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JONATHAN POWELL

JONATHAN POWELL

How can we help?  Not sure where to start your research? Stuck somewhere along the way? Ask a Librarian. Our librarians are here to provide suggestions, research tips, resources and strategies to all Australians, as well as anyone looking for information relating to Australia or the Librarys collections. If we cant help we will recommend someone who can.  To help us find the most relevant answer to your enquiry, please provide as much accurate and concise information as possible. To ensure ...

Foreword by the Director-General The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 makes discrimination in relation to a disability, unlawful. Legislation protects employees, prospective employees, volunteers, work experience students, contract workers and clients. It recognises that people with a disability have the same fundamental rights and should have the same opportunities as other people to participate in the workplace and in community life. The Library is committed to ensuring that people with di...

The National Library’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy 2013–2018 is a commitment to improving employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The Strategy offers the Library opportunities to be enriched by Indigenous cultures, peoples and knowledge from across Australia and locally within the Australian Capital Territory. We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional custodians of the land the Library is placed on, and acknow...

Rochelle, 2018 Graduate I am a Gamilaraay woman. While I have been lucky enough to have lived throughout Australia including several years in Marble Bar and Broome in WA and Sydney, NSW I have for the past 9 and a bit years lived in Bendigo, Victoria where my parents and sister still live. I moved to Canberra in early 2018.  I have a Bachelor of Arts with a double Major in Ancient World Studies and Politics and International Studies and a Masters of Information Studies. While working on my mas...

Checks of storage areas in wet weather Checks for water leaks in storage areas are to be made during and up to a week after any period of heavy or continuous rainfall. Preservation Staff are rostered each month to carry out checks. Stack and Special Collections staff working in the storage areas are also responsible for making the checks. The Collections Disaster Coordinator and Preservation Services Staff will coordinate checks through phone and personal contact. If any problems are found Buil...

Petherick Registration Petherick Readers are granted access to facilities and privileges in order to support advanced, ongoing and in-depth use of the National Library’s collections. Academics, authors, professional researchers, independent scholars, visiting fellows and grant holders at other institutions and doctoral or post-doctoral students are welcome to apply. Studies at undergraduate or master’s levels cannot be accommodated in the Petherick Reading Room. Applications are considered ...

A Library survey was launched College-wide today seeking feedback from all staff and students on their experience of using the Library. The Library is at the heart of the University, providing services, resources, training and space. Its important role within the College community has been further highlighted over the past year during Covid-19. This is an opportunity for you to have your say in relation to your Library and how it can best support you currently, and in its future development. T...

/ Segment 1, beginning at 4:04: Small businesses in Kansas and Missouri are trying to hang on while waiting for additional assistance from the federal government. Across the country four million small businesses didnt make it through 2020. For those Kansas and Missouri companies that did survive the question now is: How much relief will Congress authorize and how quickly can they get it? For workers, will they see a rise in the minimum wage once employers are back on their feet? Brad Jo...