Manuals and guides

The Libraries Australia service is supported by a variety of documentation. Documentation is available in a choice of formats, ie. online HTML files, as downloadable Word 97 or Word 2000 documents, or PDF (Portable Document Format).
Link to the Adobe Acrobat site

In order to read PDF documents it is necessary for you to have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. This software is free and available to be downloaded direct from the Adobe site.


Libraries Australia Administration

Libraries Australia Administration Manual

LEARN LIBRARIES AUSTRALIA ADMINISTRATION

This workbook aims to teach you to use Libraries Australia Administration fully and efficiently.

The URL for production and training are not the same and you will see a different range of databases in the training database.

The training database is here: http://librariesaustralia-train.nla.gov.au
Training logons are listed at the back of the workbook and also on the website here.

Please use them only for this purpose, and respect the needs of others learning the system, by logging off when you have finished.

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Word 2000

 


Libraries Australia Search

Libraries Australia Search Manual (revised)

LEARN LIBRARIES AUSTRALIA SEARCH

This workbook aims to teach you to use Libraries Australia Search fully and efficiently. It can be used in a face-to-face course, or by library students or staff teaching themselves how to use Libraries Australia Search.

The URL for production and training are not the same and you will see a different range of databases in the training database.

The training database is here: http://librariesaustralia-train.nla.gov.au
Training logons are listed at the back of the workbook and also on the website here.

Please use them only for this purpose, and respect the needs of others learning the system, by logging off when you have finished.

PDF

Word 2000

Guidelines for importing records from external databases These Guidelines have been prepared to assist in the importing of records from external databases via Libraries Australia Search.

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Word



Cataloguing Manuals

Cataloguing Standards Manual Contributors of cataloguing records to Libraries Australia are responsible for the quality and completeness of their contributed data. Libraries Australia staff may be consulted for advice, but will not routinely perform checks of all contributed records.

Online

Guidelines for the description of non-book resources in Visual Arts collections From discussions with the Visual Arts library community it appears there is a need for guidelines to cover art catalogues, posters/promotion material and material relating to artists and galleries at a collection level. More specifically, this includes art catalogues and collections of catalogues; collections of material relating to individual artists (including programs, invitations, posters, catalogues, press clippings and material which is distributed through events) and special non-book materials such as posters, publicity material relating to collections, artists and galleries, and items in unusual formats.

Online

PDF

Guidelines for the cataloguing of theses

These Guidelines have been prepared to assist in the interpretation of general cataloguing rules and practices. The guidelines recommend particular practices applicable to all theses, such as the use of the MARC 500 field to indicate whether the thesis is by coursework, and also practices for the cataloguing of electronic theses, theses in both electronic and print forms, and reproductions of theses(eg in microform, photocopy or digital form.

Online



Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client

Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client

Libraries Australia is the National Library of Australia’s resource sharing and resource discovery service and hosts the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD).  The ANBD is a unique source of Australian data and contains the holdings of over 1200 Australian libraries.  In addition, the ANBD is a source of non-Australian bibliographic information.

Libraries Australia consists of three major services:

  • Libraries Australia Search;
  • Libraries Australia Cataloguing; and
  • Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

This manual is intended for users of Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client.

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Word2000

 

Guidelines for importing records from external databases These Guidelines have been prepared to assist in the importing of records from external databases via the Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client.

PDF

Word

 


Libraries Australia Document Delivery

Manuals

Libraries Australia Document Delivery Manual

The Libraries Australia Document Delivery manual covers all aspects of Libraries Australia Document Delivery, including creating and submitting requests, searching and viewing requests, actioning requests and reports. Included in this manual are exercises aimed at introducing interlibrary loan and document delivery using Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

The URL for production and training are not the same.

The training database is here: http://docdel-train.librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/

Training logons are listed on page 26 of the LADD manual.

Please use them only for this purpose, and respect the needs of others learning the system, by logging off when you have finished.

PDF

Word 2000

Hardcopy Available

User Guides

How to find your requests in Libraries Australia Document Delivery The purpose of this document is to assist ILL staff in finding requests in various status on Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting FAQ's for managing your requests in Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

New Reports At a Glance

 

A brief 4 page summary of the new reports available in Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

Own Services At a Glance

A brief double sided A4 guide setting up your own reciprocal/gratis arrangements in Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

Work Queues At a Glance

A brief double sided A4 guide on Work Queues in Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

Requesting At a Glance

A brief double sided A4 guide to requesting on Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

Responding At a Glance

A brief double sided A4 guide to responding on Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

 

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Word 2000

Managing Requests- Email Alerts and Enhanced Requesting

 

A guide to Email Alerts and using Enhanced Requesting from Libraries Australia Search Online

DocStore Guides

DocStore User Guide

A brief 7 page guide to using the electronic document storage facility in Libraries Australia Document Delivery.

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Word 2000

DocStore Workflow flowcharts As Requester

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As Responder

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Availability of Printed Copies

Online copies of all documentation are available free of charge to all Libraries Australia customers.

Printed copies of all documentation are available from the National Library. The price list is in the current Charging Schedule. A discount of 10% will be offered when 10 or more copies of the same item are purchased at one time. To order printed copies of documentation please contact us.


Payment of Printed Copies

There are three ways you can pay:

  1. Add the cost to your Libraries Australia account. Please supply your customer number (IID).
  2. If you want, you can have a separate invoice, but only if the order is for more than $A30.00.
  3. Payment by cheque, particularly for an order under $A30.00 which is not to be added to your Libraries Australia account. Please make cheques payable to the National Library, but send it to the Libraries Australia Help Desk with your order.

Please refer any inquiries regarding the Libraries Australia documentations to the Libraries Australia Help Desk.


MARC 21 Documentation

The MARC Concise format and the MARC code lists are available at the Library of Congress website at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcdocz.html