Our first ‘excursion’ from RMIT was to the State Library today.

On this visit we were talked through how to use the libraries vast collection and what sort of things we’ll be able to find. It was interesting hearing about the newspapers, photos, and plans kept at the library; it is not just book upon book upon books.

I had had no idea that you could request things be brought in to the library from their warehouses, and was impressed at how quickly they can do it.

I am always blown away by the amount of knowledge librarians have about their collections. Even the at the small library at my high school, it’s always good to know that there are people that know every book on site.

While hearing about the collections was interesting, I did struggle to keep my eyes open when we were learning how to best use the search system. It was just one of those days where you can’t avoid sleep.