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Libraries Australia Frequently asked questions
- General Libraries Australia
- Libraries Australia Search
- Libraries Australia Administration Module
- Libraries Australia Cataloguing Client
- Holdings
- Libraries Australia Document Delivery
General Libraries Australia
Libraries Australia Manuals
Where can I get a manual from?
Manuals are available to download for free from http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/manuals.html
Pricing Model for Libraries Australia
How much does it cost to use Libraries Australia?
Depending on what you use Libraries Australia for, the cost will vary for different types of organisations. The pricing information can be found here:
http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/charges.html
Individual Free
In November 2009, the Free Service was replaced by Trove.
Individual Subscription
What does an individual subscription fee include?
Individuals can subscribe to Libraries Australia for $55.00 per year. This includes unlimited searching of:
- Australian National Bibliographic Database (including CJK)
- PictureAustralia
- Singapore National Union Catalogue (SNUC)
- Te Puna (New Zealand)
- ARROW
- British Library catalogue
- CISTI (The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information)
- CURL (Consortium of University Research Libraries)
- Library of Congress Catalogue
- OCLC WorldCat (including RLG, SCIPIO & RLG Authorities)
- OpenSearch services at:
- Powerhouse Museum
- NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive)
Individuals also have access to the alert service which allows the saving of search queries so that the search will be run automatically either weekly, monthly or every 3 months. The alert search then looks for newly added records that match the search query and sends search results via email. For more information, please see Frequently asked questions about Alerts.
What does the subscription fee include?
Unlimited searching of:
- Australian National Bibliographic Database (including CJK)
- PictureAustralia
- Singapore National Union Catalogue (SNUC)
- Te Puna (New Zealand)
- ARROW
- British Library catalogue
- CISTI (The Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information)
- CURL (Consortium of University Research Libraries)
- Library of Congress Catalogue
- OCLC WorldCat (including RLG, SCIPIO & RLG Authorities)
- OpenSearch services at:
- Powerhouse Museum
- NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive)
This includes unlimited use of the Libraries Australia Document Delivery service. This does not include the cost of supplying the loan/copy.
What is not included in the subscription fee?
APAIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service) which has a cost of $2.80 per search for eligible customers. This service is invoiced on a quarterly basis. Small libraries (non-university, state or national libraries) may search APAIS for free.
When are Libraries Australia subscription invoices sent?
Invoice are sent to customers in July each year.
Training
Where do I get training for Libraries Australia?
Accredited Libraries Australia Training Service Providers, schedule training on Libraries Australia Services in most capital cities and some regional centres. See: http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training/schedule.html
Need more help?
You can contact Libraries Australia Help Desk by phone, via email or through the forms of the Libraries Australia site. See:
http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/contactus.html

