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National Library of Australia card catalogue and online catalogue system

National Library of Australia card catalogue and online catalogue system

 

In 1999 the Library produced its first electronic publication, the widely acclaimed CD-ROM Endeavour: Captain Cook’s Journal 1768–1771, introducing yet another medium for the dissemination of stories from the National Library’s Collection. Electronic publications and exhibitions, experimenting with and incorporating new technologies, continue to be produced for the World Wide Web, interpreting the Library’s Collection and making it available in remote areas.

Keeping in mind the broad range of important functions and services the National Library has offered and continues to provide, the future directions of the Library are many and varied. One very important challenge is that of technological innovation:

to capitalise on the opportunities offered in this new environment to ensure that the National Library continues to serve the nation and provide access to the information resources of the world.

Directions for 2000–2002, National Library of Australia

Some of the different ways the Library plans to continue its brilliant record of information and collection access and service across Australia will be through the integration of the services now available. Through the National Library’s web site, an online visitor will, in the not too distant future, be able to search for a subject across a range of online services and view a related digitised image or manuscript, order a service or view and learn from an online exhibition.

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