The University of Queensland Library (UQ Library, founded in 1910) provides

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access to students of the

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. It developed from a small provincial

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into a major

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.East, John W.: ''A Brief History of the University of Queensland Library'', 2006. It was first housed in the Old Government House building of George Street from 1911 to 1923. From 1923 to 1948, it was housed in the Art Block of the Central Technical College in George Street, next to the university. In late 1948, the library moved to the new

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, residing in the Duhig Building. By 1954, it had already exceeded its capacity. For decades the library suffered from neglect. Some of this was due to the lack of a formal

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, and other problems were due to the lack of

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during the early decades of the university's history. The early building in George Street was riddled with

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and borers, and later lack of space. After the move to St Lucia, the Duhig building was expanded in 1964, and smaller libraries sprang up to support Department needs. In 1974, the Duhig building had exceeded its capacity and hence the Central Library was built, under the direction of then University Librarian,

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. A four-

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Library building, to accommodate the growing science collections, was built in 1976. The same year, the

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and

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libraries were

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into one place, the Zelman Cowen building, named for the

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and soon-to-be Governor-General of Australia, Sir

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. The Herston

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was opened in 1984 at the

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, an amalgamation of many smaller medical libraries. The

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and

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Library was opened in 1990, and the

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Library gained another floor that same year. After the closure of the Thatcher

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Library and Ringrose Libraries in 1993, which specialised in

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resources, the university acquired the library of the

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at Gatton, as part of its amalgamation with the university in 1989. Today the UQ Library is the

's network of libraries, encompassing thirteen distinct branches.

Branches

The library has numerous branches reflecting the many locations and disciplines of the university, including: * Architecture and Music Library * Biological Sciences Library * Central Library *

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Engineering and Sciences Library, including: ** C.S. Davis Mathematics Library **

Geology Library **

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Memorial Physics Library * Duhig Tower, including the FW Robinson Reading Room, providing access to: **

Fryer Library The University of Queensland Library (UQ Library, founded in 1910) provides library access to students of the University of Queensland in Brisbane. It developed from a small provincial university library into a major research library.East, John ...

** University of Queensland Archives * Gatton Library (JK Murray Library) * Herston Health Sciences Library * Rural Clinical School Libraries (RCS) * Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence Library (PACE) * Walter Harrison Law Library

University Librarians

Professor Francis William Sutton Cumbrae-Stewart

Past heads of the library include: * 1910-1925 Honorary Librarian - F.W.S. Cumbrae Stewart ** Assistant Librarian R.J. Cholmeley. ** 1918-1958 Assistant- Ellen "Nellie" McIver * 1934-1939 Part time librarian - A. C. V. Melbourne * 1939-1946 James Forsyth Librarian - Richard Pennington * 1946-1948 James Forsyth Librarian - Norman Gould * 1950-1962 University Librarian -

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. ** 1956-1965 First Deputy University Librarian-Barry Scott ** 1959-1997-first Reference Librarian appointed-Spencer Routh. * 1963-1964 Acting University Librarian - Barry Scott * 1965-1992 University Librarian -

** 1966-1972 Deputy University Librarian Sid Page ** 1973-1977 John Cummings ** 1978-1981 Eric Wainwright ** 1982-1985 Earle Gow ** 1986-1998 Deputy University Librarian George Eichinski * 1992-1993 Acting University Librarian - George Eichinski * 1993-2005 University Librarian - Janine Schmidt * 2005-2006 Acting University Librarian - Mary Lyons * 2006-2011 University Librarian - Keith Webster * 2011-2012 Acting University Librarian - Mary Lyons * 2012–2018 University Librarian - Robert Gerrity *2018-2019 Acting University Librarian - Annette McNicol *2019–Present University Librarian - Caroline Williams

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Branches

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