ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 57| June 2002
| Asian Collections Refurbishment | |
| The Asian Collections Reading Room reopened on 23 May after a major refurbishment. The room, which had remained substantially unchanged since the building first opened in 1968, has been modernised and upgraded to take advantage of new technologies and to provide a more attractive and welcoming environment for readers. New features include a long-term reader’s room, a consultation room and a special room for access to online catalogues and other electronic resources. | |
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As part of these renovations the reference, newspaper and serial facilities
were also upgraded. These include a comfortable area for browsing magazines
and newspapers and online access to Asian newspapers. In addition the staff
area has been refurbished. There are new workstations and an improved and
enlarged workspace. —Andrew Gosling |
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From left to right: Kylie Hawkins, Manager of Business Facilities; Marie Sexton, Principal Librarian, Asian Collections and Andrew Gosling, Chief Librarian, Asian Collections in the refurbished Asian Collections Reading Room |
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Wong, Chinese Librarian (front centre) and others in the
refurbished Asian Collections staff area
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