December 2017 - Library News

1. You can borrow a truckload of books at any time…

Did you know you can borrow as many books as you like for up to a whole year?

2. Dodge those fines by returning recalled items

If someone else wants the book you have borrowed, you must return it within 7 days. This is called a recall. That’s why it’s a smart idea to return all your books if you’re planning on going away for more than a week. If you don’t – hefty fines can apply! So make sure you keep an eye on your email (and your spam) We’ll let you know if your book has been recalled.

You can also log into “My Account” to keep a track of all the items you’ve borrowed.

3. Library app = your digital Library card

Forgot your library card? Download the Library app and store your card on your phone.

You can also use the app to book study spaces, fast search the Library’s system, chat live with Library staff for support and more.

Where: Fisher Library, level 1 (opposite the news room)

Colin Berckelman was a collector of books, bookplates and photographs covering a variety of genres and themes.

The collector

Colin Blake Berckelman (1907-1965) was a bibliophile, writer, amateur photographer and prolific collector of books, bookplates, manuscripts, ephemera and photographs. Unsurprisingly considering his clear predilection for print media, printing processes were another area of interest for him, as evidenced by his collection of 46 printing blocks.

The collection in Rare Books and Special Collections

Smaller in scale than other branches of the Berckelman Collections held by Rare Books & Special Collections, this typically eclectic grouping of objects clearly reflects the varied interests that underpinned all of his collecting efforts: bookplates, erotica, Australian satirical art and literature, and Australian colonial architecture.

This display features prints made from blocks in the collection by SCA student Julia McKenzie, who in 2017 worked on a project to clean, organise and describe the blocks. This work has enabled a finding aid to be created so that they are now findable online.

(Link to catalogue record: http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au:80/record=b5877519~S4)