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soldiers as part of a federal government re-skilling program. By 1945, the library had outgrown its space and the decision was made to split it into specific field collections. From then the various collections were housed in the schools relevant to each field.
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For users with disabilities, services are available to assist with using the collections. At Brunswick, Bundoora, Carlton, and Swanston libraries, contact library staff. For all other matters, contact the Library Disability Services Co-ordinator.
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Two more libraries were added to the network when the Bundoora campus opened in 1995 - Bundoora East Library and Bundoora West Library. When the Brunswick campus was annexed by RMIT in 1999, the Brunswick Library also became part of the network.
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From the 1930s, the library was expanded and relocated to the space beneath the public lecture theatre of Building 1 (what is today the Pearson and Murphy's café). During this time, it was primarily staffed by repatriated
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room in Building 1 and contained only 152 m of shelf space. It was managed by the college's mathematics instructor Alfred Hart between 1902 and 1930, a leading Shakespearian of his day.
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The RMIT Makerspace provides free access to 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and other equipment to students, staff and alumni of RMIT University and is located in Building 14.
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During the 1990s and 2000s, a Business Library was located in Building 108 on Bourke Street. The collection was merged with the Swanston Library when RMIT closed the building in 2012.
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Sunday M magazine. The reasons included... "Like the sprawling campus itself, has nooks and crannies and, best of all, dedicated silent places".
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It is unique from the other campus libraries in that it is the only RMIT Library site open until midnight during part of the semester.
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and was further expanded - after which it was known as the Swanston Library. The second library became known as the Carlton Library.
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As the campus expanded northward during the 1970s, a second library site was opened. In 1993, the main library was relocated to
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The branches at the Ho Chi Minh City, known as Beanland Library, and Hanoi campuses opened in 2001 and 2004 respectively.
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The Bundoora campus has one library site: Bundoora West Library. Bundoora East Library closed in November, 2018.
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In 1955, a central library was re-established in Building 6 - following ongoing requests from the
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In November 2018, the Bundoora East Campus Library closed and merged with Bundoora West Library.
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The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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The Swanston Library is the largest site in the network, and is located in
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The antecedent to RMIT's University Library network was established as the
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Swanston Library was named as one of "Five of the best libraries" in
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News and helpful information from RMIT University Library
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News and helpful information from RMIT University Library
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1890 (as the library of the former Working Men's College)
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Libraries of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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has two sites: Swanston Library and Carlton Library.
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Index

Libraries of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

City campus
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
RMIT Library
RMIT Vietnam Library
Australia
Vietnam
RMIT University
Melbourne City
Bundoora
Brunswick
RMIT University Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
library
Working Men's College of Melbourne
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World War I
student union
AFI Research Collection
RMIT Design Archives
National Aerospace Resource
Building 8



City campus

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