Mannix Library

Mannix Library is an academic theological library located in East Melbourne, Australia. The library specialises in the areas of theology, philosophy, biblical studies and associated disciplines, and supports teaching and research at Catholic Theological College and the wider University of Divinity.[1] The student body includes candidates for ordination, lay men and women, undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree by research students, and members of the general public. The library uses OCLC's World Share Management System.[2]

Mannix Library
Mannix Library Entrance
General information
TypeTheological Library
Address278 Victoria Parade
Town or cityEast Melbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
Construction started1923
OwnerArchdiocese of Melbourne
Design and construction
ArchitectGregory Burgess
Website
www.mannix.org.au

History

Mannix Library was founded in 1923 as part of Corpus Christi College, Melbourne, the provincial seminary for the Catholic dioceses of Victoria and Tasmania. Over time, the seminary and the library were located at Werribee, Glen Waverley and Clayton. When Catholic Theological College was established in 1972, library services were extended to staff and students of the college. When the library relocated from Clayton to its current site in East Melbourne in 1999, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne assumed responsibility for its funding. At the same time the library was renamed Mannix Library after long-serving former Archbishop of Melbourne, Daniel Mannix.

Design

Mannix Library and Catholic Theological College are co-located in the same building, which was designed by Melbourne-based architect Gregory Burgess. Gregory Burgess Architects received several awards for the construction of the Catholic Theological College building. These included the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (VIC) Commendation: The Melbourne Prize in 2000, and the Australian Property Institute, Heritage Property Award in 2001.[3]

Special Collections

In February 2019 Mannix Library officially opened its new Special Collections Room.[4] The library's Special Collections include rare books such as pre-1800 works and incunabula,[5] a Catholic Heritage Collection, a Hibernica (Irish history and literature) Collection, a Knights of Malta Collection, previously owned by Richard Divall, and an ISCAST Science and Religion Collection.[6]

Archbishop Goold Collection

James Alipius Goold was Melbourne's first Catholic Archbishop. During his lifetime he amassed a significant personal library which on his death was left to the diocesan library.[7] The Archbishop Goold Collection includes over 1000 discrete volumes.[8] Many items have been digitised and are available via the University of Divinity's Digital Collections website.[9] The Goold Collection has also been incorporated in Atla's Digital Library.[10]

Rod Doyle Collections

Items in these collections originally belonged to Br Rod Doyle CFC, a Christian Brother, who taught New Testament studies at Catholic Theological College for many years. The Rod Doyle collections include ancient artifacts such as pottery bowls and lamps, ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Byzantine period and a collection of over 200 ancient coins.[11]

Events

Mannix Library staff contributed to the Australian Research Council-funded Discovery Project (DP 170100426), A Baroque Archbishop in Colonial Australia: James Alipius Goold, 1812-1886. The project was recently chosen by the Australian Research Council as one of the best 100 research projects in Australia in a flipbook they published online.[12] The article specifically mentions Mannix Library and the rare books room created to showcase Archbishop Goold's collection and the exhibition held at Old Treasury Building, Melbourne from 31 July 2019 – 2 March 2020, The Invention of Melbourne: A Baroque Archbishop and a Gothic Architect.

Collaboration with other Libraries

Mannix Library is part of the larger University of Divinity library network. All members of the University may borrow from all associated libraries, which share a joint Library Collections Policy.[13] Mannix Library staff manage the University's online Library Hub.[14] Four libraries associated with the University of Divinity, including Mannix Library, will implement a shared Library Management System in early 2021.[15] Reciprocal borrowing arrangements are also in place between the University of Divinity and the University of Melbourne libraries.[16]

Mannix Library is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association (ANZTLA). Mannix Library Manager, Kerrie Burn, is a member of the Atla (formerly American Theological Library Association) Board of Directors.[17][18] A previous role on Atla's International Theological Librarianship Education Task Force lead to a 2020 publication and contributing a chapter on Theological libraries in Australia and New Zealand.[19][20]

References
  1. Special Libraries Directory (3rd ed.). Australian Library and Information Association. 2020. p. 140. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Mannix Library moves to a new Library Services Platform". ANZTLA eJournal (22): 19–22. 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "Gregory Burgess Architects - Awards". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. Burn, Kerrie (2019). "Mannix Library's new Special Collections Room". Incite. 40 (7/8). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. Libraries of the University of Divinity. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. "The ISCAST Public Library". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. Burn, Kerrie (2019). "Mannix Library's new Special Collections Room". Incite. 40 (7/8). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. Burn, Kerrie (Dec 2018). "Archbishop James Alipius Goold and Mannix Library". Footprints. 33 (2): 34–40.
  9. "University of Divinity Digital Collections". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. "Atla Digital Library welcomes the University of Divinity". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. "Rod Doyle Coin Collection". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. "Examining the cultural legacy of Melbourne's first Archbishop". Making a difference: Outcomes of ARC supported research 2019-2020. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. "Library Collections Policy". University of Divinity. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. "University of Divinity Library Hub". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  15. "Celebrating theological libraries month". Vox. University of Divinity. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. "University of Divinity Library Members". University of Melbourne Library. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  17. "Atla Board of Directors". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. "Atla Board of Directors Members Elected for 2020-2023". Vox. University of Divinity. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  19. Burn, Kerrie. "Theological Libraries in Australia and New Zealand". Introduction to theological libraries. Chicago: Atla. ISBN 978-1-949800-06-7. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  20. "Volume One of New Open Access Series from Atla, 'The Theological Librarian's Handbook,' is Now Available". Atla.

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