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31: 428: 1227: 255:, and later lack of space. After the move to St Lucia, the Duhig building was expanded in 1964, and smaller libraries sprang up to support Department needs. In 1974, the Duhig building had exceeded its capacity and hence the Central Library was built, under the direction of then University Librarian, 225:
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
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The library has numerous branches reflecting the many locations and disciplines of the university, including:
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during the early decades of the university's history. The early building in George Street was riddled with
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For decades the library suffered from neglect. Some of this was due to the lack of a formal
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Richard Pennington, University of Queensland's First James Forsyth Librarian, 1939-1946.
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Duhig Tower, including the FW Robinson Reading Room, providing access to:
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The University of Queensland Library: A Centenary History, 1910-2010
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The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010
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The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010
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The University of Queensland Library: a centennial history 1910-2010
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Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 27 (1996): 229–249.
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Library and Ringrose Libraries in 1993, which specialised in
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1959-1997-first Reference Librarian appointed-Spencer Routh.
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Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
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into one place, the Zelman Cowen building, named for the
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Building. By 1954, it had already exceeded its capacity.
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The University of Queensland's First Seventy-five Years.
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1992-1993 Acting University Librarian - George Eichinski
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A Brief History of the University of Queensland Library
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2018-2019 Acting University Librarian - Annette McNicol
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1956-1965 First Deputy University Librarian-Barry Scott
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St. Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press, 1985.
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1986-1998 Deputy University Librarian George Eichinski
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1939-1946 James Forsyth Librarian - Richard Pennington
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Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence Library (PACE)
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resources, the university acquired the library of the
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Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
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2019–Present University Librarian - Caroline Williams
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Thomis, Malcolm I. A Place of Light & Learning:
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1963-1964 Acting University Librarian - Barry Scott
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University of Queensland. 12 November 2015. 515:2006-2011 University Librarian - Keith Webster 489:1966-1972 Deputy University Librarian Sid Page 1177: 1134:Australian Library Journal, 10 (1961): 68–87. 370:Engineering and Sciences Library, including: 320:Library gained another floor that same year. 266:Library building, to accommodate the growing 243:, and other problems were due to the lack of 585:. University of Queensland. 2 August 2011. 1343:Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History 1184: 1170: 448:1918-1958 Assistant- Ellen "Nellie" McIver 1262:QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute 426: 422: 270:, was built in 1976. The same year, the 1206:Faculty of Business, Economics and Law 1032:"Law Library (Walter Harrison Library)" 932:"UQ Gatton Library (JK Murray Library)" 209:. 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Cholmeley. 435:Past heads of the library include: 13: 1252:Institute for Molecular Bioscience 1110: 782:"Architecture & Music Library" 589:from the original on 17 March 2021 556:from the original on 19 March 2021 406:Gatton Library (JK Murray Library) 323:After the closure of the Thatcher 14: 1529: 1145: 957:"Herston Health Sciences Library" 649: 601: 483:1965-1992 University Librarian - 465:1950-1962 University Librarian - 401:University of Queensland Archives 1518:1910 establishments in Australia 1277:Translational Research Institute 1225: 453:1934-1939 Part time librarian - 195:University of Queensland Library 29: 24:University of Queensland Library 1508:Academic libraries in Australia 1081: 1049: 1024: 999: 974: 949: 924: 899: 874: 849: 824: 799: 774: 439:1910-1925 Honorary Librarian - 409:Herston Health Sciences Library 333:Queensland Agricultural College 1463:University of Queensland Press 1440:Queensland University Regiment 1272:Sustainable Minerals Institute 1065:. 24 June 2021. Archived from 1007:"PACE Health Sciences Library" 749: 724: 699: 674: 619: 358:Architecture and Music Library 1: 1513:Libraries established in 1910 1353:R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum 1257:Institute of Modern Languages 807:"Biological Sciences Library" 531: 288:Governor-General of Australia 217:. It was first housed in the 1193:The University of Queensland 342:Today the UQ Library is the 7: 1388:Organisations & culture 418:Walter Harrison Law Library 361:Biological Sciences Library 349: 10: 1534: 1267:Queensland Brain Institute 1210:T. C. Beirne School of Law 907:"FW Robinson Reading Room" 304:was opened in 1984 at the 201:access to students of the 1455: 1387: 1371: 1285: 1234: 1223: 1199: 495:1978-1981 Eric Wainwright 171: 161: 153: 145: 134: 129: 121: 116: 101: 91: 81: 47: 43: 28: 23: 1498:University of Queensland 1400:Australian Football Club 1093:University of Queensland 1036:University of Queensland 1011:University of Queensland 986:University of Queensland 961:University of Queensland 936:University of Queensland 911:University of Queensland 886:University of Queensland 861:University of Queensland 836:University of Queensland 811:University of Queensland 786:University of Queensland 761:University of Queensland 388:Memorial Physics Library 344:University of Queensland 203:University of Queensland 166:University of Queensland 37:University of Queensland 1286:Campuses and facilities 757:"Locations & hours" 492:1973-1977 John Cummings 306:Royal Brisbane Hospital 125:2.36 million books 441:F.W.S. 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University of Queensland
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Australia
Academic library
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University of Queensland
www.library.uq.edu.au
library
University of Queensland
Brisbane
university library
research library
Old Government House
George Street
St Lucia
campus
Duhig
librarian
funds
white ants
borers
Derek Fielding
storey
Biological Sciences
science collections
Architecture
Music
amalgamated
Vice-Chancellor

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