Commonwealth Parliamentary Library established with Parliament in Melbourne
1901 Commonwealth Parliamentary Library established with Parliament in Melbourne

Dewey's classification system purchased
19056th edition (1896) of the Dewey decimal classification system  is purchased

Petherick Collection acquired

Collection of Edward Augustus Petherick aquired

Copyright Act requires Australian publishers
to deposit one copy of books printed in Australia

1912Copyright Act requires legal deposit from publishers of 1 copy of every book published in Australia

33 volumes of Historical Records of Australia published

1914 Between 1914-1925 the Library publishes 33 volumes of Historical Records of Australia, edited by Frederick Watson

Endeavour journal of Captain Cook purchased
1923Endeavour journal of Captain Cook purchased


Parliament and the Library move to Canberra

The Library moves to Parliament House, ACT


Lending service introduced
for Canberra residents

1930Lending service introduced to ACT residents, continues until 1981

Library moves to Kings Avenue
Sound and film collection begins

Library moves to Kings Ave. / Sound and film collection begins

Gregory Mathews donates
ornithology collection


Ornithologist Gregory Mathews donates his collection of books and manuscripts

London Liaison position created

1944Binns sends Chief Reference Librarian to London to represent the Library


APAIS service begins
Library holds 200,000 items


A periodical index to Australian journal literature, APAIS, begins publication / By end of WWII Library holds 200,000 items


First part of Ferguson collection received

1946The first stage of Sir John A. Ferguson's collection of 34 000 books, paintings and manuscripts on Australia is received

Harold White suceeds Kenneth Binns as Head Librarian

Harold White succeeds Kenneth Binns as Head Librarian

AJCP begins

1948Liaison Officer in the UK begins the Australian Joint Copying Project

First half of Nan Kivell Collection received

1st half of the Rex Nan Kivell Collection arrives

1297 Inspeximus issue of Magna Carta acquired

A 1297 Inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta is acquired

Kashnor Collection acquired
The impressive Kashnor Collection is purchased

National Bibliographic Centre established

National Bibliographic Centre is instrumental in creating a National Union Catalogue of Monographs


National Library Act
written


National Library Act separates National Library from Parliamentary Library and Aus. Archives


Asian section established
Nichol Smith items acquired

1962A separate Asian material section is established / David Nichol Smith Collection on British literature acquired

Clifford Collection
acquired

1963The Clifford Collection of 10,000 books, 1500 pamphlets and some manuscripts is purchased

Alfred Deakin papers
acquired

The papers of Alfred Deakin are aquired

National Library moves
to its present building


Prime Minister John Gorton opens present NLA building

Music Section
established

1970The Music Section is introduced


Christina Stead's
papers received

Library receives first of the papers of the Australian novelist Christina Stead


Online cataloguing network for
Australian libraries investigated

1976Online cataloguing network for Australian libraries is recommended

Australian MARC Record Service launched

Australian MARC Record Service is launched, enabling bibliographic data to be received and supplied to other libraries, electronically


ABN and NBD launched
Public Library services transferred


Australian Bibliographic Network and National Bibliographic Database is launched / Public Library services transferred to ACT Public Library Service


Morris West establishes Trust Fund

1983Australian author Morris West establishes a Trust Fund to assist the Library's publishing program


National Film & Sound
Archive established


The National Film and Sound Archive is formed and much of the Librarys holdings are transferred


Prof Manning Clark's
papers acquired


The Library acquires the papers of the historian Prof. Manning Clark


Mabo papers acquired
PANDORA project & Images1 launched
1996The PANDORA project and Images1 is established / Papers of Indigenous rights worker Eddie Mabo acquired


Bringing them Home oral history project begins

Bringing them Home oral history project begins

Bibliographic service
Kinetica replaces ABN


Kinetica replaces the ABN, becoming the Library's major bibliographic service and resource sharing system


PictureAustralia
launched

Picture Australia is launched


National Library holds
approximately 6 million items

National Library holds approximately 6 million items of which 2.5 million are books

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