National Library of Australia - Gateways

ISSN 1039-3498
No. 46
August 2000


CONTENTS

New look marks milestone for PANDORA Tour de Force
Surveying our readers

NLA and the library community
Kinetica Annual Users Meeting
Digital Agenda Bill passes House of Representatives
Collecting Advisory Committee meets
Chicago hosts colossal conference
Film service a unique national resource
Visit by National Library of New Zealand reference staff
Australia leads review of library directory standard
Maybe Nicole, maybe Mel: PASIG meets in Sydney
Library Service receives $250 000 bequest
Asian Studies: academics, libraries and cooperation
New Thai Ambassador visits
Bursting boundaries: places, persons, gender and disciplines
Library welcomes Pacific colleagues

The collections
Book of Kells facsimile comes to Library
Australian children’s literature
Recent retrospective Australiana acquisitions
Self-portrait of Grace Cossington Smith acquired
Views of Australia, circa 1880

NLA people
Folklore and children’s literature
Library farewells Charu Sood

NLA at work
Songs tell the story of an amazing life
Digitisation enhances access to collections
Where there’s ‘Smoky’ there’s life and laughter
Automated call slips on the way
Library wins poll position for V8 Supercar race
New electronic sources for readers

New publications
Eyes to the Future
The Endless Playground

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