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(08) 8313 5759. Find your liaison librarian. Search the University Staff Directory. The Barr Smith Library is located in the centre of the North Terrace Campus, adjacent Hub Central. View campus map. Facilities. Over 500 study spaces (combination of desk, group, carrel and computer) with some being bookable.
Oct 29, 2017 · A joint project with the Hub, work on the Level 3 wayfinding project will start on 20 November 2017. Building works will happen in distinct stages, so parts of Level 3 (in both the Hub and Library) will be closed off at certain times – please visit the Library blog or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest project news.
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The Barr Smith Library is one of Adelaide’s finest vistas viewed from Frome Road. This building features Classical Renaissance architectural style, with orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters, lintels, semicircular arches, hemispherical domes and aedicula.
Aug 24, 2023 · The Library’s freestone portico doubles as an entry point to the reading room, which features four newly restored portraits of Thomas Elder Barr Smith, Lord Howard Florey, Sir Douglas Mawson, and Sir Mark Oliphant. The restoration of the works were undertaken by Artlab Australia.
Oct 15, 2020 · 15. Then and Now: Barr Smith library. Posted on Oct 15 2020 by Alana Shimmin. The treasured space standing the test of time. For almost 130 years, the Barr Smith Library has been treasured by students past and present as the University of Adelaide’s iconic centre.
Adelaide, Australia. Type. Academic library. Other information. Affiliation. University of Adelaide. Website. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/. The Barr Smith Library is the main library of the University of Adelaide, situated in the centre of the North Terrace campus.
The Library first appears on the University balance sheets in 1877 when the princely sum of £11 6s 11d was expended on books. Little is known about the Library in its early days. It was the third university library in Australia (after Sydney and Melbourne), and was established in 1876, the year the first students were admitted.