Author Archives: Kirstie
Roman Calender
‘The lovely people on my LibraryThing group solved my missing calendar problem super-quick!\r\n\r\nThe calendar was supported by Penn State and is no longer active However, it does still exist in a web archive here. So today is Ante diem VII … Continue reading
DOK Library Concept Center in Delft
These cool dudes (Yes, they are librarians) were in Perth recently showing us their beautiful new library. They had my colleagues sallivating at the thought of bright funky surrounds, music pods and an art library. Check out a slideshow of … Continue reading
Wealthiest Uni in WA seeks charity
I am an alumni of an awesome university. I thought. I am also an alumni of a university who rings their ex-students (who are still labouring under a fairly massive HECS debt) and asks them for money! I received a … Continue reading
Library Diaries
An American librarian has been fired for writing a novel about the ‘interesting’ people who use libraries. Writing under the pseudonym ‘Ann Miketa’ the librarian published ‘The library diaries’. She had been working at her library for 15 years, and is appealing the … Continue reading
RAG events
Two Roman Archaeology Group (RAG) events coming up: Saturday 23rd August @ UWA – Food and Diet in the Roman World with free tastings Thursday 4th September@ UWA – ‘Satyrs and Centaurs’ by a visiting academic (not sure about the … Continue reading
Book of the Week – Thorina Rose
Every week I get to process a few box-loads of brand new books. And every week I’m going to tell you about the prettiest, most interesting or dumbest one. My pick of the new exchange. This week the chosen tome is … Continue reading
Lego Indiana Jones videos
See movie clips from the new Lego Indiana Jones game. Go to GameVideos.com/EGM and search for ‘lego indiana jones’.
Uncovering of Venus in Macedonia
It is amazing what is still in the ground – archaeologists in Macedonia have uncovered a very intact Roman statue of Venus. It is dated to the 2-3 Centuries AD and was found in the ruins of Skupi, near Macedonia’s … Continue reading
Indiana Jones and the curse of the Lucas script
Disappointment with the recent Indiana Jones movie has brought renewed interest in the earlier scripts for the movie. Would it have been any better? This article reviews the similarities and differences. I think it was the whole ‘aliens’ thing myself. … Continue reading
Novelist
Novelist is a database purchased by the State Library of W.A. Any member of a W.A. public library can access Novelist. Go to the databases page, then select Novelist (second last one on the list), and enter the barcode number from … Continue reading