Australian legislation - National Library of Australia
网页This guide will help you find information about Commonwealth and State/Territory law, both at the National Library and online. It will help you: Understand the Australian legal system Find an Act of Parliament (legislation) Find bills (draft legislation) Find explanatory memoranda (plain language ...
Australian newspapers - National Library of Australia
网页The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Who we are - National Library of Australia
网页Roles The National Library is one of several agencies within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio. The Library’s role, as defined by the National Library Act 1960, is to ensure that documentary resources of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people, as well as significant non-Australian library ...
Asian - National Library of Australia
网页The National Library’s Asian language collections focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards. Systematic collecting began in the 1950s and covers a range of subjects, such as history, politics, current affairs, society and culture. Books, journals, government publications, magazines and newspapers are supplemented by full-text article databases, e-books, maps, archived websites ...
Research tools and resources | National Library of Australia
网页We provide a range of tools to assist your research. Our research guides and subject listings cover popular topics including family history, government publications, and special collections. They provide expert search techniques and strategies to help you navigate the Library’s collection. If extensive research help is required, we have compiled a list of private researchers and valuers.
Australian Web Archive - National Library of Australia
网页What is the Australian Web Archive? Just as a regular library gathers together books and manuscripts, the Australian Web Archive (AWA) collects online publications. This includes websites, webpages and other web documents, like PDFs. It usually doesn’t include social media, although certain Twitter accounts can be collected.
Federation of Australia - National Library of Australia
网页The idea of a federation of the six Australian colonies was occasionally debated among Australian politicians, officials and others from about 1850 onwards. There was support for the idea in official circles in Britain, especially after the Canadian colonies federated in 1867. The first practical step towards federation was the creation of the Federal Council of Australasia in 1885. It met ...
Guide to selected collections - National Library of Australia
网页Guide to selected collections The National Library's collections range in date from the eleventh century to the present, take in every country in the world and are exceptionally broad in format and subject. They consist of books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, ephemera, maps, manuscripts, private archives, music scores, pictures, microform and digital materials.
How do I find Australian theses? - National Library of Australia
网页Theses completed for higher research degrees (PhD, Masters or Honours) form an important body of original research. There are a number of places you can search for Australian theses, we have outlined the three main sources for you below. National Library collection While the Library holds a selection of theses presented to Australian universities, we do not have a comprehensive collection.
Law reports: online resources | National Library of Australia
网页Below is a selection of both subscription and free online resources which can be used for finding the full text of law reports, reported cases, and published and unreported judgements. Westlaw AU Westlaw AU is an online database available from within the National Library building only. You can access Westlaw from within the Library building by visiting our eResources portal and searching for ...