National Library of Australia


Library details last updated: 31 October 2022

National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia Research Library
OCLC WorldCat Registry See also this library's entry in the Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory

NUC symbol: AMOA
Short name: NMA Research Library
Library type/s: Cultural organisation ; Research ; Special

Branch/related libraries: National Museum of Australia Collection ; Research Data via ANDS
Memberships: ALIA
URL of parent organisation: http://www.nma.gov.au/
URL of Library: https://library.nma.gov.au/libero/WebOpac.cls?

URL of Web catalogue: https://library.nma.gov.au/libero/WebOpac.cls?

Library system used: Libero
Classification scheme/s in use: DDC

Library subject collecting levels: Anthropology ; History and biography -> Full summary.

Highlights of the collection: Extensive anthropology collection from the old Institute of Anatomy has been further enhanced by donations from Dr Fred McCarthy and Dr Robert Edwards. The Baldwin collection covers the development of steam engineering and includes many books not available elsewhere in Australia. The professional libraries of Elizabeth Pope and Keith Hindwood specialise in the seashore and ornithology. Our holdings also include materials from the collections of scientist Dr David Ride and academic Laurie Fitzharding. Other than these special collections, the library collects material in the areas of museum studies, conservation, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australian history and the environment.

Details of public access: Restricted
Conditions of access: By appointment only. Please email library@nma.gov.au
Library opening hours: Access visits by appointment only

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Comments: Resource sharing: due to staffing constraints only Core Service is provided, and please note from November 2022, we will be operating as a Library of last resort. Accepted method of requests and payments through LADD only. RARE AND SPECIAL COLLECTION ITEMS NOT FOR LOAN.


Library's street address:
National Museum of Australia Research Library
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula
ACTON ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Library's mailing address:
National Museum of Australia Research Library
GPO Box 1901
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Email: library@nma.gov.au
Phone: 02 6208 5113
Fax:
Australian Business Number: 70 592 297 967

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