Celebrating the launch of a new OER resource
Last week we were excited to celebrate the launch of the first open book published as part of Deakin’s Open…
The Briggs Affair Part 3: Fallout
In the last instalment of this series we heard that despite the evidence that prominent researcher Prof. Michael Briggs had…
Can you finish the library scavenger hunt?
If you missed out on the library’s online sessions during Orientation Week, don’t worry! Not only can you watch the…
Our human library books on display
In August Deakin Library ran a series of ‘Human Library’ events across our campuses in collaboration with Diversity, Equity and…
OA and OER – similar, but different
We at Deakin Library are big fans of making research more ‘open’. Two of the big initiatives you’ll often hear…
Discover Open Access Week 2022: Open for climate justice
This week we are celebrating International Open Access Week! This event is an opportunity for the academic and research community…
The Briggs Affair Part 2: The push for a University inquiry
In the first instalment of this story, we introduced prominent researcher and academic Prof. Michael Briggs, who became Deakin’s Dean…
Meet Kathryn Hore, author of The Stranger
She works behind the scenes as an Information Manager at Deakin Library, but today we’re putting Kathryn in the spotlight…
The Briggs Affair Part 1: An academic scandal
It’s a fascinating saga in Deakin’s early history, featuring an internationally recognised academic, questionable research, one of the first cases…