| UTS Library | |
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| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 1988 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 49,825 (2018)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Michael Gonzalez (2018–) |
| Employees | 110 |
| Website | lib |
The UTS Library is a library for teaching, learning, and research needs for the students, teachers and staff of University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The library is located in Building 2 next to the UTS Tower and opposite Central Park on Broadway, across Levels 5 - 9 within UTS Central. The main entrance to the new UTS Library is on Level 7 of UTS Central. It is accessible by a double helix staircase, escalators, or lifts. The UTS Library also has study spaces, academic support, and services across various levels of UTS Central.
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Just 100 metres west of the UTS Tower, it’s hard to miss our brand new Building 11. Let’s face it, it’s big. Really big. But on the inside, it can be hard to find all the great new student spaces (and rather easy to get lost!) So where are they all? If you enter from Broadway or Jones St into level 2 and take the escalators down to Level 0, you will find the Learning Commons. Open to students from all faculties, the space features a mix of desks, lounges, and computers. There are also a number of bookable pods with LCD screens to hook your computer up to – perfect for group work. Any pod can easily be reserved via the small screen on the outside of the pod or by booking through the UTS Library website. If you head downstairs to level B1, you’ll find more of these meeting pods, as well as an informal lounge that all students can use. These lounges are great for catching up with friends, studying or relaxing between classes. Similar spaces can be found on levels 0 ,3 ,4 and 5. In addition to the Learning Commons on level 0, general access computers can be found on level 1 – outside Penny Lane, and in the two computer labs nearby. These computers are free for all to use and don’t have to be booked. While most of the informal spaces throughout the building can be used by all students – like these great lounges with power outlets – there are some FEIT student-only areas. The computer lab on level B1 is restricted to FEIT students, as well as the Learning Precinct on level 5. Located down the Wattle St end, here you’ll find computers, desks, printers and a kitchenette as well as heaps of resources to help you with your studies. If all this talk of study is making you tired, Penny Lane on level 1 is open early until late each day (including to 10pm on Thursdays and Fridays). This new café and bar has a great menu and if you’re up to multi-tasking, there’s even a bookable workspace inside, complete with LCD screen. Still having trouble finding your way around? There’s heaps of new signage around the building that will point you in the right direction. If you see this symbol on a sign, simply scan or tap it with your phone to find out more detailed directions.
History
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UTS Central as viewed from Alumni Green (Broadway), University of Technology Sydney -
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George Muir Library (Kuring-gai Campus), University of Technology Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney was originally known as the New South Wales Institute of Technology (1965–1988). At that time, library services were provided through the libraries of the Sydney Technical College (STC) and at the East Sydney Technical College (ESTC) from 1965 to 1971.
Other library services were established in:
- 1971 – Gore Hill Library opened in the Dunbar Building, Gore Hill.
- 1972 – James N. Kirby Library (Brickfield Hill) opened in the Anthony Hordern Building in George Street, Brickfield Hill.
- 1976 – Broadway Library opened and was located on the top floor of Building 4, Harris Street, Broadway.
- 1984 – Markets Library, Ultimo which was renamed the Blake Library (City Campus) in 2002 after Professor Tony Blake a past UTS Vice-Chancellor.
- 1990 – George Muir Library (Kuring-gai Campus) was named after the founding principal of the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education.
- 2019 – Blake Library relocates to UTS Central at Broadway, Ultimo.
The Markets Library was the University's first purpose-built library. Originally planned to replace the Brickfield Hill Library, it was large enough to also house the Broadway Library collection. The architect Philip Cox, effectively combined old brickwork and the bell tower of the Sydney Markets into the design of the new building. The restored bell tower stands sentinel outside the library.[2] The Kuring-gai Campus Library was closed in late 2015 as UTS consolidated services at the city campus.
University librarians
There have been five University librarians at UTS Library:
- Dorothy Peake
- Steve O'Connor
- Dr Alex Byrne
- Mal Booth
- Michael Gonzalez
Architectural features of UTS Library
UTS Library has two balconies and offers access across 3 floors of the building. Some of the collection is available in the UTS Reading Room which is separate to the Library. This is a large traditional reading room available for quiet study.
Services
Many library services are available online via the Library’s website. These include the library catalogue, borrowing information, referencing and writing help, interLibrary loans, and assistance via the Ask a Librarian service. 'Ask a Librarian' offers clients a number of ways to communicate with library staff, including face-to-face, online chat, and via telephone or email. Research consultation can also be arranged for postgraduate research students and staff.
Facilities
Facilities include individual and group study areas, silent study rooms, discussion and group presentation rooms, assistive technology rooms with adaptive equipment and software, a Scholars' center for postgraduate research students and staff, express catalogues and self-service loans machines. Internet access for mobile devices and laptops is available throughout the library, as well as printing and photocopying services. Library staff provide face-to-face assistance at the Level 7 Service desk and deliver a comprehensive information skills training program throughout the semester. The library allows access to casual day visitors (except during exam periods) and is also home to 300 general access computers for UTS students and staff.
Library retrieval system
The Library Retrieval System (LRS) is an automated storage and retrieval system for the library's low use items. The LRS currently houses (as of December 2019) approximately 640,000 items, whilst 125,000 of the more recent and regularly accessed items of the library collection remain sitting physically on shelves.[3] The system has capacity for around one million items.
UTS is only the second library in Australia to use this technology, though the technology has been tested and proven in around 30 libraries in the US. UTS Library's LRS is located underground and the first to combine ASRS with Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tagging, making it one of the most technically sophisticated library systems in the world.[4] The LRS forms part of the university's City Campus Masterplan,[5] which has seen a rollout of major new buildings and facilities.
It is envisaged in the City Campus Master Plan[6] that the library will eventually be relocated to a new premises forming part of the UTS Central project on Broadway, at the heart of the university campus. The future library is planned to open to students in November 2019, relocating from Haymarket to building 2[7] on Broadway.
Information literacy programs
The Library has adopted the Australian Information Literacy Standards as the basis for the information literacy framework and information skills programs at UTS.
UTS ePRESS
UTS ePress is the digital, open access scholarly publishing arm of the university. The press publishes scholarly titles across a broad range of academic disciplines, including governance, history, law, literacy, international studies, society and social justice and indigenous studies. UTS ePress was established in 2004 to further open access to scholarly outputs, publishing peer-reviewed, scholarly literature in areas of strategic priority for UTS and beyond, attracting the involvement of scholars from around the world. The UTS eScholarship team are responsible for the management and publication of scholarly output through UTSePress. Published works are harvested by and searchable via Google Scholar. In addition, UTS eScholarship supports the data management of UTS and is home to the Australian Data Archive (ADA) NSW node and the national host of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA).
References
- ^ "UTS facts, figures and rankings numbers". UTS official website. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
- ^ Dorothy G. Peake; Wilga A. Wilschefski (1989). A History of Library Services. University of Technology, Sydney. ISBN 0949100676.
- ^ "Photos: Inside UTS' underground robot library".
- ^ Chettle, Nicole (10 August 2014). "Robots control Sydney university's underground library". ABC News.
- ^ "Our vision". 11 October 2012.
- ^ "City Campus Master Plan: Library Retrieval System". University of Technology, Sydney. 15 May 2018.
- ^ UTS Central
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