General selection criteria for the National Library’s digitisation program can be found in our Collection Digitisation Policy. The Library aims to digitise all Australian printed music in its collection. This includes printed music created by Australians, published in, performed in, or otherwise associated with, Australia.
Approximately 30% of the National Library’s Australian Printed Music collection in scope for digitisation has been digitised. This amounts to 12 278 items, consisting of 107 752 images.
Selective digitisation of items in the Music collection will continue to be undertaken for inclusion in the Library’s forthcoming Treasures Gallery. Out of copyright Australian printed music will continue to be systematically digitised.
Some printed music which is still in copyright may be digitised for the purposes of preservation or access for research and study, where there are no commercially available editions. Some composers and publishers provided permission for digitisation.
This Second World War topographic map of Kokoda shows the location of villages, tracks, a canoe route, seaplane bases and mission stations. Map images from the Library’s Digital Collection are interactive. Use the Zoom control to pan and examine details.