5 library related websites

http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/newbrighton/

One of my hometowns, Christchurch, is home to one of the sexiest modern public libraries I've been to this decade.  New Brighton Public Library is steel, glass, books, and crashing waves at the end of the New Brighton Pier.  The rolling earthquakes of the last three years have been strongly felt in New Brighton as the ground here is less stable than other areas of Chch.  This has not stopped the great team at NBPL, and during times of social upheaval we need access to information, books, DVDs and other distractions and support services through our local libraries.  My favourite part of the Christchurch City Libraries website is the Earthquake Archive, where community members can donate their story of life in Chch, living with Ru Whenua (Earthquakes).

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

Oh Melbourne, you are the best hometown (at the moment).  The State Library is always a great place to meet friends out the front of, the library is very welcoming and their website is an excellent complimentary service for the community.  The site is easily navigable and has lots of stories, links to tours of the Dome and information on Ned Kelly.  As a cultural destination as well as for information, the State Library of Victoria is aces.

http://www.oclc.org

OCLC is a worldwide library cooperative that collaborates with its members to make access to information for all librarians easier and cost effective. This egalitarian ideal is practiced on their website with emphasis on support products and services linking the world through information.




http://www.caval.edu.au/

I remember using a CAVAL card for interlibrary loans when I first did undergraduate studies  at ACU in the early 2000's.  Very handy when the campus library has been swamped by other students in your class and resources are limited.  I like their website's clean lines accessability to information, however the background on the homepage could do with a bit of colour and is rather uninteresting compared to the previous three sites I have mentioned thus far.



http://www.rmit.edu.au/library

The website for RMIT is easy on the eye and also easy to negotiate.  I found it to be rather handy a few years back when I had access to it and better than some of the university websites I have been expected to utilise in my academic career.