{"id":16772,"date":"2024-03-05T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=16772"},"modified":"2024-03-05T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T03:45:59","slug":"did-you-know-we-are-more-than-just-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2024\/03\/05\/did-you-know-we-are-more-than-just-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know we are more than just books?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting uni for the first time, you may picture the Library as being a quiet and staid space filled with row after row of books. And whilst we do have plenty of books and quiet spots to study, the Library is a vibrant place that offers so much more to help you throughout your Griffith journey. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Becoming familiar with the Library today can make a huge difference to your overall uni experience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Electronic resources<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With an extensive collection of ebooks, ejournals and multimedia resources, the Library is accessible whenever and wherever you need it. Access your course <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/griffith.rl.talis.com\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reading Lists<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at the click of a button, search a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.griffith.edu.au\/az.php\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Library database<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from the comfort of your own home or browse our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Library catalogue<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as you wait for your coffee order.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Study skills help<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you need help with academic writing, referencing, exam prep, note-taking, critical thinking or research, the Library has a range of self-help tips and tools you can use, as well as specialist staff who can help guide you on your way. Just hop onto our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/study\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Study and assignment skills<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> web page and see the resources on offer and request additional help when you need it via our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wayf\/library-help-login\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Library help form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Study spaces<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Library offers a variety of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/about\/study-spaces\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">study spaces<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, ranging from quiet or silent to social and collaborative, and each campus Library has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/librarycalendar.griffith.edu.au\/reserve\/spaces\/gc\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bookable study spaces<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for groups working on assignments, projects or presentations. At the Library we understand the need for human connection. That\u2019s why our friendly staff are also happy to chat during our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/librarycalendar.griffith.edu.au\/hours\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">opening hours.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">But wait there&#8217;s more&#8230;.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can also:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">attend a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">library workshop<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">borrow a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/resources-borrowing\/borrowing\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">laptop<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">access <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/printing\/student-printing\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">printing services<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">get <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/security\/building-security-and-access\/study-safe\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">24\/7 access<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">develop <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/study\/digital-skills\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">digital skills.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And that&#8217;s still not all, so <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/contact\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">contact the Library<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> today to find out more about all the resources and support that can help get you started on your Griffith journey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15200 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2021\/12\/The-Library-here-to-help-logo-_-Transparent-min-300x300.png\" alt=\"White words inside a red circle. The words read, \u2018The Library: here to help\u2019.\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16222\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/06\/Collection-tagline-300x73.png\" alt=\"Griffith University logo. 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And whilst we do have plenty of books and quiet spots to study, the Library is a vibrant place that offers so much more to help you throughout your Griffith<a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2024\/03\/05\/did-you-know-we-are-more-than-just-books\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Did you know we are more than just books?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":16774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[196],"class_list":["post-16772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-students","tag-library-update"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Scott Cowie","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/03\/Gold-Coast-Campus-LM-5695-1280x12802-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}