Highlights of Open Access Week 2024
‘Everyone has a role in this. It’s a collective and community responsibility for us to do something about.’ Dr Danny…
The 1990s, Tumultuous and Crucial Years
This blog is part of our series, History of Deakin, created by the Deakin Archivist and Deakin Archives team. Explore…
The history of Deakin Centre for Academic Development: Celebrating 30 years of sector-leading digital education
In the beginning, for universities in particular, the internet’s obvious potential for information sharing was inspiring. Unfortunately, that potential was…
Your Bi-bliography: great books for Bi Visibility Day
Today is Bi Visibility Day, which means it’s the best day to get your bifocals on and check out some…
It takes four simple steps to ask someone: ‘R U OK?’
Originally posted on Deakin Life Today, Thursday 12 September, is R U OK? Day – the national day of action reminding us…
Enter our 2025 library student artwork competition
What does the library mean to you? Enter our competition to create an artwork that will be used across Deakin…
Explore your family history: Genealogy research through ADPML
Did you know that August is Family History Month? While the month is half over, it’s never a bad time…
What in the world is pteridomania?
If there is one thing librarians love, it’s strange and little-known words. Interrobang, omnilegent, biblioklept, librocubicultarist – these are a…
Capturing Deakin’s photographic history in the Archives
In the University Archives, we have been busy wrangling our vast photographic negative collection. There are many thousands of images…