What we collect
Overseas serials
See also: General collections
Although the acquisition of Australian serials is the Library's highest priority, it also acquires a significant number of overseas serials designed to provide an understanding of world events and issues. The emphasis is on the social sciences, including economics, law, politics and government. While maintaining a strong collection from Europe and North America, in recent years there has been an increasing focus on acquiring serials from the Asia-Pacific region. The National Library also is a depository library for the publications of a wide range of international organisations, international governments and inter-governmental organisations. The Library's Collection Development Policy explains the direction of its current collecting efforts. In addition to print serials, the Library now also provides access to electronic resources, and thousands of online fulltext serials are now accessible through the Library's catalogue.
