The same year, the Architecture and Music libraries were amalgamated into one place, the Zelman Cowen building, named for the Vice-Chancellor and soon-to-be Governor-General of Australia, Sir Zelman Cowen. [6]

The Herston Medical Library was opened in 1984 at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, an amalgamation of many smaller medical libraries. The Physical Sciences and Engineering Library was opened in 1990, and the Law Library gained another floor that same year. [7]

After the closure of the Thatcher Memorial Library and Ringrose Libraries in 1993, which specialised in distance education resources, the university acquired the library of the Queensland Agricultural College at Gatton, as part of its amalgamation with the university in 1989. [8]

Today the UQ Library is the University of Queensland's network of libraries, encompassing thirteen distinct branches.

Branches

The library has numerous branches reflecting the many locations and disciplines of the university, including: [9]

University Librarians

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Professor Francis William Sutton Cumbrae-Stewart

Past heads of the library include: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Collection strength". web.library.uq.edu.au. University of Queensland. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Annual reports". web.library.uq.edu.au. University of Queensland. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 East, John W.: A Brief History of the University of Queensland Library, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Emeritus Professor Dorothy Hill (1907-1997), geologist - Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ↑ East, John (2010). The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010. University of Queensland Library. p. 28. ISBN   9781864999860.
  6. ↑ East, John (2010). The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010. University of Queensland Library. p. 22. ISBN   9781864999860.
  7. ↑ East, John (2010). The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010. University of Queensland Library. p. 26. ISBN   9781864999860.
  8. ↑ East, John (2010). The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010. University of Queensland Library. p. 28. ISBN   9781864999860.
  9. ↑ "Locations & hours". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Architecture & Music Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Biological Sciences Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Central Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Dorothy Hill Engineering and Sciences Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Duhig Tower". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "FW Robinson Reading Room". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "UQ Gatton Library (JK Murray Library)". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Herston Health Sciences Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Rural Clinical School (RCS) Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "PACE Health Sciences Library". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Law Library (Walter Harrison Library)". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Janine Schmidt". Australian Library and Information Association . 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Library leadership". University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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