We have been selectively collecting Australian printed ephemera since the early 1960s so we can tell the story of Australian life, culture, and major events and issues.

Just as a regular library gathers together books and manuscripts, the Australian Web Archive (AWA) collects online publications.

Our Maps collection includes around 1 million maps, from early European charts to current mapping of Australia, in print and digital form.

Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats.

Friends of the National Library of Australia share a passion for the Library and its collections.

Learn about the Prepublication Data Service application process for general publications.

The ISSN is a unique code for the identification of serial publications. Apply for a new ISSN, let us know about a change in serial details and learn more about how ISSNs work.

We welcome offers of collection material. Find out how you can make an offer.

Finding Aids are descriptive lists which help to show you the scope, content and size of a collection of items.

What information is collected about you when you visit this site and how this information is used.