National Library of Australia


Canterbury Bankstown Council

Canterbury Bankstown Library Service


Summary subject collecting information (definitions of the ALG collecting levels are available for reference):


Medicine [Basic]

    Comments: The are some (now largely historical) areas of strength derived largely from the Library's entry into the life sciences field in the 1970s when it adopted a role as a major supplier of scientific and technical information in Australia. For a brief period, the Library's medical serials collection was near research level. Monograph collection underwent a similar expansion to the point where it was capable of supporting independent study. The Library has since collected more modestly in this area.

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