The library and information community has adopted a range of standards that facilitate the interchange of library data, promote the inter-operability of library systems, and support the operation of national and international networks of libraries.

This guide will help you identify and locate standards from Australia and overseas.

Jane Jolly & Di Wu

Before you begin your research at the National Library it is important to be prepared.

Explore handwritten diaries that can now be read online.

12,569 music scores which were used in Australian cinemas in the silent film era.

Annual statements of expectations from the portfolio minister and statements of intent, in response from National Library of Australia.

You may need to access statistical data to support or illustrate your research. This guide will help you find and access key records and resources.

Papers of Christina Stead including diaries, manuscripts of her works, correspondence, personal documents, cuttings and photographs as well as papers of her biographers.

Manuscripts of poems and stories and letters from over 70 writers that Stephens assembled in the years in which he was editing the ‘Red Page’ of the Bulletin and later the Bookfellow.