Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 10. May 21 1979
Rankine Brown
Rankine Brown
[unclear: Library]
Floors 0-6
[unclear: All even] floors of the library are open to the public.
[unclear: Library] has upward of half a million volumes, old and rare, others which are helping push rd the frontiers of knowledge. It has the [unclear: la-urnals] (over 6,000 of them) and many [unclear: mo-nethods] of storing and retrieving information.
on Floor 2 and pick up a printed sheet for a Guided Tour. Members of the Library will be available to help you.
[unclear: Spicial] Points of Interest
[unclear: itions] - Books the Professors owned. New Books.
to records - music drama and poetry in the Study South End).
[unclear: lay] of reference tools in the Reference Room [unclear: a] End).
[unclear: iche] in the Catalogue Department. [unclear: 1].
newspapers on display in the Microfilm Room.
"Year of the Child". U.N. documents in the U.N. Documents Room.
Floor 0
Binders at work. Sewing machine and guillotine in operation. Gold lettering.
Floor 3.
Colour reproductions of Works of Art and Architecture in the Slide Library.
Floor 5 J.C. Beaglehole Room
Rare books and a display on University History
Floor 6 Law Library
Displays of legal material on Lady Chatkrley's Lover and Maori Land law.
Works of Art
- The Library
- The foyer of the Lecture Block
Paintings, sculpture and ceramics form a distinguished collection by leading New Zealand artists.
A catalogue is available at the main Library desk, Floor 2, Rankine Brown.
Mathematics
Floor 7
Radioshack Unit
Working display showing mathematical problems solved in front of your eyes on a television screen. Plays back gammon in its spare time.
Geometrical Models
A complete exhibit of regular mathematical solids and how they can be constructed. Mr Dave Patterson who was responsible for creating this collection will be available to discuss the models with visitors on
Friday 1.00 - 3.00 pm
Saturday 1.00 - 3.00 pm
Corridor Displays
Displays featuring current work in seismology, geophysics, fluid dynamics, mathematical meteorology and combustion theory.