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Summary subject collecting information (definitions of the ALG collecting levels are available for reference):
Comments: Overseas collection in agriculture developed to a basic information level through purchase of major texts, subscriptions to leading serial titles, acquisition of the proceedings of major overseas conferences, exchanges with various agricultural establishments, and depository arrangements with bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN. Consolidated collection of all Australian state agriculture department publications provides some research level strengths. Comments: Comments: There are some historical strengths from the George K. Cowlishaw Gardening Book Collection (assembled prior to 1939 and now integrated into the general collection). Australian research materials include catalogues, photographs, and a small selection of manuscript material from the Arthur Yates Company, the firm famous in Australia and New Zealand as seed merchants and publishers of gardening guides.
Highlights of the collection:
The Black Mountain Library has strong collections in plant and entomological sciences, in both Australian and overseas materials, and considerable collection strengths in other subject areas, including water resources, mathematics and soil science. The Library's collections support research work at the Australian National Herbarium, and the Australian National Insect Collection.
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