Acknowledging the National Library of Australia as the source and citing rare and unique material accurately

Calculating the copyright term for a given work can be complicated because copyright legislation has changed over time.

The origins of the National Library of Australia go back to the early years after Australian Federation in 1901, when the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library served both Federal Parliament and the nation.

Our collection originated with the formation of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library in 1901.

The National Library houses the largest and most actively developing research resource on Asia in Australia, with holdings of over half a million volumes.

The Fellowships aimed to promote the Library as a centre of scholarly activity and research, and encourage the use and promotion of the Library's rich and varied collections. It supported 150 researchers until 2014 when it was replaced by the Fellowships and Scholarships program.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of pages of content are added to our digital collections and made available online through Trove.

The Library is located on Parkes Place in the central Canberra suburb of Parkes in the Parliamentary Triangle.

Find out where to begin with researching your ancestry, download family history charts, and learn about resources and services available to uncover the hidden stories of your heritage.

Find out how to use our catalogue to access the millions of items in our collection.