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National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia
Government Agency
Agency nameNational Library of Australia
Agency overview
Formed1960
Preceding
agencies
Commonwealth Parliamentary Library
Employees424 (May 2007)
JurisdictionGovernment of Australia
Annual budgetA$77.35 million (2007-08)
HeadquartersCanberra
Operational structure
Agency executivesAnne-Marie Schwirtlich, Director-General
Parent agencyDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

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The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people."

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The National Library of Australia has an annual Xmas party in its public foyer where the unexpected talents of librarians, archivists, stacks staff, communication experts, digital specialists and IT boffins are displayed. Enjoy the 'Surfing NLA' team which won first prize at the Christmas Party of 14 December 2007.
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The famous Can Can't dancers at the National Library of Australia's Christmas party.
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An overview of the National Library of Australia's 2009 Christmas party.
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Staff from the National Library of Australia performing at their 2010 Christmas party. An interpretation of copyright law - Puttin' on the Writs
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The retired chief migration officer oral history project is a joint venture involving the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and National Library of Australia. The project documents the careers of a number of senior immigration officers who served throughout the world after World War II. These officers were instrumental in putting into practice Australia's immigration policies from the 1950s to the 1980s. Lionel Mead - Department of Immigration 1965-1982.
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The retired chief migration officer oral history project is a joint venture involving the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and National Library of Australia. The project documents the careers of a number of senior immigration officers who served throughout the world after World War II. These officers were instrumental in putting into practice Australia's immigration policies from the 1950s to the 1980s. George Kiddle - Department of Immigration 1945-1981.
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The retired chief migration officer oral history project is a joint venture involving the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and National Library of Australia. The project documents the careers of a number of senior immigration officers who served throughout the world after World War II. These officers were instrumental in putting into practice Australia's immigration policies from the 1950s to the 1980s. Harold Grant - Department of Immigration 1949-1981.
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The retired chief migration officer oral history project is a joint venture involving the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and National Library of Australia. The project documents the careers of a number of senior immigration officers who served throughout the world after World War II. These officers were instrumental in putting into practice Australia's immigration policies from the 1950s to the 1980s. Ron Metcalfe - Department of Immigration 1947-1984.
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Trove is a search engine focusing on Australia and Australians. It is managed by the National Library of Australia. This short web video explains what it is and why you should use it! For further instruction in using Trove, please view the 'How-to' screencasts on the TroveNLA Youtube channel.
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National treasure strikes gold - PS News Tweet this news
PS News--The earliest surviving document printed in Australia has been added to the United Nation's Australian Memory of the World Register. Held by the -National Library of Australia- in Canberra, the eighteenth century theatre playbill advertises a - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:58:17 GMT+00:00
Melbourne University takes a leaf out of a very old book - The Age Tweet this news
The Age--Just three other pages of the Bible are held in -Australia-: at the Mitchell -Library- in Sydney, the State -Library- of Victoria and the -National Library- in Canberra. Douglas Stewart, a book collector for more than 15 years who bought the boun - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:13:01 GMT+00:00
History buffs turn hands to the wheel to beat rust - Illawara Mercury Tweet this news
Illawara Mercury--The museum also has a Statement of Heritage Significance from the -National Library of Australia-. "It shows that our collection touches every part of pioneer life - the old Dapto copper smelter, Mt Kembla mine, the old Bulli co - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:10:50 GMT+00:00
Songs of the soldiers - ABC Online (blog) Tweet this news
ABC Online (blog)--The -National Library of Australia- has recorded many of these songs and ditties, that have been handed down through the generations. Many are sad and maudlin; some take the micky out of otherwise serious circumstances ... and quite a f - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:14:24 GMT+00:00
Digital libraries: who should be in charge � commercial or public interests? - SmartPlanet.com (blog) Tweet this news
SmartPlanet.com (blog)--France is spending 750 million euros to digitize its cultural treasures; the -National Library- of the Netherlands is trying to digitize every Dutch book and periodical published since 1470; -Australia-, Finland and Norway are unde - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:28:46 GMT+00:00
First Regional Arts Broadband Forum - MMD Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
MMD Newswire (press release)--"Already there are important digitalisation projects such as the -National Library's- Trove programthat provides access to 90 million items about -Australia- from more than 1000 libraries and institutions but th - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:30:31 GMT+00:00
Library shut out tenders - The Canberra Times Tweet this news
The Canberra Times--THE -NATIONAL Library of Australia- has effectively blocked two of the world's leading communications companies from tendering for a job this year which is expected to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. ... - Date : Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:14:16 GMT+00:00
A festival of light - ABC Online Tweet this news
ABC Online--The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, the -National Library of Australia-, the National Gallery of Australia and Parliament house have all give up a floodlit wall for the festival, and allowed artist Peter Milne and his t - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:02:19 GMT+00:00
Mapping Australia - Australian Geographic Tweet this news
Australian Geographic--(NLA) THE MOST INTRIGUING ITEM in the -National Library of Australia's- (NLA) vast map collection isn't one of their ancient globes, or charts of the new world drawn on animal skin. It's a siltstone tablet about the s - Date : Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:52:27 GMT+00:00
Family dog may help keep teens physically active - Louisville Courier-Journal Tweet this news
Louisville Courier-Journal--US -National Library- of Medicine has more about teenagers and exercise at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseforchildren.html. Teenagers who live in homes with dogs get a bit more daily exercise than teens without pooches, ne - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:24:51 GMT+00:00

Locations near Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra

East BasinCanberra Glassworks * Kingston Foreshores Redevelopment * Kingston Powerhouse
Central BasinCommonwealth Park * ANZAC Parade * National Carillon on Aspen Island * National Gallery of Australia * High Court of Australia * National Portrait Gallery * Commonwealth Place * Questacon * National Library of Australia * Australians of the Year Walk
West BasinAlbert Hall * Hotel Canberra * Lennox Gardens * National Museum of Australia * Royal Canberra Hospital (implosion)
West LakeSpinnaker Island * Springbank Island * Black Mountain Peninsula * Glenloch Interchange * Yarramundi Reach (peninsula) * Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum * Scrivener Dam * Government House * Royal Canberra Golf Club * Weston Park * Canberra Yacht Club



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