The Library acquires Australian material mainly through legal deposit, purchase (direct from publishers or through library suppliers), exchange, gift or donation.

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.

Browse photographs from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to learn the top tips for how to watch a sports game.

The resources available for each house may be different, due to the fact the availability, organisation, and location of records vary from state to state.

The Library requests that you inform us if you wish to publish (reproduce, print, use online, broadcast, perform, display, include in a film, transmit, project, quote) a copy of an item from our rare and unique collections.

The Library only needs one copy of a publication and we prefer electronic.

In this interactive online learning session, students joined author Dianne Wolfer and illustrator Erica Wagner to learn how to make a book.

Useful resources for finding unclaimed money

A good place to find recently published Australian material is through the Recent Australian Publications (RAP) service from Trove.

To find an out of print book you can start by getting in contact with a second hand/antiquarian bookseller.