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10 February, 2015

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Exhibition: The Folio Society: Where it's ok to judge a book by its cover

Date/Time: Monday, 22 December 2014 - Saturday, 28 February 2015

Location: Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1, Barr Smith Library

Cost: Free - All welcome

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The Folio Society was founded in London in 1947. It was the brainchild of book-lover and collector, Charles Ede, whose desire to combine the typographical and artistic standards of the private presses with the latest industrial technology, resulted in some of the most beautiful and imaginative bindings ever seen.

This exhibition brings together 18 of the finest Folio Society publications, generously donated to the Barr Smith Library in 2014.

Among the books on display, are three titles which were not produced by the Folio Society. Visit the exhibition during Library hours, until 28th February 2015, to see if you can identify which books they are!

Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224


 

Research Tuesdays Seminar Series - Far from the Car

Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Location: The Braggs Lecture Theatre, North Terrace Campus

Cost: Free

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The case for transformational economic change in the face of the automotive industry's approaching collapse
With every passing day we're another step closer to the end of automotive manufacturing in Australia. But before that fateful day arrives we must, as a society, make a critical choice.

Will we merely attempt to shift our existing skill-sets into the closest-match industry available and cross our fingers that jobs will materialise? Or will we boldly reposition ourselves to take advantage of emerging global opportunities?
This important presentation will show which way the evidence points. Drawing on national and international case studies of past large-scale industrial closures, Associate Professor John Spoehr will make the case for transformational economic change.

You'll hear how this process has successfully prevented industrial heartlands becoming industrial deserts and avoided escalating unemployment. And ultimately, why a high-skill, knowledge intensive pathway to growth offers us the prospect of a higher, rather than lower, standard of living.

The Presenter

Associate Professor John Spoehr heads The University of Adelaide's Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre. He is also leading the establishment of the Stretton Centre - a partnership between the University, City of Playford, and the SA and Australian Governments - to integrate development in Adelaide's north.

Contact: Jo Pitman, Email: jo-anne.pitman@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.plantphenomics.org.au/, Senior Marketing Officer, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Business: +61 8 8313 0159