May
2004
Volume
XIV Number 8
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RARE
BIRDS, A BOARD GAME AND A MATCHBOX
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Linda
Groom celebrates the variety of pictures acquisitions in the exhibition
Future Memory: National Library Recent Acquisitions
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THE
INTERNET, AUCTIONS AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOK DEALERS |
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How
does the Library acquire rare books, objects and ephemera relating
to Australia? Rosalind McDonald reveals some of the methods
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A
GLIMPSE INTO ASIA |
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Collecting
material on contemporary Asia, says Amelia McKenzie, helps us to
understand our place in the region
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PRESERVING
THE COMMONPLACE |
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Although
most 'manuscripts' end up in wastepaper baskets, Graeme Powell finds
many have enduring value
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KEEPING
SCORE |
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The
National Library’s music collections, says Robyn Holmes, range across
printed music, unpublished manuscripts and archival sound recordings
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FUTURE
MEMORY: NATIONAL LIBRARY RECENT ACQUISITIONS
(INCLUDING
EXHIBITION CHECKLIST) |
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From
rare books to the sheet music of a pop princess, Margaret Dent previews
some of the Library’s recent acquisitions, now on display in Future
Memory
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RARE
PEARLS, PRECIOUS MEMORIES |
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A
selection of Paspaley Pearls can be seen in the Future Memory
exhibition
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We
admire photographs of dancers for many reasons. Michelle Potter
reveals some of them
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Maura
O'Connor recalls some of the acquisition stories behind maps displayed
in Future Memory
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From
antiquarian books to electronic journals, Angela Brown reveals the
breadth of the Overseas Publications Collection
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Mark
Cranfield tells the story of how the National Library acquired John
Meredith’s lagerphone
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A
regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National
Library of Australia
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