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  <title>Theatre stalwarts to visit</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=166</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The two will discuss the translation of the play <em>Titus Andronicus</em> into contemporary stage and film productions. Their talk will be followed by a screening of the 1999 film <em>Titus</em> (rated R).<br />
For bookings to this free event,  telephone 02 6262 1271 or email bookings@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The two will discuss the translation of the play <em>Titus Andronicus</em> into contemporary stage and film productions. Their talk will be followed by a screening of the 1999 film <em>Titus</em> (rated R).<br />
For bookings to this free event,  telephone 02 6262 1271 or email bookings@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>2008 Poetry Slam</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=165</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The National Library will be hosting two heats for this year&#8217;s Slam &#8211; on Friday 7 November at 7 pm and on Friday 14 November at 7 pm.<br />
Competitors will be given a microphone, a live audience and two minutes to impress the judges. The best performers from the state and territory finals will go to Sydney to compete in the grand final in December. <br />
To register for the Canberra heats, call 02 6262 1122 or  email events@nla.gov.au<br />
To book for the free events, call 02 6262 1271 or email bookings@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The National Library will be hosting two heats for this year&#8217;s Slam &#8211; on Friday 7 November at 7 pm and on Friday 14 November at 7 pm.<br />
Competitors will be given a microphone, a live audience and two minutes to impress the judges. The best performers from the state and territory finals will go to Sydney to compete in the grand final in December. <br />
To register for the Canberra heats, call 02 6262 1122 or  email events@nla.gov.au<br />
To book for the free events, call 02 6262 1271 or email bookings@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Irish history brought to life</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=164</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Irish archaeologist and historian Michael Gibbons will look at the consequences of the Great Irish Famine on the history of modern Ireland.<br />
The event, supported by Culture Ireland, has been organised by the Friends of the National Library.   <br />
The cost is $10 for Friends and $15 for non-members.<br />
Bookings: 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Irish archaeologist and historian Michael Gibbons will look at the consequences of the Great Irish Famine on the history of modern Ireland.<br />
The event, supported by Culture Ireland, has been organised by the Friends of the National Library.   <br />
The cost is $10 for Friends and $15 for non-members.<br />
Bookings: 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>New parking arrangements</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=163</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>A temporary alternate car park has opened on the Patrick White lawns on the northern side of the National Library and will operate until 5 December, 2008.  <br />
Cirque du Soleil patrons will be advised to park in one of the car parks adjacent to the Treasury building.</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>A temporary alternate car park has opened on the Patrick White lawns on the northern side of the National Library and will operate until 5 December, 2008.  <br />
Cirque du Soleil patrons will be advised to park in one of the car parks adjacent to the Treasury building.</p>

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  <title>ABC to broadcast Tim Flannery lecture</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=160</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Professor Flannery, the 2007 Australian of the Year and acclaimed environmentalist, talks about one of the greatest problems facing the modern world &#8211; climate change. <br />
The lecture will be repeated on the following Saturday, 6 September, at 7 pm.<br />
The Kenneth Myer lecture series is organised by the Friends of the National Library.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/friends/kennethmyer.html">Kenneth Myer Lectures</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Professor Flannery, the 2007 Australian of the Year and acclaimed environmentalist, talks about one of the greatest problems facing the modern world &#8211; climate change. <br />
The lecture will be repeated on the following Saturday, 6 September, at 7 pm.<br />
The Kenneth Myer lecture series is organised by the Friends of the National Library.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/friends/kennethmyer.html">Kenneth Myer Lectures</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Sculpture's special treatment</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=159</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Library&#8217;s Preservation staff will clean the sculpture with a mild conservation detergent to remove dust and dirt. It will then be waxed to protect the surface and retain the original satin finish. The clean-up is expected to take most of this week &#8211; just in time for the 40th birthday celebrations on Monday 25 August.</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Library&#8217;s Preservation staff will clean the sculpture with a mild conservation detergent to remove dust and dirt. It will then be waxed to protect the surface and retain the original satin finish. The clean-up is expected to take most of this week &#8211; just in time for the 40th birthday celebrations on Monday 25 August.</p>

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  <title>Celebrate the Library building's 40th birthday</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=158</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Join Alex Sloan for a special broadcast, live from the Library&#8217;s Foyer, 9 am &#8211; noon. </p>

	<p>The Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett performs the cake-cutting ceremony at 11.15 am and at 1 pm, Director-General Jan Fullerton leads a panel discussion featuring staff who worked on the move to the new building in 1968.</p>

	<p><b>Monday 25 August, from 9 am</b><br />
<b>National Library, free</b></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Join Alex Sloan for a special broadcast, live from the Library&#8217;s Foyer, 9 am &#8211; noon. </p>

	<p>The Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett performs the cake-cutting ceremony at 11.15 am and at 1 pm, Director-General Jan Fullerton leads a panel discussion featuring staff who worked on the move to the new building in 1968.</p>

	<p><b>Monday 25 August, from 9 am</b><br />
<b>National Library, free</b></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Farewell dance legend</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=157</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Tweedie enjoyed the rare distinction of being invited to join the Original Ballet Russes in 1940 as she approached her 15th birthday.<br />
After 12 years touring with the company, she returned to Australia and became artistic director of the National Theatre Ballet. In later years, she became one of the country&#8217;s top teachers, with professional dancers often doing her classes before their evening shows.</p>

	<p>Her last stage appearance was in 2001 as a woman approaching her death in Stephen Baynes&#8217; Australian Ballet production, <em>Requiem</em>.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/balletsrusses/news.html">Special tribute to Valrene Tweedie</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Tweedie enjoyed the rare distinction of being invited to join the Original Ballet Russes in 1940 as she approached her 15th birthday.<br />
After 12 years touring with the company, she returned to Australia and became artistic director of the National Theatre Ballet. In later years, she became one of the country&#8217;s top teachers, with professional dancers often doing her classes before their evening shows.</p>

	<p>Her last stage appearance was in 2001 as a woman approaching her death in Stephen Baynes&#8217; Australian Ballet production, <em>Requiem</em>.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/balletsrusses/news.html">Special tribute to Valrene Tweedie</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Australian Newspapers Beta Service</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=156</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Australian Newspapers Beta Service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages added daily. The National Library welcomes your feedback in this early stage of the ambitious project. </p>

	<p><a href="http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home">Try the new service</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp">More information</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Australian Newspapers Beta Service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages added daily. The National Library welcomes your feedback in this early stage of the ambitious project. </p>

	<p><a href="http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home">Try the new service</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp">More information</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Picture Australia video</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=155</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>A recently released Picture Australia video is now available on Picture Australia and YouTube.</p>

	<p>The video includes an interview with Catherine Martin discussing the importance of Picture Australia in her research for the production design of the film <em>Australia</em> as well as interviews with senior curator Shaune Lakin and contributing photographer Johnny Barker.</p>

	<p><a href="//www.pictureaustralia.org/about/PictureAustraliaVideo.html">Picture Australia</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>A recently released Picture Australia video is now available on Picture Australia and YouTube.</p>

	<p>The video includes an interview with Catherine Martin discussing the importance of Picture Australia in her research for the production design of the film <em>Australia</em> as well as interviews with senior curator Shaune Lakin and contributing photographer Johnny Barker.</p>

	<p><a href="//www.pictureaustralia.org/about/PictureAustraliaVideo.html">Picture Australia</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Change in Sunday access to special collections</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=154</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>From 3 August, the National Library of Australia’s special collections will no longer be accessible on Sundays through the Petherick Room.</p>

	<p>Registered Petherick readers will continue to have access to the Petherick Reading Room and may seek assistance from staff in the adjoining Main Reading Room.</p>

	<p>Delivery of special collection material through the Petherick Reading Room on weekdays will not be affected.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">More information on opening hours and collection delivery service</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>From 3 August, the National Library of Australia’s special collections will no longer be accessible on Sundays through the Petherick Room.</p>

	<p>Registered Petherick readers will continue to have access to the Petherick Reading Room and may seek assistance from staff in the adjoining Main Reading Room.</p>

	<p>Delivery of special collection material through the Petherick Reading Room on weekdays will not be affected.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">More information on opening hours and collection delivery service</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>John Olsen's Opera House mural</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=153</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>John Olsen&#8217;s visual diary documents his progress on the biggest commission of his career, the Sydney Opera House mural.</p>

	<p>Spanning 10 years from 1972, Olsen&#8217;s diary follows the evolution of his famous mural, which was inspired by Kenneth Slessor&#8217;s epic poem &#8216;Five Bells&#8217;, and tribute to a friend who drowned in Sydney Harbour.</p>

	<p>Slessor&#8217;s own 1937 notebook sits alongside Olsen&#8217;s diary, detailing the gradual process of constructing an epic poem.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>John Olsen&#8217;s visual diary documents his progress on the biggest commission of his career, the Sydney Opera House mural.</p>

	<p>Spanning 10 years from 1972, Olsen&#8217;s diary follows the evolution of his famous mural, which was inspired by Kenneth Slessor&#8217;s epic poem &#8216;Five Bells&#8217;, and tribute to a friend who drowned in Sydney Harbour.</p>

	<p>Slessor&#8217;s own 1937 notebook sits alongside Olsen&#8217;s diary, detailing the gradual process of constructing an epic poem.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

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  <title>Nellie Melba: Queen of Song</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=152</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The tribute evening will feature a performance by Canberra soprano Louise Page, accompanied by Phillipa Candy on piano. A special viewing of some of the National Library&#8217;s Melba collection has also been organised.<br />
The display will open at 6.30 pm followed by the concert at 7 pm.</p>

	<p><strong>Friday 25 July, Foyer</strong><br />
<strong>Cost: $35 Friends of the National Library</strong><br />
<strong>$45 non-members</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Bookings on 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Media Release</strong> <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/National_Library_acquires_valuable_Melba_collection_medrel.html">National Library acquires valuable Melba collection</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The tribute evening will feature a performance by Canberra soprano Louise Page, accompanied by Phillipa Candy on piano. A special viewing of some of the National Library&#8217;s Melba collection has also been organised.<br />
The display will open at 6.30 pm followed by the concert at 7 pm.</p>

	<p><strong>Friday 25 July, Foyer</strong><br />
<strong>Cost: $35 Friends of the National Library</strong><br />
<strong>$45 non-members</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Bookings on 02 6262 1698 or friends@nla.gov.au</strong></p>

	<p><strong>Media Release</strong> <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/National_Library_acquires_valuable_Melba_collection_medrel.html">National Library acquires valuable Melba collection</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Figure in the Landscape</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=151</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>John Glover revolutionised his art to become one of Australia&#8217;s finest landscape artists after arriving in Tasmania at the age of 64 in 1831.</p>

	<p>A good English painter, Glover became an outstanding Australian landscape painter when he turned his eye to an unfamiliar environment to produce the best works of his career.</p>

	<p>Glover&#8217;s private sketchbooks show he was appalled by the atrocities he saw committed against the Aboriginal people and he was eager to portray them in the idyllic world he imagined they had once enjoyed.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>About John Glover</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/countryandlandscape/artist-john_glover.html">Online exhibition</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>John Glover revolutionised his art to become one of Australia&#8217;s finest landscape artists after arriving in Tasmania at the age of 64 in 1831.</p>

	<p>A good English painter, Glover became an outstanding Australian landscape painter when he turned his eye to an unfamiliar environment to produce the best works of his career.</p>

	<p>Glover&#8217;s private sketchbooks show he was appalled by the atrocities he saw committed against the Aboriginal people and he was eager to portray them in the idyllic world he imagined they had once enjoyed.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>About John Glover</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/countryandlandscape/artist-john_glover.html">Online exhibition</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Charles Bayliss exhibition open</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=150</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Early Australian photographs by pioneering photographer Charles Bayliss &#8211; some not seen by the public in more than 130 years &#8211; are now on display at the National Library.</p>

	<p><em>A Modern Vision: Charles Bayliss, Photographer, 1850-1897</em>, an exhibition curated by <span class="caps">ANU</span> Senior Lecturer, Helen Ennis, features the full range of Bayliss&#8217; output &#8211; architectural photography, panoramas, landscapes and the scenes of life at the time.</p>

	<p>Also open is <em>Wild Places</em>, an exhibition of remarkable modern Australian panoramic photographs by Richard Green.</p>

	<p><em>A Modern Vision</em> and <em>Wild Places</em> are part of the inaugural <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/vivid/">Vivid: National Photography Festival</a>.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bayliss/">Charles Bayliss online exhibition</a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Early Australian photographs by pioneering photographer Charles Bayliss &#8211; some not seen by the public in more than 130 years &#8211; are now on display at the National Library.</p>

	<p><em>A Modern Vision: Charles Bayliss, Photographer, 1850-1897</em>, an exhibition curated by <span class="caps">ANU</span> Senior Lecturer, Helen Ennis, features the full range of Bayliss&#8217; output &#8211; architectural photography, panoramas, landscapes and the scenes of life at the time.</p>

	<p>Also open is <em>Wild Places</em>, an exhibition of remarkable modern Australian panoramic photographs by Richard Green.</p>

	<p><em>A Modern Vision</em> and <em>Wild Places</em> are part of the inaugural <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/vivid/">Vivid: National Photography Festival</a>.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bayliss/">Charles Bayliss online exhibition</a></p>

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  <title>First Fleet Sketches</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=149</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>First Fleet captain John Hunter copied the work of young midshipman George Raper to produce his famous sketchbook showing life in Botany Bay. </p>

	<p>Raper&#8217;s own First Fleet paintings, begun in 1788, show his skill and fine eye for detail in capturing the birds and flowers of <span class="caps">NSW</span>. They were acquired by the National Library of Australia in 2004 after lying undiscovered for more than 200 years in an English manor.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>George Raper</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/georgeraper/">The George Raper Collection</a></p>

	<p><strong>Special Viewing</strong><br />
Join us for a curator talk and viewing of selected First Fleet sketches.<br />
<strong>Wednesday 30 July</strong><br />
<strong>Sessions at 2 – 3 pm and 3.30 – 4.30 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Conference Room, free</strong></p>

	<p>Places limited. Bookings 02 6262 1271 or <a href="bookings@nla.gov.au">bookings@nla.gov.au</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>First Fleet captain John Hunter copied the work of young midshipman George Raper to produce his famous sketchbook showing life in Botany Bay. </p>

	<p>Raper&#8217;s own First Fleet paintings, begun in 1788, show his skill and fine eye for detail in capturing the birds and flowers of <span class="caps">NSW</span>. They were acquired by the National Library of Australia in 2004 after lying undiscovered for more than 200 years in an English manor.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>George Raper</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/georgeraper/">The George Raper Collection</a></p>

	<p><strong>Special Viewing</strong><br />
Join us for a curator talk and viewing of selected First Fleet sketches.<br />
<strong>Wednesday 30 July</strong><br />
<strong>Sessions at 2 – 3 pm and 3.30 – 4.30 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Conference Room, free</strong></p>

	<p>Places limited. Bookings 02 6262 1271 or <a href="bookings@nla.gov.au">bookings@nla.gov.au</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>South Sea Islander in London</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=148</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Omai enlisted as a crew member during Captain James Cook&#8217;s second circumnavigation of the world. </p>

	<p>On his arrival in London in 1774 he was welcomed into the highest social circles. England&#8217;s most sought-after 18th century painter, Sir Joshua Reynolds, painted his portrait and a rare preparatory sketch is held in the National Library&#8217;s collection.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>Cook and Omai</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/omai/">Cook and Omai: The Cult of the South Seas</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Omai enlisted as a crew member during Captain James Cook&#8217;s second circumnavigation of the world. </p>

	<p>On his arrival in London in 1774 he was welcomed into the highest social circles. England&#8217;s most sought-after 18th century painter, Sir Joshua Reynolds, painted his portrait and a rare preparatory sketch is held in the National Library&#8217;s collection.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>Cook and Omai</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/omai/">Cook and Omai: The Cult of the South Seas</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Captain Cook's tragic death</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Captain James Cook&#8217;s untimely return to Hawaii in 1779, 10 days after he had left, ended with his violent death, the details of which are portrayed in numerous illustrations in the National Library&#8217;s collection.</p>

	<p>Many artists, including the official artist for the voyage, John Webber, recreated the scene in the years following Cook&#8217;s death. Each artist portrayed a different view.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/endeavour/">The Endeavour Journal</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Captain James Cook&#8217;s untimely return to Hawaii in 1779, 10 days after he had left, ended with his violent death, the details of which are portrayed in numerous illustrations in the National Library&#8217;s collection.</p>

	<p>Many artists, including the official artist for the voyage, John Webber, recreated the scene in the years following Cook&#8217;s death. Each artist portrayed a different view.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/endeavour/">The Endeavour Journal</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Grant applications close 30 June</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=146</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Community Heritage Grants of up to $15 000 are available to community groups around the country to help preserve and manage locally held, nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations.</p>

	<p>Activiities supported include significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, purchase of archival storage materials, digitisation, conservation treatments and environmental control.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/">About CHG</a></p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>Activiities supported include significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, purchase of archival storage materials, digitisation, conservation treatments and environmental control.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/">About CHG</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Bookshop annual stocktake</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Bookshop will close for its annual stocktake Tuesday 1 July and will re-open 11 am Wednesday 2 July. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/nlashop.html">National Library Bookshop</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Bookshop will close for its annual stocktake Tuesday 1 July and will re-open 11 am Wednesday 2 July. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/nlashop.html">National Library Bookshop</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Captain Cook in Hawaii</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=144</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The explorers received a heroes&#8217; welcome when Cook&#8217;s ship first arrived in Hawaii&#8217;s Kealakekua Bay. But it was not to last.</p>

	<p>The story of what unfolded is told in the journals of Lieutenant James King and Captain James Cook in <em>A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean</em>, printed in 1784. </p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/endeavour/">The Endeavour Journal</a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The explorers received a heroes&#8217; welcome when Cook&#8217;s ship first arrived in Hawaii&#8217;s Kealakekua Bay. But it was not to last.</p>

	<p>The story of what unfolded is told in the journals of Lieutenant James King and Captain James Cook in <em>A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean</em>, printed in 1784. </p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/endeavour/">The Endeavour Journal</a></p>

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  <title>Hidden Treasures — special viewing</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=143</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Curator Martin Terry tells the story of Augustus Earle, who was rescued after being marooned on a remote island and accidentally became the colony&#8217;s first trained artist.</p>

	<p>Thursday 19 June, 3.30 pm &#8211; 4.30 pm.
 Free</p>

	<p>Places limited. Bookings 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/events?category=main&#38;time=month">What&#8217;s on this month at the Library</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/earle/">More about Augustus Earle</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Curator Martin Terry tells the story of Augustus Earle, who was rescued after being marooned on a remote island and accidentally became the colony&#8217;s first trained artist.</p>

	<p>Thursday 19 June, 3.30 pm &#8211; 4.30 pm.
 Free</p>

	<p>Places limited. Bookings 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/events?category=main&#38;time=month">What&#8217;s on this month at the Library</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/earle/">More about Augustus Earle</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Queen's Birthday Opening Hours</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=140</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>On the Queen&#8217;s Birthday holiday, Monday 9 June, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. To use material normally serviced through special reading rooms, readers will need to lodge requests by 4 pm Friday, 6 June.</p>

	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.  Bookplate Café is open 11 am &#8211; 3 pm.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">Opening Hours</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>On the Queen&#8217;s Birthday holiday, Monday 9 June, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. To use material normally serviced through special reading rooms, readers will need to lodge requests by 4 pm Friday, 6 June.</p>

	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.  Bookplate Café is open 11 am &#8211; 3 pm.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">Opening Hours</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Refurbishment project moves to final stage</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The final phase of a four-stage building works project to refurbish the Library&#8217;s podium is underway. Stage 4, covering part of the front and the southern side of the building, is scheduled to be completed in November 2008.</p>

	<p>Access to the Library&#8217;s front steps will be reduced and disabled access has been relocated to a temporary ramp beside the front steps. Disabled parking spaces are located close to the ramp.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/library/buildingworks.html">More information</a></p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>Access to the Library&#8217;s front steps will be reduced and disabled access has been relocated to a temporary ramp beside the front steps. Disabled parking spaces are located close to the ramp.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/library/buildingworks.html">More information</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>A Passionate Collector</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=138</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 02:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>New Zealander Rex Nan Kivell was an avid collector of anything to do with 18th century exploration and the early settlement of Australia and New Zealand. His fine collection ranges across a third of the globe and spans three centuries.</p>

	<p>Among its treasures are one of the earliest maritime atlases of the world, Dell&#8217;Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea) from 1643; a catalogue of sea monsters; the first map of the coastline of Australia; and a handsome silver kettle given by Queen Charlotte to Sir Joseph Banks.</p>

	<p><em>A Passionate Collector</em> screens on ABC1 at 6.50 pm on Tuesday 24 June.</p>

	<p><strong>About <em>Hidden Treasures</em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/default.asp?content=showcase">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p>Visit <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/nk/"><em>Paradise Possessed: The Rex Nan Kivell Collection</em></a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>New Zealander Rex Nan Kivell was an avid collector of anything to do with 18th century exploration and the early settlement of Australia and New Zealand. His fine collection ranges across a third of the globe and spans three centuries.</p>

	<p>Among its treasures are one of the earliest maritime atlases of the world, Dell&#8217;Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea) from 1643; a catalogue of sea monsters; the first map of the coastline of Australia; and a handsome silver kettle given by Queen Charlotte to Sir Joseph Banks.</p>

	<p><em>A Passionate Collector</em> screens on ABC1 at 6.50 pm on Tuesday 24 June.</p>

	<p><strong>About <em>Hidden Treasures</em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/default.asp?content=showcase">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p>Visit <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/nk/"><em>Paradise Possessed: The Rex Nan Kivell Collection</em></a></p>

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  <title>Australian research available online</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=137</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Researchers can now access over 160 000 records from 26 universities including the Australasian Digital Theses program through the redeveloped <span class="caps">ARROW</span> Discovery Service (Australian Research Repositories Online to the World). Journal articles, book chapters, unpublished theses, and technical reports are available as full-text online. There are also images, sound files and multimedia presentations. </p>

	<p><a href="http://search.arrow.edu.au/">Visit Arrow</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Researchers can now access over 160 000 records from 26 universities including the Australasian Digital Theses program through the redeveloped <span class="caps">ARROW</span> Discovery Service (Australian Research Repositories Online to the World). Journal articles, book chapters, unpublished theses, and technical reports are available as full-text online. There are also images, sound files and multimedia presentations. </p>

	<p><a href="http://search.arrow.edu.au/">Visit Arrow</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Collection highlights on ABC TV</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=136</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 01:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>In <em>The Photographer and The Painter</em>, Betty Churcher looks at artworks that provide different snapshots of early Melbourne. </p>

	<p>The first, an album by the city&#8217;s official photographer Charles Nettleton, features an 1878 photograph showing men chatting in the middle of sleepy Bourke Street, while the second, a painting by Tom Roberts, shows the same street bustling with pre-Christmas trade in 1886.</p>

	<p>Aerial maps of the city in the National Library&#8217;s collection show the massive transformation that took place in Melbourne over the 50 years from 1838.</p>

	<p><em>The Photographer and The Painter</em> screens at 6.50 pm, Tuesday 17 June, on ABC1.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>In <em>The Photographer and The Painter</em>, Betty Churcher looks at artworks that provide different snapshots of early Melbourne. </p>

	<p>The first, an album by the city&#8217;s official photographer Charles Nettleton, features an 1878 photograph showing men chatting in the middle of sleepy Bourke Street, while the second, a painting by Tom Roberts, shows the same street bustling with pre-Christmas trade in 1886.</p>

	<p>Aerial maps of the city in the National Library&#8217;s collection show the massive transformation that took place in Melbourne over the 50 years from 1838.</p>

	<p><em>The Photographer and The Painter</em> screens at 6.50 pm, Tuesday 17 June, on ABC1.</p>

	<p><strong>About Hidden Treasures</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

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  <title>Collection highlights on ABC TV</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=133</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 03:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The first episode of <em>Hidden Treasures</em> looks at the artist Augustus Earle, who was marooned on an island in the South Atlantic  in 1824 and accidentally became the colony&#8217;s first trained artist. </p>

	<p>Earle was picked up by a boat bound for Sydney and during the few years he lived in the colony he became its foremost painter. </p>

	<p><strong>About <em>Hidden Treasures</em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/default.asp?content=showcase">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>About Augustus Earle</strong><br />
<a href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=Augustus+Earle&#38;filter%5B%5D=format%3AAllDigi">In the National Library collection</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/earle/">An online exhibition</a></p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>Earle was picked up by a boat bound for Sydney and during the few years he lived in the colony he became its foremost painter. </p>

	<p><strong>About <em>Hidden Treasures</em></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.filmaust.com.au/hiddentreasuresnla/default.asp?content=showcase">Film Australia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2008/jun08/jun08news.html"><span class="caps">NLA</span> News</a></p>

	<p><strong>About Augustus Earle</strong><br />
<a href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=Augustus+Earle&#38;filter%5B%5D=format%3AAllDigi">In the National Library collection</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/earle/">An online exhibition</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Celebrate National Library and Information Week</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=132</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Children, their parents and teachers are invited to come to the National Library to take part in an interactive morning of songs, stories and craft all about this year&#8217;s National Simultaneous Storytime picture book, <em>Arthur</em>, by Amanda Graham.</p>

	<p>More than 250,000 children around Australia are expected to visit their local libraries to take part.  </p>

	<p>Contact bookings@nla.gov.au or call <br />
02 6262 1271.</p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>More than 250,000 children around Australia are expected to visit their local libraries to take part.  </p>

	<p>Contact bookings@nla.gov.au or call <br />
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  <title>Community Heritage Grants</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=130</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 23:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Grants of up to $15 000 are available to community groups around the country to help preserve and manage locally held, nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations. </p>

	<p>Activities supported include significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, purchase of archival storage materials, digitisation, conservation treatments and environmental control. <br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/funding_to_preserve_community_heritage_collections_med_rel.html">Media release</a></p>

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	<p>Activities supported include significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, purchase of archival storage materials, digitisation, conservation treatments and environmental control. <br />
<a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/funding_to_preserve_community_heritage_collections_med_rel.html">Media release</a></p>

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  <title>Treasure of the Month</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=129</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Hunter’s <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-an3148509&#38;referercode=cat&#38;chunk=1">sketchbook</a>, <i>Birds & Flowers of New South Wales Drawn on the Spot in 1788, ’89 & ’90,</i> contains 100 watercolours of animals, birds, fish and flowers, and four portraits of the region’s Indigenous people.</p>

	<p>Hunter arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 as second-in-command to Governor Arthur Phillip, later serving as the colony’s governor from 1795 to 1800. He conducted the first surveys of Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay and Broken Bay.</p>

	<p>To make this and other significant items from its collection more accessible to the public, the Library is planning a <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/supportus/">Treasures Gallery</a>. Your donation to the Treasures Gallery  will help us realise our goal.</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Hunter’s <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.pic-an3148509&#38;referercode=cat&#38;chunk=1">sketchbook</a>, <i>Birds & Flowers of New South Wales Drawn on the Spot in 1788, ’89 & ’90,</i> contains 100 watercolours of animals, birds, fish and flowers, and four portraits of the region’s Indigenous people.</p>

	<p>Hunter arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 as second-in-command to Governor Arthur Phillip, later serving as the colony’s governor from 1795 to 1800. He conducted the first surveys of Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay and Broken Bay.</p>

	<p>To make this and other significant items from its collection more accessible to the public, the Library is planning a <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/supportus/">Treasures Gallery</a>. Your donation to the Treasures Gallery  will help us realise our goal.</p>

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  <title>Olympic Torch Relay</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=128</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Visitors to the Library can expect traffic disruptions on the morning of Thursday 24 April because of the Bejing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. </p>

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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>On Anzac Day, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9am – 5pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. </p>

	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9am – 5pm.</p>

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	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9am – 5pm.</p>

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  <title>Australia’s finest writers talk at the Library</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><strong>In the First Person: Autobiography, Memoir and the Personal Voice Conference</strong><br />
Join some of Australia&#8217;s finest writers including Brenda Niall, Robert Drewe, Kate Llewellyn, Georgia Blain and Tim Bowden to discover the joys, pitfalls and challenges of writing about oneself.  Incorporating the Kenneth Binns Lecture.<br />
<strong>Saturday and Sunday, 10–11 May</strong></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/events/firstperson/"><span class="caps">CONFERENCE</span> PROGRAM</a></p>

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Join some of Australia&#8217;s finest writers including Brenda Niall, Robert Drewe, Kate Llewellyn, Georgia Blain and Tim Bowden to discover the joys, pitfalls and challenges of writing about oneself.  Incorporating the Kenneth Binns Lecture.<br />
<strong>Saturday and Sunday, 10–11 May</strong></p>

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  <title>Remembering Gallipoli</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Charles Bean, Keith Murdoch, Phillip Schuler and Charles Smith were four Australians who went to Gallipoli as journalists during World War I. <em>Despatches from Gallipoli</em> is a website introducing these men and their writing, as well as highlighting their role in the development of an Australian identity. </p>

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	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/gallipolidespatches/index.html">Despatches from Gallipoli</a>
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  <title>Remembering a great librarian</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Harrison Bryan, who died recently aged 84, was honoured for his achievements by his country, his profession and the scholarly community. </p>

	<p>During a career that spanned 35 years, he served successively as librarian of the Universities of Queensland and Sydney, and Director-General of the National Library of Australia. </p>

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	<p>During a career that spanned 35 years, he served successively as librarian of the Universities of Queensland and Sydney, and Director-General of the National Library of Australia. </p>

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  <title>Patrick White literary notebooks online</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Patrick White&#8217;s 10 literary notebooks are progressively available online. White used the series of notebooks &#8211; with entries in pen and pencil and with many crossings out &#8211; over the course of his writing career. The author recorded literary references, research notes and even the odd recipe, giving further insights into how he lived and worked.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/cdview/nla.ms-ms9982-2">View the notebooks</a> </p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Patrick White&#8217;s 10 literary notebooks are progressively available online. White used the series of notebooks &#8211; with entries in pen and pencil and with many crossings out &#8211; over the course of his writing career. The author recorded literary references, research notes and even the odd recipe, giving further insights into how he lived and worked.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/cdview/nla.ms-ms9982-2">View the notebooks</a> </p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Applications close 30 April</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Harold White Fellowships are open to established Australian and international researchers or writers in any discipline in which the Library has strong collections. Successful applicants are generally senior scholars or writers with a strong publication track record, including publication of full length monographs. <br />
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  <title>Innovative Ideas Forum - 10 April</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The forum brings together a range of speakers on topics covering infrastructure developments as well as resource discovery and delivery. It provides an opportunity for those working on projects or programs that enhance information infrastructure to share innovative new ideas, developments and trends. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/initiatives/meetings/InnovativeIdeas2008.html">For more information and registration</a></p>

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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>On Easter Monday, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. </p>

	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.</p>

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	<p>The Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre and Bookshop are open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.</p>

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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>All reading rooms and public areas of the National Library are closed Good Friday, 21 March.</p>

	<p>On Easter Monday, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">Opening Hours</a></p>

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	<p>On Easter Monday, the Main, Petherick and Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms are open from 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. Other special collection reading rooms are closed. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/hours.html">Opening Hours</a></p>

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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The National Library&#8217;s eNEWS is sent out each month and highlights events, new products and services and additions to our collection. Our newsletter also contains useful links to our website, giving you access to even more information.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/listserv/subscribe.html">Subscribe to eNEWS</a></p>

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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Activities focus on the popular Live@theLounge interviews with festival performers and Library-sponsored concerts on the main stage in the Budawang Pavilion. </p>

	<p>Information about the Library will be available, together with free Internet powered by TransACT for patrons to access our folklore and music collections and national online services and email. </p>

	<p>11 am -7.30 pm daily, 21 &#8211; 24 March<br />
Budawang Pavilion <br />
Exhibition Park, Canberra</p>

	<p>For more information, go to the <a href="http://www.folkfestival.asn.au/">festival website</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/20080319.html">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Activities focus on the popular Live@theLounge interviews with festival performers and Library-sponsored concerts on the main stage in the Budawang Pavilion. </p>

	<p>Information about the Library will be available, together with free Internet powered by TransACT for patrons to access our folklore and music collections and national online services and email. </p>

	<p>11 am -7.30 pm daily, 21 &#8211; 24 March<br />
Budawang Pavilion <br />
Exhibition Park, Canberra</p>

	<p>For more information, go to the <a href="http://www.folkfestival.asn.au/">festival website</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/20080319.html">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Immigration oral history project</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>As the destination for hundreds of thousands of post-war migrants and refugees, Australian immigration officers are uniquely placed to tell the story of global population movement after 1945.</p>

	<p>At least 20 former frontline immigration officers will record their life and career stories with the National Library&#8217;s oral history unit, where they will become part of the Library&#8217;s permanent collection.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2008/d08011.htm">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>At least 20 former frontline immigration officers will record their life and career stories with the National Library&#8217;s oral history unit, where they will become part of the Library&#8217;s permanent collection.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2008/d08011.htm">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>With the launch of the Australian Newspaper Plan, libraries want to find, collect and preserve these missing newspapers. This way, we can maintain valuable pieces of our history for future generations.<br />
For more information and a full list of the “wanted” newspapers, go to <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan">www.nla.gov.au/anplan</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Wanted_Australias_missing_newspapers_National_medrel.html">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></description>
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For more information and a full list of the “wanted” newspapers, go to <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan">www.nla.gov.au/anplan</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Wanted_Australias_missing_newspapers_National_medrel.html">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Bridging the Distance exhibition open</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Bridging the Distance</em> tells the story of how Australians have learned to cope with the challenges of distance, establishing vital routes across the country, for both work and play. </p>

	<p>Through more than 150 pictures, photographs, manuscripts, objects and books, all from the National Library’s collection, <em>Bridging the Distance</em> highlights the growth of transport by rail, boat and car and the development of the aviation industry, and explores what distance means for us and our lives.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Bridgingthedistancemedrelease.html">Media release</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bridgingthedistance/">Online exhibition</a></p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>Through more than 150 pictures, photographs, manuscripts, objects and books, all from the National Library’s collection, <em>Bridging the Distance</em> highlights the growth of transport by rail, boat and car and the development of the aviation industry, and explores what distance means for us and our lives.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Bridgingthedistancemedrelease.html">Media release</a></p>

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  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The National Library&#8217;s Picture Australia, which offers some of the nation&#8217;s best pictorial collections online, is inviting image-makers to &#8216;mash-up&#8217; selected public domain historial mages into new artworks. These artworks will play a role in the national record &#8211; and may even be acquired by a collecting institution.<br />
The new artworks may also be included in Picture Australia&#8217;s contribution to the Vivid National Photography Festival which starts on 11 July. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html">Picture Australia</a>.</p>  ]]></description>
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The new artworks may also be included in Picture Australia&#8217;s contribution to the Vivid National Photography Festival which starts on 11 July. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html">Picture Australia</a>.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Bringing Them Home Publication</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Many Voices: Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation</em> records narratives about the removal of children from their families. Indigenous community members, those who fostered or adopted children, policy makers, administrators, and others have shared their individual experiences. </p>

	<p><b>$29.95 AUD</b></p>

	<p>Available to purchase <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/onlineshop?action=OLSDisplay&#38;id=nla.int-ls10754-bk">online</a> or from the National Library Bookshop</p>

	<p>Parkes Place<br />
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	<p><b>$29.95 AUD</b></p>

	<p>Available to purchase <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/onlineshop?action=OLSDisplay&#38;id=nla.int-ls10754-bk">online</a> or from the National Library Bookshop</p>

	<p>Parkes Place<br />
Canberra <br />
Open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm daily</p>

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  <title>Wanted: Australia's Missing Newspapers</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=110</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Australia&#8217;s libraries want to find, collect and preserve these missing newspapers. By doing so, we can preserve valuable pieces of our history for future generations.<br />
For more information and a full list of the &#8220;wanted&#8221; newspapers, go to <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/">www.nla.gov.au/anplan</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Australia&#8217;s libraries want to find, collect and preserve these missing newspapers. By doing so, we can preserve valuable pieces of our history for future generations.<br />
For more information and a full list of the &#8220;wanted&#8221; newspapers, go to <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/">www.nla.gov.au/anplan</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Try our Catalogue Prototype</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=109</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Library’s prototype catalogue provides access to the same data as our existing catalogue, but incorporates a variety of new features to improve searching, make our collections easier to navigate, and simplify requesting of items.</p>

	<p>Try the <a href="http://protocat.nla.gov.au/">catalogue prototype</a> and tell us what you think.</p>

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	<p>Try the <a href="http://protocat.nla.gov.au/">catalogue prototype</a> and tell us what you think.</p>

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  <title>Return of Stolen Ptolemy Map to Spain</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=108</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The map was presented to His Excellency, the Spanish Ambassador, Mr Antonio Cosano, in the Library&#8217;s Conference Room. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/pubs/ptolemy-media-release.pdf">Media Release</a></p>

	<p><img src="http://www.nla.gov.au/icons/Ptolemy-map.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="367" /></p>

	<p>World map sheet from Cosmographia (&#8216;Geographia&#8217;) by Claudius Ptolemy, published in Ulm Germany, by Leonardus Holle in 1482</p>

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	<p><a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/pubs/ptolemy-media-release.pdf">Media Release</a></p>

	<p><img src="http://www.nla.gov.au/icons/Ptolemy-map.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="367" /></p>

	<p>World map sheet from Cosmographia (&#8216;Geographia&#8217;) by Claudius Ptolemy, published in Ulm Germany, by Leonardus Holle in 1482</p>

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  <title>The Life of Ephemera</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=106</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Emeritus Professor and Director of the Centre for Ephemera Studies at the University of Reading in the UK, Dr Michael Twyman, will use a series of colourful examples to illustrate the artform that was never meant to have a life.<br />
The free talk will be held in the Library&#8217;s Conference Room.<br />
Bookings: (02)6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

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The free talk will be held in the Library&#8217;s Conference Room.<br />
Bookings: (02)6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

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  <title>Communities and Memories: a Global Perspective</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>UNESCO’s Memory of the World program seeks to guard against the loss of valuable archive holdings and library collections around the world. This conference will celebrate the program’s many successes, identify shortcomings and propose improvements.</p>

	<p>An impressive range of international speakers will address the conference which is planned around five key topics:<br />
•	Memory of the World in the <span class="caps">UNESCO</span> framework <br />
•	Global, regional and national perspectives<br />
•	Preservation and access<br />
•	Sustaining the program<br />
•	Evaluating success</p>

	<p>The conference is being held in association with a symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Australian National University on Monday 18 February and will be preceded by a meeting of the regional Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region on 17-18 February.</p>

	<p>Visit the <a href="http://www.amw.org.au/mow2008/mow2008.htm">conference website</a>  for more information.</p>

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	<p>An impressive range of international speakers will address the conference which is planned around five key topics:<br />
•	Memory of the World in the <span class="caps">UNESCO</span> framework <br />
•	Global, regional and national perspectives<br />
•	Preservation and access<br />
•	Sustaining the program<br />
•	Evaluating success</p>

	<p>The conference is being held in association with a symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Australian National University on Monday 18 February and will be preceded by a meeting of the regional Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region on 17-18 February.</p>

	<p>Visit the <a href="http://www.amw.org.au/mow2008/mow2008.htm">conference website</a>  for more information.</p>

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  <title>The Reading Rooms - What do you Think?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Library would like your views on the services offered in the seven reading rooms around the building. Three focus groups held in November 2007 were an excellent start, but we want the discussion to continue.  The focus group participants were asked:<br />
•	What makes the National Library special <br />
•	What they value about the reading rooms<br />
•	What ‘zones’ for different activities they’d like to see &#8211; for example for group work, quiet study, multimedia, family history, etc.<br />
•	Whether they’d like to see a special collections ‘zone’ to access a variety of materials (manuscripts, oral histories, music, pictures, etc) simultaneously</p>

	<p>You can read the focus group <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/documents/Focus_group_report.pdf">report</a>.  The Library invites you to share ideas about our reading rooms on our <a href="http://natlibaustralia.blogspot.com/">blog</a> or by sending an email to comments@nla.gov.au.  Keep the ideas coming!</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The Library would like your views on the services offered in the seven reading rooms around the building. Three focus groups held in November 2007 were an excellent start, but we want the discussion to continue.  The focus group participants were asked:<br />
•	What makes the National Library special <br />
•	What they value about the reading rooms<br />
•	What ‘zones’ for different activities they’d like to see &#8211; for example for group work, quiet study, multimedia, family history, etc.<br />
•	Whether they’d like to see a special collections ‘zone’ to access a variety of materials (manuscripts, oral histories, music, pictures, etc) simultaneously</p>

	<p>You can read the focus group <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/documents/Focus_group_report.pdf">report</a>.  The Library invites you to share ideas about our reading rooms on our <a href="http://natlibaustralia.blogspot.com/">blog</a> or by sending an email to comments@nla.gov.au.  Keep the ideas coming!</p>

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  <title>Young Harpists to Perform</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The performance, in the Foyer, will feature the Australian premiere of a new work for six harps. For bookings, call (02) 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au. Free.</p>  ]]></description>
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  <title>Under the Spell of the Ages</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Trisha Dixon is the author of the recently released <em>Under the Spell of the Ages</em>, a book about Australia&#8217;s best country gardens. She will talk about the landscapes that have inspired the work of some of our top writers and artists.<br />
Free.</p>  ]]></description>
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  <title>Fun for Children</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Be inspired by the Library&#8217;s current exhibitions to create your own animal or plant wind mobile in the Friends Lounge on 16 and 23 January, from 10am to midday.<br />
For children aged between 7-11. $10 per child/session.<br />
Bookings essential on 02 62621271 or at bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

	<p>Enjoy Child&#8217;s Play at the Library on 17 and 24 January, from 10.30am to midday. <br />
Organised as an outdoor event, children will  learn how to play traditional games such as jacks, elastics and pick-up-sticks as well as take part in storytelling. <br />
All children must be accompanied by an adult. $10 per child/session.<br />
Bookings essential on 02 62621271 or at bookings@nla.gov.au </p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Be inspired by the Library&#8217;s current exhibitions to create your own animal or plant wind mobile in the Friends Lounge on 16 and 23 January, from 10am to midday.<br />
For children aged between 7-11. $10 per child/session.<br />
Bookings essential on 02 62621271 or at bookings@nla.gov.au</p>

	<p>Enjoy Child&#8217;s Play at the Library on 17 and 24 January, from 10.30am to midday. <br />
Organised as an outdoor event, children will  learn how to play traditional games such as jacks, elastics and pick-up-sticks as well as take part in storytelling. <br />
All children must be accompanied by an adult. $10 per child/session.<br />
Bookings essential on 02 62621271 or at bookings@nla.gov.au </p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Summer Opening Hours</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>For revised hours during the holiday period, see <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/dec07-jan08-opening-hours.html">Summer Opening hours 3 December 2007 &#8211; 13 January 2008.</a></p>  ]]></description>
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  <title>Sydney Morning Herald to be Digitised</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=98</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Digitising the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/National-Library-to-digitise-The-Sydney-Morning-Herald-med-rel.html"><em>Herald</em></a> is part of an $8 million nationwide collaborative effort, coordinated by the National Library, to provide free online access to a major daily newspaper from each state and territory, from the first newspaper published in 1803 through to 1954.</p>

	<p>The <em>Herald</em> project which will cost  $1.7 million &#8211; with $700,000 contributed by the National Library &#8211; is expected to be completed in 2009. </p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Digitising the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/National-Library-to-digitise-The-Sydney-Morning-Herald-med-rel.html"><em>Herald</em></a> is part of an $8 million nationwide collaborative effort, coordinated by the National Library, to provide free online access to a major daily newspaper from each state and territory, from the first newspaper published in 1803 through to 1954.</p>

	<p>The <em>Herald</em> project which will cost  $1.7 million &#8211; with $700,000 contributed by the National Library &#8211; is expected to be completed in 2009. </p>

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  <title>Summer Opening Hours</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>For revised hours during the holiday period, see <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/dec07-jan08-opening-hours.html">Summer Opening hours 3 December 2007 &#8211; 13 January 2008.</a></p>  ]]></description>
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  <title>Pioneers of the Inland Open</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Australia&#8217;s Muslim explorers and pioneers made an enormous contribution to the nation, opening crucial  lines of supply and communications.</p>

	<p>Through photographs, paintings, objects, textiles and original documents, sourced from around Australia and the National Library, this exhibition transports visitors into a largely forgotten part of Australian history.</p>

	<p>The stories of these Muslim Cameleers also provide an intriguing counterbalance to the dominant white explorer legends of Central Australia. </p>

	<p>Free Exhibition<br />
Open daily 9 am &#8211; 5 pm<br />
Closed Christmas Day<br />
Until 17 February 2008</p>

	<p>A South Australian Museum travelling exhibition </p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Australia&#8217;s Muslim explorers and pioneers made an enormous contribution to the nation, opening crucial  lines of supply and communications.</p>

	<p>Through photographs, paintings, objects, textiles and original documents, sourced from around Australia and the National Library, this exhibition transports visitors into a largely forgotten part of Australian history.</p>

	<p>The stories of these Muslim Cameleers also provide an intriguing counterbalance to the dominant white explorer legends of Central Australia. </p>

	<p>Free Exhibition<br />
Open daily 9 am &#8211; 5 pm<br />
Closed Christmas Day<br />
Until 17 February 2008</p>

	<p>A South Australian Museum travelling exhibition </p>

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  <title>Refurbishment project moves to Stage 3</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Work is now underway on Stage 3 of a four-stage building works project to refurbish the Library&#8217;s podium. Stage 3, at the western end of the building, is expected to be completed in June. </p>

	<p>All measures have been taken to minimise the impact on Library users, including scheduling disruptive work at night and covering the windows to minimise noise. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/library/buildingworks.html">More information</a></p>

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	<p>All measures have been taken to minimise the impact on Library users, including scheduling disruptive work at night and covering the windows to minimise noise. </p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/library/buildingworks.html">More information</a></p>

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  <title>Summer Opening Hours Commence</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Until Sunday 16 December, the Library and the Main and Petherick Reading Rooms will close at <strong>7 pm</strong>, Monday to Thursday instead of 9 pm. Opening hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday remain unchanged. From 17 December the Library closes at 5 pm.</p>

	<p>For revised hours during the holiday period see<br />
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	<p>For revised hours during the holiday period see<br />
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  <title>2007 Community Heritage Grants announced</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/medrel-community-heritage-grants-2007.html">Community Heritage Grant Program</a> has given financial assistance totalling $428,300 to community groups including museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, art galleries and migrant, Indigenous and religious organisations, to preserve their local heritage. </p>

	<p>In addition to financial assistance, grant recipients attend a three-day intensive preservation and collection workshop.  </p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/medrel-community-heritage-grants-2007.html">Community Heritage Grant Program</a> has given financial assistance totalling $428,300 to community groups including museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, art galleries and migrant, Indigenous and religious organisations, to preserve their local heritage. </p>

	<p>In addition to financial assistance, grant recipients attend a three-day intensive preservation and collection workshop.  </p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Cook's Endeavour Journal online</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery</em> is currently showing on <span class="caps">ABC</span> TV on Sunday evenings. Cook&#8217;s <em>Endeavour</em> journal is one of the most treasured items in the Library&#8217;s collection. Go to <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms1">nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms1</a> where you can turn the pages.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p><em>Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery</em> is currently showing on <span class="caps">ABC</span> TV on Sunday evenings. Cook&#8217;s <em>Endeavour</em> journal is one of the most treasured items in the Library&#8217;s collection. Go to <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms1">nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms1</a> where you can turn the pages.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Library Celebrates 100 000th Digitised Picture</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=91</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>A black and white photograph of a joey, snugly wrapped in an overcoat improvised from the sleeve of an old jumper, is the 100 000th picture to be digitised at the National Library of Australia.</p>

	<p>The photograph, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4189225"><em>Orphaned Joey Wearing a Winter Overcoat</em></a>, was taken in 1968 by renowned Australian photo-journalist Jeff Carter. The Carter family looked after injured wildlife at the time.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Library-celebrates-100000th-digitised-picture.html">Media Release</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>A black and white photograph of a joey, snugly wrapped in an overcoat improvised from the sleeve of an old jumper, is the 100 000th picture to be digitised at the National Library of Australia.</p>

	<p>The photograph, <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4189225"><em>Orphaned Joey Wearing a Winter Overcoat</em></a>, was taken in 1968 by renowned Australian photo-journalist Jeff Carter. The Carter family looked after injured wildlife at the time.</p>

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  <title>A Website to Remember</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Charles Bean, Keith Murdoch, Phillip Schuler and Charles Smith were four Australians who went to Gallipoli as journalists during World War I.  The website <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/gallipolidespatches/index.html"><em>Despatches from Gallipoli</em></a> introduces these men and their writing, and highlights their role in the development of an Australian identity. </p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Charles Bean, Keith Murdoch, Phillip Schuler and Charles Smith were four Australians who went to Gallipoli as journalists during World War I.  The website <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/gallipolidespatches/index.html"><em>Despatches from Gallipoli</em></a> introduces these men and their writing, and highlights their role in the development of an Australian identity. </p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Opening Hours Tuesday 6 November</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Main, Petherick, Newspapers and Microforms Reading Rooms open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm. </p>

	<p>Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre, Foyer and Bookshop open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.</p>

	<p><em>bookplate</em> cafe open 11 am &#8211; 3 pm</p>

	<p>Special reading Rooms closed</p>  ]]></description>
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	<p>Exhibition Gallery, Visitor Centre, Foyer and Bookshop open 9 am &#8211; 5 pm.</p>

	<p><em>bookplate</em> cafe open 11 am &#8211; 3 pm</p>

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  <title>Linnaeus onsite and online</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Rare and beautiful botanical pictures and books, many on show for the first time, are among the highlights of a display about Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, which recently opened at the National Library.</p>

	<p>The System of Nature: Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus, arguably the most influential natural scientist of the 18th century. Linnaeus established systems of biological classification that are still followed today.</p>

	<p>Linnaeus had close links with Australia through both Joseph Banks, a key supporter of his ideas, and Linnaean ‘apostle’ Daniel Solander. Both men were on board the Endeavour (1768–1771) on what was probably the first modern plant-collecting expedition.</p>

	<p>Among the magnificent watercolours, portraits, prints and manuscripts are rare images of Australian plants from the National Library’s Pictures Collection, including an engraving of a waratah from 1793 and watercolours of banksias from the 1840s. </p>

	<p>Also on show are two rare books written by Linnaeus, dated 1739 and 1749. These books, held in the Library’s collection, have never been on public display before. </p>

	<p>A <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/linnaeus/">website</a>
 has been created to accompany the exhibition.</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Rare and beautiful botanical pictures and books, many on show for the first time, are among the highlights of a display about Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, which recently opened at the National Library.</p>

	<p>The System of Nature: Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus, arguably the most influential natural scientist of the 18th century. Linnaeus established systems of biological classification that are still followed today.</p>

	<p>Linnaeus had close links with Australia through both Joseph Banks, a key supporter of his ideas, and Linnaean ‘apostle’ Daniel Solander. Both men were on board the Endeavour (1768–1771) on what was probably the first modern plant-collecting expedition.</p>

	<p>Among the magnificent watercolours, portraits, prints and manuscripts are rare images of Australian plants from the National Library’s Pictures Collection, including an engraving of a waratah from 1793 and watercolours of banksias from the 1840s. </p>

	<p>Also on show are two rare books written by Linnaeus, dated 1739 and 1749. These books, held in the Library’s collection, have never been on public display before. </p>

	<p>A <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/linnaeus/">website</a>
 has been created to accompany the exhibition.</p>

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  <title>A Treasures Gallery for the National Library</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=87</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Building will commence in late 2008 on a superb new Treasures Gallery to provide permanent display space for the Library&#8217;s precious collection items. Over $2.4 million has already been raised through generous donations but we still need further support. If you would like to make a donation to help us bring the finest treasures to life for the whole community, please contact the Development Office on (02) 6262 1141 or development@nla.gov.au. <br />
Download the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/library/sponsorship/documents/T_GalleryAd_web2.pdf">Treasures Donation Form</a> to see how you can contribute.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Building will commence in late 2008 on a superb new Treasures Gallery to provide permanent display space for the Library&#8217;s precious collection items. Over $2.4 million has already been raised through generous donations but we still need further support. If you would like to make a donation to help us bring the finest treasures to life for the whole community, please contact the Development Office on (02) 6262 1141 or development@nla.gov.au. <br />
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  <title>Australia’s Cultural Heritage - A Digital Future</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Three of Australia’s national collecting institutions – the National Archives of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Library of Australia – have issued a public statement drawing attention to their urgent need for additional funds to allow them to cope with the “tidal wave” of information that is being produced in digital form.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/media/digitalfuture/">Read the full text of the statement</a></p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Three of Australia’s national collecting institutions – the National Archives of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Library of Australia – have issued a public statement drawing attention to their urgent need for additional funds to allow them to cope with the “tidal wave” of information that is being produced in digital form.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/media/digitalfuture/">Read the full text of the statement</a></p>

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  <title>New look Picture Australia</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Apart from the great new look, improved search features include relevance-ranked results and simplified advanced and individual collection searches. Now it’s even easier to find pictures from this vast resource of more than 1.3 million digitised images.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/contact/index.html">Contact us</a>
 to let us know what you think of the <a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html">new site</a>.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Apart from the great new look, improved search features include relevance-ranked results and simplified advanced and individual collection searches. Now it’s even easier to find pictures from this vast resource of more than 1.3 million digitised images.</p>

	<p><a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/contact/index.html">Contact us</a>
 to let us know what you think of the <a href="http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html">new site</a>.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Disruption to website availability</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=81</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Due to maintenance, the National Library&#8217;s website will be unavailable from 9 pm Saturday 22 September to 7 am Sunday 23 September <span class="caps">AEST</span>. We apologise for any inconvenience. </p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>Due to maintenance, the National Library&#8217;s website will be unavailable from 9 pm Saturday 22 September to 7 am Sunday 23 September <span class="caps">AEST</span>. We apologise for any inconvenience. </p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Library receives earliest surviving document printed in Australia</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=80</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>The theatre playbill dated 30 July 1796, was presented today by the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, to the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable John Howard MP, at a ceremony held at Parliament House. </p>

	<p>National Library Director-General Jan Fullerton accepted the playbill into the collection, noting the generosity of Library and Archives Canada and the ongoing spirit of goodwill that exists between the two institutions.</p>

	<p>The theatre playbill has been digitised and can be viewed <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn4200235">online</a>.</p>

	<p>The playbill will be available for viewing in Library’s Exhibition Gallery, open 9 am – 5 pm daily, until Tuesday 25 September.</p>

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		<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/canada.html">Media Release – National Library of Australia</a></li>
		<li><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-301-e.html">Media Release – Library and Archives Canada</a> </li>
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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>The theatre playbill dated 30 July 1796, was presented today by the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, to the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable John Howard MP, at a ceremony held at Parliament House. </p>

	<p>National Library Director-General Jan Fullerton accepted the playbill into the collection, noting the generosity of Library and Archives Canada and the ongoing spirit of goodwill that exists between the two institutions.</p>

	<p>The theatre playbill has been digitised and can be viewed <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn4200235">online</a>.</p>

	<p>The playbill will be available for viewing in Library’s Exhibition Gallery, open 9 am – 5 pm daily, until Tuesday 25 September.</p>

	<ul>
		<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/canada.html">Media Release – National Library of Australia</a></li>
		<li><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-301-e.html">Media Release – Library and Archives Canada</a> </li>
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  <title>National Library to build Treasures Gallery</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=79</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>In late 2008 the National Library of Australia will begin to build a superb new Treasures Gallery to provide a permanent display space for precious collection items, making them accessible to all. These might include rare hand-drawn manuscript maps and the latest remote sensing images; pictures ranging from significant colonial paintings to striking contemporary photographs; rich holdings of personal papers and private archive; a vast number of oral history interviews with Australians from many walks of live; and publications in all forms from the earliest hand-printed books to archived websites.</p>

	<p>Over $2.4 million has already been raised through generous donations but we still need further support. If you would like to make a donation to help us bring the finest treasures to life for the whole community, please contact the Development Office on (02) 6262 1141 or development@nla.gov.au. You can also send your contribution with the <a href="http://www-devel.nla.gov.au/library/sponsorship/documents/T_GalleryAd_web2.pdf">Treasures donation form</a>.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>In late 2008 the National Library of Australia will begin to build a superb new Treasures Gallery to provide a permanent display space for precious collection items, making them accessible to all. These might include rare hand-drawn manuscript maps and the latest remote sensing images; pictures ranging from significant colonial paintings to striking contemporary photographs; rich holdings of personal papers and private archive; a vast number of oral history interviews with Australians from many walks of live; and publications in all forms from the earliest hand-printed books to archived websites.</p>

	<p>Over $2.4 million has already been raised through generous donations but we still need further support. If you would like to make a donation to help us bring the finest treasures to life for the whole community, please contact the Development Office on (02) 6262 1141 or development@nla.gov.au. You can also send your contribution with the <a href="http://www-devel.nla.gov.au/library/sponsorship/documents/T_GalleryAd_web2.pdf">Treasures donation form</a>.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>AskNow turns five</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=77</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><a href="http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?virtcategory=10014"><strong>AskNow</strong></a> an invaluable tool for researchers is staffed in shifts from Monday – Friday 9 am – 7 pm (<span class="caps">AEST</span>) by information professionals waiting online in Australia and New Zealand. Users of the site submit a question via a web form. The librarian then assists in locating and ‘pushing’ the most relevant information to the user’s computer while chatting online.  </p>

	<p>Since <strong>AskNow</strong> started in August 2002, librarians in 23 libraries have answered over 150,000 enquiries. </p>

	<p><strong>AskNow</strong> is managed by the National Library of Australia on behalf of National and State Libraries Australasia.</p>

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  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p><a href="http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?virtcategory=10014"><strong>AskNow</strong></a> an invaluable tool for researchers is staffed in shifts from Monday – Friday 9 am – 7 pm (<span class="caps">AEST</span>) by information professionals waiting online in Australia and New Zealand. Users of the site submit a question via a web form. The librarian then assists in locating and ‘pushing’ the most relevant information to the user’s computer while chatting online.  </p>

	<p>Since <strong>AskNow</strong> started in August 2002, librarians in 23 libraries have answered over 150,000 enquiries. </p>

	<p><strong>AskNow</strong> is managed by the National Library of Australia on behalf of National and State Libraries Australasia.</p>

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  <title>New Acquisition on Display</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>One of two original drawings from the ill-fated Burke and Wills Expedition of 1860-1861 is on display in our Exhibition Gallery until 9 September. </p>

	<p>The complete album has also been digitised and can be viewed <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4189024">online</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/burkeandwills.html">Burke and Wills &#8211; MediaRelease</a></p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>One of two original drawings from the ill-fated Burke and Wills Expedition of 1860-1861 is on display in our Exhibition Gallery until 9 September. </p>

	<p>The complete album has also been digitised and can be viewed <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4189024">online</a></p>

	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/burkeandwills.html">Burke and Wills &#8211; MediaRelease</a></p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>2007 Kenneth Myer Lecture</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=75</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/friends/kennethmyer.html">Is Politics Still a Vocation</a></p>

	<p>Delivered by Michelle Grattan, 9 August 2007 at the National Library of Australia.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/friends/kennethmyer.html">Is Politics Still a Vocation</a></p>

	<p>Delivered by Michelle Grattan, 9 August 2007 at the National Library of Australia.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>Changes to distribution of National Library publications</title>
  <link>http://www.nla.gov.au/news/story.php?id=72</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>From 1 August 2007 <span class="caps">UNIREPS</span> will distribute National Library publications to booksellers in WA, NT, SA and <span class="caps">QLD</span>, as well as A&R, Borders, Newslink and Myer nationally. The Library will continue to supply publications in <span class="caps">NSW</span>, <span class="caps">ACT</span>, <span class="caps">VIC</span> and <span class="caps">TAS</span> and merchandise Australia-wide.</p>  ]]></description>
  <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 	<p>From 1 August 2007 <span class="caps">UNIREPS</span> will distribute National Library publications to booksellers in WA, NT, SA and <span class="caps">QLD</span>, as well as A&R, Borders, Newslink and Myer nationally. The Library will continue to supply publications in <span class="caps">NSW</span>, <span class="caps">ACT</span>, <span class="caps">VIC</span> and <span class="caps">TAS</span> and merchandise Australia-wide.</p>  ]]></content:encoded>
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  <title>New look website!</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[ 	<p>Visitors to the Library&#8217;s website will notice some changes including a new colour scheme, improved layout and simplified navigation. The catalogue will not be affected by these changes.</p>  ]]></description>
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