Australian Library & Information Science Abstracts (ALISA) aims to comprehensively cover all current Australian literature on library and information services and the library workforce, including education and training, information technology, networking, electronic publishing, and telecommunications.
There are also records relating to Australian children's literature and archives.
The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PMB | Pambu) copies archives, manuscripts and rare printed material relating to the Pacific Islands and the material provides the most extensive collection of non-government primary documentation on the Pacific Islands available to researchers on microfilm held by member libraries. The aim of the Bureau is to help with long-term preservation of the documentary heritage of the Pacific Islands and to make it accessible. The full version of this catalogue is available for Member libraries such as the State Library of New South Wales.
This online database provides access to the holdings of over 850 Australian libraries. Supported by the National Library of Australia, the database contains information about the location of over 29 million books, journal titles and other items held in Australian library collections.
The Australian Libraries Gateway is a directory of Australian libraries. Entries include library contact details, information about services and online catalogues. Use this site to find libraries in a geographical area, libraries of a particular type (for example public, university, health), and cultural heritage via on-line exhibitions, events and image collections.
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Resources in Australian history and literature at the University of Sydney Library's Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS). SETIS is the creator of digital editions of Australian literary and historical texts and hosts a number of other Australian studies resources.
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A guide to locations of historical records of Australian companies, currently encompassing 2,337 entities with references to 1,396 archival resources and 894 published resources. Changes of company name are provided for some companies. There is an alphabetical Browse List of all entities or through one of the following 7 categories : Corporate Bodies; Industry Bodies; Partnerships; Pastoral Stations; People; Statutory Authorities; Repositories. The repository browse allows you to see which business records are held in a particular archive, including Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales.
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The National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) is the peak body representing state and territory libraries and the National Library throughout Australia.
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The National Archives of Australia holds material on immigrants and refugees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the defence forces, government employees, subjects of surveillance by security and intelligence agencies, or as prisoners of war or internees. Records held by the Archives were generally created after 1901. It does not hold records of convicts, of colonial migration, or of nineteenth century Australian history such as the gold rushes or colonial administration.
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The National Museum of Australia explores the land, nation and people of Australia, focusing on Indigenous histories and cultures, European settlement and interaction with the environment.
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