The Australian Joint Copying Project is now available online and every record and descriptive component in the original paper finding aids is now discoverable through multiple avenues.

Learn how to use our eResources for scholarly research

How to find and use items in the Manuscripts Collection.

How to find and use items in the Maps Collection.

A guide to requesting, accessing and publishing collection items in the Oral History and Folklore Collection.

How to find and use items in the Pictures Collection.

Records for much of the Rare Books Collection are in our catalogue, but if you do not find the item you are looking for, please ask for help: the item may not yet be catalogued, or an alternative version may be available

There is important information you need to know when accessing our special collections.

The Library’s special collections include rare books and journals, artworks, photographs, maps, sheet music, oral history recordings, manuscript papers, ephemera and more. 

Search Trove to explore amazing collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives. It’s free and available online all day, every day.