An ambitious librarian: Colin Steele reflects on 70 years of loving books

Australian Academy of the Humanities 2024-03-21

Summary:

‘It was books before everything else,’ Colin Steele AM FAHA says as he overlooks the Chifley Library at the Australian National University. The library houses notable collections of social sciences and humanities research—a collection Colin built meticulously during his time as University Librarian. ‘And it’s all still about books. Everything I do is because of […]

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Abra Pressler

Date tagged:

03/21/2024, 18:14

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03/21/2024, 18:00