You can now get a copy of any post on our Business, Tourism and Economics blog sent to your inbox so you don’t miss anything. Have all new book lists, new database notifications, training class schedules and information about the library sent to you by mail automatically.

Try the new service Feed My Inbox: all you need is the address for our feed - http://blogs.library.uq.edu.au/bel/feed/ -and your email address and you are all set to receive notifications.

2009 Museums Alight! 16 May - 24 May 2009

Each year as part of International Museum Day (18 May), Museum & Gallery Services Queensland (M&GSQ) coordinates Museums Alight!, an annual week-long celebration that will “shine a light” on the collection items, contemporary art exhibitions, historical venues and stories of museums and galleries in every region of Queensland.
This year’s International Museum Day theme is Museums and Tourism, focusing on what brings local visitors and passing travelers to see Queensland’s museums and galleries.

M&GSQ has linked participating cultural institutions to Google Maps, including location, contact details, opening hours, images of the institution and a link to their profile on the M&GSQ website. The website also features galleries of institutions around Queensland discussing the question ‘What attracts tourists to your venue?’

Find out more about M&GSQ and their work with museums and tourism in Queensland for this year’s Museums Alight! at http://www.magsq.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=458.

UQ students and staff MUST now use only their UQ username and password when accessing online Library services.

As of 3pm on Monday, 23 February 2009, UQ students and staff will no longer be able to authenticate using their Library barcode and PIN.

This will simplify authentication for UQ students and staff who will no longer have a separate set of credentials for Library services. The UQ credentials are the same as those used to access other UQ online systems, such as My.UQ, SINET or ESS.

Non-UQ Library users will be unaffected by this change.

If you have any questions, contact your Liaison Librarian.

Changes have been made to the lending policies for the SSH Multimedia collection.

From 2 January 2009, DVDs and VHS tapes held in the Social Sciences and Humanities Library High Use area, will become 7 day loans and will be available for loan to all UQ staff and students. Some conditions and restrictions apply.

Academic staff: Please note that you must book ahead if you need these items for lectures or course reserve.

For more information about Multimedia services, see http://www.library.uq.edu.au/about/mm.html or call 334 64318.

Happy viewing!

Ever wondered what the Australian share price movement has been over the last 100 years?

The Australian Stock Exchange website is providing this wonderful chart, highlighting the share price trends since 1900, the highs and the lows over this period and the major events influencing these movements.

Enjoy it!

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2008 was awarded to Paul Krugman, from Princeton University USA “for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity”.

Please take the time to check this list of all the books available at UQ Library written by Paul Krugman.

To see the names of past winners of this prestigious prize have a look at Nobelprize.org

If you wondered what the medal looks like, here it is!!!

Graduate Student Week invites you to participate in a number of activities and workshops, all available for Research Higher Degree candidates (PhD & MPhil), Masters coursework students, and Honours students.

This September Graduate Student Week coincides with Research Week, which raises awareness about UQ research among current and prospective students, staff, graduates, schools, industry, government, media and the wider community.

To check the events to book for any workshop or activity please check the Graduate Student Week or Research Week websites.

ABC TV launched iView, a FREE Internet TV service.

ABC iView is an internet broadcasting service which allows for browsing and viewing of a selection of programs from the ABC.

It offers high fidelity, full-screen video for high speed internet users (ADSL2/1.1Mbps connection speeds).

Accessing content via this service may affect the user’s internet service provider download limits.

Check it out at http://www.abc.net.au/iview/ !!!

Do you want to find historical images, articles, cartoons or maps printed in Australian newspapers?

On 25 July 2008, in collaboration with the State and Territory libraries, the National Library of Australia launched the Australian Newspapers Beta service which makes available out-of-copyright digitised Australian newspapers.

This exciting new online service enables the full-text searching of newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s.

The first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the service. The Australian Newspapers Beta service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages being added daily. The National Library of Australia welcomes your feedback on the service, and will continue development of the service over the next few months.

Discover the wealth of Australian Newspapers online at the Australian Newspapers Beta service !

On 26 February 2008, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, the Hon. Senator Kim Carr, announced his plans for a new research quality and evaluation system.

The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative will be developed by the ARC (Australian Research Council). It will assess research quality within Australia’s higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts.

For more information about this initiative and to view the Consultation paper check the ERA home page.