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All of the materials listed in Mura Gadi are held in the National Library of Australia.

We ask that all those using Mura Gadi ensure that the information they access is used in a way consistent with the views and sensitivities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Subject to access and copyright restrictions, you can access materials in a number of ways by:

Visiting the National Library in person

You may visit the Library in Canberra, and speak to our trained staff. The building is centrally located within the Parliamentary Triangle in Parkes Place.

Individuals are not permitted to borrow from the collections, but you may use the manuscripts, oral histories and pictures listed in Mura Gadi in our specialist reading rooms:

For information on the use of specific materials, please consult:

Purchasing copies

You may order copies of items online using Copies Direct, in person during your visit, or via email, fax or by letter. Depending on whether an item is a manuscript, oral history or picture, copies are available as photocopies, photographic copies, digital copies or tapes. Copying is undertaken by Library staff and some limitations - due to access, copyright and physical condition of materials - may apply.

For specific information on copying, please consult:

Borrowing through your local library

You may obtain copies of some manuscripts and oral histories on loan through a library near you. To request material, please contact your local library.

For information on interlibrary loans, please consult:

Copyright issues

For general information about copyright relating to the National Library's web site, see the About this Site page.

For more specific information on copyright for Pictures, refer to the document Copyright in Pictures.

Contact the Manuscript or Petherick Reading Rooms for more information on copyright specific to these materials.

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Use the Library's Contact Us page for a list of contact numbers and addresses.

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