Database on trial - Gnomon Workshop

On trial until: 28 August 2018

Gnomon Workshop provides access to over 300 lectures and over 1000 hours of professional training in areas for visual effects artists, concept designers, sculptors, comic book illustrators, etc.

Please note: You will need to register before using the resource. An administrator will review your registration and you will receive an email if approved.

YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER BEFORE USING THE RESOURCE

ACCESS GNOMON WORKSHOP TRIAL DATABASE

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Should we buy this database?

If you think this database could become a valuable resource for you and your students, don’t forget to tell us about it.

SEND YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS DATABASE (GOOGLE FORM)

Craft ACT - 2019 Exhibition program: applications now open

Craft ACT is calling for new exhibition proposals from artists, craftspeople, designers, makers and curators for the 2019 program.

We are looking for ambitious and engaging exhibitions which engage with contemporary craft and design practice and concepts at all levels of experience and across all mediums.

Download the information pack HERE.

Submissions are due by midnight Sunday 4 March 2018. To submit a proposal, visit the Craft ACT submissions page.

(image) Installation view of NEXT: Christian Hall. Photo: Edge Light Photography

Designing Services for the new Swanston Library

A recent article in ‘Advances in Librarianship’ (de Jong, 2014) argues that libraries which adopt service design methods may see increases in user satisfaction and patronage. 

In 2017, 18 students in the GRAP2494 Service Design for Communication Designers, a new course in the Master of Communication Design at RMIT University, carried out a service design project with the recently redesigned Swanston Library. 

This panel, consisting of the course coordinator and some students in the course, will discuss how service design was applied, their findings and what they have learned from their semester-long project.

When: Thursday 23 November 2017
Where: 12pm-1pm

Register via Eventbrite

Student user experience study of library subject guides

Students: participate in a user experience study of our Library subject guides.

Subject guides include recommended resources collected by our dedicated liaison librarians and we want to redesign these guides in partnership with you. By participating in this study, you will be able to influence the design of future guides that will help students study/research easier and quicker and, ultimately, get better marks with less effort.

Step 1: If you are willing to participate please fill out this short online survey on your university study information seeking habits. It should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

Step 2: On completion of the online survey you may be invited to take part in an individual consultation, no longer than 80 minutes, to be arranged at a time convenient to you. A plain language statement and consent form will outline activities occurring during the individual consultation. Participants will receive a $25 Coles/Myer voucher for this consultation.

Thanks for your time, we appreciate your feedback.

Take the survey

[From the Library blog]

New entrance and spaces in the Swanston library

New spaces in the Swanston library are now open. The entrance has moved to building 10 level 5 (via the escalators in RMIT Connect). The new library service desk and the Study & Learning Centre drop-in are available near the entrance for research and study skills assistance.

The new spaces offer a range of study options - larges spaces and pods for collaboration, meeting/project rooms for group work and quieter areas ares for individual projects. Computers and group rooms can be booked online.


See below for a few photos:

New resource - Gartner

The Resources and Education portfolios have partnered to bring you Gartner, the leading provider of research and analysis on the use of information technology. Gartner’s extensive database includes research findings on a wide range of IT-related topics, including analyses, opinions, trends, leading practices

From the Library blog:

With the NAS renovations in full swing near Swanston Library it will be noisy. Until Friday 24 February we advise that you consider studying in other locations. Carlton Library, nearby in Building 94, is a good alternative or better still study in the brand new NAS Library spaces. To access those spaces go to Building 10 Level 4 and take the escalator to Level 5.

Great new Library space ready for you to use.

We are constantly monitoring the noise levels at Swanton Library and will advise if any

New books in the Library

Some new books for the library are listed a below - a mix of print and e-books. Send any purchase suggestions to Tristan.

Intellect journals collection

The Library has recently purchased a collection of journals from Intellect. Some that may be of interest to the School of Architecture and Design include:

• International journal of food design

• Craft Research

• Design Ecologies

• Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice

• Journal of Writing in Creative Practice

• Visual Enquiry

• Journal of Curatorial Studies

• Technoetic Arts

• Visual Inquiry

• Choreographic Practices

• Applied Theatre Research

The journals can be accessed via LibrarySearch or the Ingenta database.

New books in the library

Some new books for the library are listed a below - a mix of print and e-books. Send any purchase suggestions to Tristan.




The Acoustic City

"How does sound shape urban life? What do soundscapes reveal about the experience of modernity?  This innovative essay collection explores a series of critical themes including the diversity of urban soundscapes; acoustic flanerie and different ways of listening to the city; the emergence of specific associations between place, music and sound; and the acoustic ecology of architecture, landscape and urban design"









Hong Kong Architecture 1945 - 2015: From Colonial to Global

"This book focuses on the transformation from colonial to global - the formation, mechanism, events, works and people related to urban architecture.  The book reveals hardships the city encountered in the 1950s and the glamour enjoyed in the 1980s.  It depicts the public and private developments, and especially the public housing which has sheltered millions of residents.  The author identifies the architects practising in the formative years and the representatives of a rising generation after the 1980s. Suffering from land shortage and a dense environment, the urban development of Hong Kong has in the past 70 years met the changing demands of fluctuating economic activities and

New library resources

The library has recently purchased new electronic resources that were trialled earlier this year: OnArchitecture and Art & Architecture Archive.

New library videos

The library has recently created two short information videos for students.

'What's a library subject guide?' explains what a subject guide is and how it can can help students get started on research for their assignments:

OnArchitecture database on trial

OnArchitecture includes interviews of prominent architects throughout the world, video records of their main works, installations, as well as complementary material about the main authors and figures of contemporary architecture.

Access the database here.

After accessing the database and please leave some feedback.

The trial of this database ends on 7 October.

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New information page for academics & teachers

The Library has updated the 'Academics and teachers' information web page.

The page outlines a range of resources and services to help build course content, augment your teaching with online and interactive resources, and improve the learning experience of students.

The page can be accessed here: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/teaching

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Semester 2 library services

Get ready for semester 2 with the following Library services:

Reserve collection and eReserve
The Print Reserve collection can include books, audiovisual items, lecture notes, reading packs or other material. If you wish to add items to Reserve, please submit a Reserve request form to reserve.swanston@rmit.edu.au or reserve.carlton@rmit.edu.au.

Alternatively, the Digitisation Service team will help you make course related documents available online with a link to use in Blackboard.

Library resources for myRMIT (Blackboard)
The Library can help you link your students to useful information tools and resources from your Blackboard course. These can include Library subject guides, online tutorials, e-Reserve readings, referencing guides for your preferred style, search boxes, the ask-a-librarian service, and RMIT assignment planner.

Go to Linking Library resources in BlackBoard and complete the online form to create your Library course page.

Request books and DVDs

You can request library books and AV materials via the Library purchase request form, or by contacting your liaison librarian.

Prescribed and recommended textbooks can be ordered via the Library textbook request form.

Library research skills classes
Contact your liaison librarian to arrange a library class. The types of sessions available include library orientation, research skills, LibrarySearch and database searching, and Endnote.

Information for academics and teachers

See the Information for academics and teachers for more details and other services including copyright, reading list linking and booking AV materials for screening in class. Contact your liaison librarian if you have any questions.

New resource - EduTV

EduTV is available through the RMIT University Library - we now have streaming access to over 10,000 TV programs including documentaries, drama, series and more – from free-to-air and pay TV.

You can find the access link for EduTV in the A-Z Databases Links.

Let Mary or Tristan know if you need help with access or course integration.