National Library of Australia

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

Sociology [Study - Basic]

    Comments: Includes classic works in the discipline together with publications that reflect the diversity of modern developments. Especially strong in material dealing with social problems, social policy, welfare & services. Added strength derived from the collecting of government publications from the UK, Canada, the USA & NZ together with relevant publications of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. Coverage of East Asia, SE Asia, South Asia, PNG & the Pacific is slightly more extensive.

- Social sciences (general) [Study - Intermediate]

- Society and social processes [Study - Basic]

- Social groups [Study - Basic]

- Associations and clubs [Basic]

- Communities [Basic]

- Social welfare, problems and services [Study - Intermediate]

- Criminology [Study - Basic]

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all kinds - not just works in print form - books, serials, maps, music and ephemera - but also online publications and unpublished material such as manuscripts, pictures and oral histories.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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