National Library of Australia


Library details last updated: 18 December 2019

Logo Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Audiovisual Collections
OCLC WorldCat Registry See also this library's entry in the Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory

NUC symbol: AIAS:AV
Former name/s: Australian Institute of Aboriginal studies
Abbreviations and acronyms: AIATSIS
Short name: AIATSIS AV Collectio
Library type/s: Audio-visual ; Government ; Research ; Special

Branch/related libraries: AIATSIS Collections
URL of parent organisation: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/
URL of Library: http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/about-collections

URL of Web catalogue: http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/using-collection/search-collection
Catalogue FAQ/read-me: http://aiatsis.gov.au/publications/products/how-use-mura

Library system used: Unicorn
Classification scheme/s in use: In house

Highlights of the collection: Art and Artefacts collection including around 600 artworks and 500 artefacts Books and printed material amounting to over 175,680 titles, including some 1380 reference texts, 3740 serials titles, and nearly 16,000 books. Film collection containing more than 8000 video titles and 830 film titles (over 6 million feet of motion picture film) The Australian Indigenous Languages Collection contains over 4300 titles and has been placed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. A manuscript and rare books collection with over 5,000 manuscripts, 2600 rare books, 2200 rare pamphlets and 1700 rare serial titles with 14,650 issues. Pictorial collection of 650,000 photographs relating to Indigenous Australia, dating from the late 1800s to the present day. Approximately 40,000 hours of Sound, most of which is unique and unpublished.

Details of public access: Open to the public
Conditions of access: Visitors need to make prior arrangements before visiting the unit as materials held in the AV collection are stored under special conditions and may require preparation before viewing and there are a limited number of playback machines available at any time.   See http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/access.html
Library opening hours: By appointment only during our operating hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.   See http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/visiting.html

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Comments: Most of the material held in the Audiovisual Collections is not owned by AIATSIS. For this reason, it is necessary to obtain permission from third parties before material can be copied. Additionally, if the material is being requested for publication, we require that the relevant Indigenous individual, family or community be consulted.


Library's street address: (see also location map)
Acton Peninsula
Lawson Crescent
ACTON ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Library's mailing address:
GPO Box 553
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Email:
Phone: (02) 6246 1182
Fax: 02 6261 4281

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