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):


Art and architecture [Basic]

    Comments: Basic general collection of material on the visual arts with wide historical & geographic coverage. Emphasis on the 19th-20th Centuries & on SE Asia, East Asian & Pacific regions. Selection of the more important periodicals on the history of Western art & architecture & strong collection of reference sources support the monograph collection. Some general research level strengths, although these are regarded historical rather than current.

    Comments: Yves Coffin collection of photographs of Bali, Cham, Javanese, Khmer and Thai art, architecture and sculpture. Javanese series = 1,000 photographic prints from most of the temple sites such as Borobadur, Sari, Sewu, Pringapus, Mendut, Kidul, Lara Djonggrong et al. and items from the collection of the National Museum in Djakarta. Cham series = 300 photographs taken from the Municipal Museum, Danang and the National Museum, Saigon. Photographs of sculpture from South Asia on microfiche.

    Comments: The general monograph and serial collection is minimal, with some notable historical monographs and runs of serials. However collections relating to Australia are at research level. The National Library's Pictorial Collection includes an extensive collection of photographs covering events and aspects of life in Australia, especially those of national importance.

    Comments: The Library's Film and Video Lending Collection is managed by the Cinemedia organisation in Melbourne.

    Comments: Museology has been collected to support, in the first instance, the Library's own program of preservation and exhibition activities.

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