The majority of items found in the Library’s catalogue are physical items and are not available online. If a digitised version is available there will be a link to it from within the catalogue record.

The National Library digitises selected items in its collections. All digitisation undertaken by the Library must observe the Copyright Act 1968.

You can also access a large amount of electronic items through our eResources. Many of these can be accessed from home by using your National Library login. If you are an Australian resident, you can join online.

Some electronic resources are only available onsite in the National Library building. If you can't make it to the National Library check Trove to see if the resource is available at a library near you.

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The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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