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


Psychology [Basic]

    Comments: A limited selection of works is acquired to provide an overview of current trends and developments in this discipline. Some works are acquired in the field of applied psychology, in areas such as human relations, human development and communication where these explain and define general social, cultural and management issues.
- Psychology (general) [Basic]
- Physiological psychology [Minimal]
- Memory, learning, intelligence [Minimal]
- Subconscious and altered states [Minimal]
- Paranormal phenomena [Minimal]
- Differential, developmental and genetic psychology [Minimal]
- Comparative psychology [Minimal]
- Applied psychology [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all kinds - not just works in print form - books, serials, maps, music and ephemera - but also online publications and unpublished material such as manuscripts, pictures and oral histories.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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