Personal archives and collections quick tips

There are numerous guides and bibliographies available to help you navigate the Library's vast collections.

If you have an item you want valued, or you require ongoing or extensive genealogical or historical research beyond what the Library can offer, here is a list of associations you could contact.

A fundamental role of the National Library is to preserve Australia's documentary heritage, and to make sure it is available for people to use for as long as possible.

Get your upcoming publication listed in the National Library's catalogue, Trove and Libraries Australia.

Lavishly illustrated travel books had long been popular in Europe and North America when the same American team that produced Picturesque Canada established the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in Wynyard Square, Sydney, on Gadigal Country, in 1885.

Our rich and varied Pictures collection focuses on Australian people, places and events, from early European exploration of the South Pacific to contemporary events.

The Library is unable to provide specialist advice about how to care for personal or family archives, but there are a number of resources which can help.

The National Library holds a rich and diverse range of library materials on the Pacific region, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

The National Library operates from 4 buildings: 3 in Canberra and one in Jakarta, Indonesia. These buildings house our collection of approximately 10 million items.