Learn some useful tips and suggestions on how to use newspapers for family history research.

The personal information which we collect and hold about you will only be used for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the building, the collection and its occupants.

This section of the policy is arranged in sequence from comprehensive to selective, recognising that such a continuum is neither fully linear nor completely exclusive.

Overseas resources are selectively collected, reflecting the Library’s commitment to inform and enhance Australians’ understanding of their region and their place in the world.

The Library collects documentary resources relating to Australia and the Australian people so that the Australian community - now and in the future - can discover, learn and create new knowledge.

The Library develops its collections by building strong community connections, engaging with issues of contemporary significance and undertaking leadership activities, including innovating to address the impact of changing technologies on collecting and acquisition processes.

The Library’s Collection Development Policy defines the scope and nature of its collecting of Australian and overseas materials.

Browse descriptive finding aids and digital images of records of private organisations and personal papers (M Series) relating to Australia and the Pacific filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project. 

Start exploring the Library's diverse collections to search through time and place to build family stories and local narratives.

The Burmese collections at the National Library of Australia consist of thousands of books, journals and microfilm holdings in Burmese language and Burma/Myanmar-related materials.