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LRC Newsletter: Term 3, 2020: Newsletter 5

A fortnightly newsletter highlighting new resources and services from the LRC Team.

Australia Reads

New Libguides

Magazines and Journals

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New on Clickview: Literary Contexts

Several new episodes added to this growing series. Each episode has extensive teacher notes.

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Podcasts

Interesting Articles

Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction Shortlist 2020

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Wheelers top titles being borrowed

Jane Harper's new book: Book launch of The Survivors

Closed Captions

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Closed Captions provide English subtitles & descriptions and are available on (nearly) every ClickView produced video. All the new videos being added now have Closed Captions. Not only do they assist hearing-impaired viewers but they can be of benefit to students with other learning or language difficulties. So remember to click on the [cc] logo on the Play bar under the video.. 

Infographic by Glen

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National Library of Australia

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Great Speeches 

Listen to some of Australia's great speeches held in the National Library's Oral History collection

Ask a Curator Day

September 16th, 2020 is ASK A CURATOR DAY, an annual social media event that allows the public to ask questions of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other heritage institutions. It's a worldwide event with Australian institutions joining the fun. Follow the #ASKACURATOR hashtag to discover the curators who will be answering your questions.

You can learn more about the event here

VPRC Class Challenge Progressive Results

VPRC Term 3 Week 6

37
Students have completed the Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge

 

1667

verified books

Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge Libguide

Revised Challenge finish date is Friday 18 September at 9.00am

Animals at Home

From the Archives

2005 Medieval Day in the Library

It's Medieval Day 2005 and students are dressing up in Medieval garb as part of History (Humanities) Week celebrations.

Thanks to our archivist Matthew Roberts, for these photos

2005 Medieval Day in the Library

Catherine Vastbinder, Holly Wilson, Natarsha O' Hea.

2005 Medieval Day in the Library

Mary Duong, Hannah Sleeth, Lauren Rashleigh

Students need school libraries

National Gallery of Victoria

Large and Lavish: NGV's Italian Cassoni Chests

Cassoni were must-have items for wealthy newlyweds in the Italian Renaissance era. NGV Senior Curator, Amanda Dunsmore introduces the origin, craftsmanship and embedded, cautionary stories of the Judith and Holofernes pair of chests in the NGV Collection.

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