Browse the Memory Board : page 4
- Browsing the Baillieu Ken Gelder laments the disappearance of a luxury he enjoyed during his time in the Baillieu, browsing: exploring the margins of the catalogue, delighting in finding the unexpected. But, even in the online era this old method still has its place.
- An Armchair Adventure Books and their titles evoke a landscape of possibility. From her favorite spot in the Baillieu, Christina Thompson reimagines the adventures behind a promiscuous selection of books, in an excerpt from her memoir, 'Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all: a New Zealand story' (Bloomsbury/Allen & Unwin, 2008).
- Collections, collections, collections Juliet Flesch recalls her time managing the development of some of the Baillieu's finest collections
- The Baillieu - 60s and 70s Here we see a view both as a student and library staff member from our one time illustrious leader, Helen Hayes. Don't break the 'Quiet' rule or you'll be fined $2.00!
- All quiet in the serial section Deployed to the serials section in the years of 85-6, Sharon Nathani remembers how she managed to survive numerous threats, including combat fatigue (RSI) and paper cuts. And the best place for lunch on Lygon Street
- A view from the sixties Back when the view from the Baillieu looked out over a hockey field and Professors residences, when the smell of the vinyl floors was all the more pungent, Dr John Morgan, in his conservative tie and sports jacket, would race up the Baillieu stairs to secure a desk in the warm winter sun. From his desk in the sun, Dr Morgan remembers that it was not only the view that was different in the sixties.
- How easy is it to make friends Katherine Smith learnt how whilst studying in Reserve Reading Room one day, and wished she was as brave as the 2 students sitting near her
- The Baillieu's beautiful blissful zombies Within the Baillieu's walls walk zombies, but not of the flesh eating kind. Escape the anxiety of university life and follow Bill Garner into the library where he explores the poetic condition of the Baillieu zombie.
- Remembering the Nineties Much has changed at the Baillieu since the nineties. Sophia Lagastes remembers how it used to be, when she worked in the loans section.
- The Library of Babel Paul Monk recounts his time as an Arts Honours student in 1981, 'I used love wandering around in the old closed stacks, discovering obscure and long unread tomes on exotic subjects'.