The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) started in 1948 as a partnership between the National Library of Australia, the State Library of New South Wales and The National Archives of the UK.

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

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

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.

We’ve compiled a list of study tips with a sporting twist to help you kick some goals in the educational arena.

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

Learn about our Enlighten 2024 illuminations and find your home at your National Library.

Books illustrating the history of printing in Europe and Australia, plus a medieval manuscript, and personal papers of Brian Hone.

About 240 recordings of folk music, folklore, and oral histories documenting family history, local history, work experiences, music and other arts.

Explore the journeys that have shaped our nation’s history in this exhibition.