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Summary subject collecting information (definitions of the ALG collecting levels are available for reference):


Law [Study - Basic]

    Comments: Overall, a basic collection with additional strengths in some areas. Within the monograph collection, international law, constitutional law, environmental law, human rights, and legal bibliographies represented in relative depth. Substantial serial collection of law reviews, although current collecting of these titles is very selective.
- Law (general) [Basic]
- International law [Study - Intermediate]

    Comments: International treaties & law reports, conventions & the publications of a wide range of bodies - eg UN, International Court of Justice, International Law Commission, International Commission of Jurists, human rights bodies & other legal commissions. Selectively collect basic general treatises & periodicals, providing commentary on & interpretation of international law. All treaties registered with League of Nations 1926-1946 & treaties registered with the Secretariat of the UN 1947-present.
- Constitutional and administrative law [Basic]
- Military, tax, trade and industrial law [Minimal]
- Social law [Minimal]
- Criminal law [Minimal]
- Private law [Minimal]
- Civil procedure and courts [Minimal]
- Statutes, regulations and cases [Minimal]

    Comments: Some strength in law reports, particularly old English law reports which - augmented by Early English Books series 1641-1700 on microform. American State Reports prior to the National Reporter. Extensive collection of Indian law reports & works on Indonesian adat or traditional law. Particularly strong in legislation from Canada, NZ, UK & USA - including state material on microfiche in State Session Laws. Legislation from Asia/Pacific well represented.
- Law of specific jurisdictions [Minimal]

Highlights of the collection: The National Library of Australia holds a comprehensive collection of material relating to Australia and the Australian people. The Library's collections of Australiana have developed into the nation's single most important resource of materials recording Australian cultural heritage. The Library collects Australian materials of all kinds - not just works in print form - books, serials, maps, music and ephemera - but also online publications and unpublished material such as manuscripts, pictures and oral histories. The Library also has considerable collections of general overseas and rare book materials, as well as world-class Asian and Pacific collections which augment the Australiana collections.

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