ON 18 FEBRUARY 2020, THERE WILL BE A SYMPOSIUM ON THE HISTORY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY. The State Library of New South Wales began life in 1826 as ‘The Australian Subscription Library’. It was then … [Read more...]
Your nation needs you
COLLECTING HISTORY - THE FEDERAL ELECTION. Here is a call out from the National Library: The National Library collects and preserves printed election campaign materials to ensure a permanent … [Read more...]
What do major libraries say about collectors?
'MANY OF THE [STATE LIBRARY'S] MOST UNIQUE COLLECTIONS ARE THE LIFETIME WORK OF A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS'. So says the State Library of Victoria in its Collections and Content Strategy … [Read more...]
Expert takes tour of State Library of Victoria’s exhibition – 9 July 2014
TOUR AT 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY 9 JULY: join a guided tour of the State Library of Victoria's Mirror of the world exhibition which celebrates the unique place of books in our hearts and … [Read more...]
Safety at work and home – SLV collection
The STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA (like all other like institutions) is digitising sections of its collection. What does this mean? Not sure technically but, if you search their catalogue online, you … [Read more...]