National Library of Australia


Library details last updated: 10 December 2025

Logo State Library of South Australia OCLC WorldCat Registry See also this library's entry in the Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory

NUC symbol: SSL
Abbreviations and acronyms: SLSA
Short name: State Library S Aust
Library type/s: State/Territory ; Trove Contributor

Branch/related libraries: National edeposit (SA) ; State Library of South Australia Digital Collections
Memberships: ALIA ; PANDORA

URL of Library: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/
Friends organisation: https://www.friendsofthestatelibrarysa.org.au/

URL of Web catalogue: https://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/
Catalogue FAQ/read-me: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=451
Online image collection: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:
Z39.50 access: Contact: Application Support , email support@plain.sa.gov.au See details in this directory.

Library system used: Sierra
Classification scheme/s in use: Dewey

Library subject collecting levels: Agriculture ; Anthropology ; Art and architecture ; Biological sciences ; Chemistry ; Computer science ; Economics and business ; Education ; Geography and earth sciences ; History and biography ; Language and literature ; Law ; Library science and interdisciplinary works ; Mathematics ; Medicine ; Music ; Performing arts ; Philosophy and religion ; Physical education, recreation and sport ; Physics and astronomy ; Political and military studies ; Psychology ; Sociology ; Technology -> Full summary.

Highlights of the collection: Published South Australiana ¿ print and audio visual; personal, business and society archives; pictorial and map collections; JD Somerville Oral History Collection; Children's Literature Research Collection; Paul McGuire Maritime Library; Wine literature collections.

Details of public access: Open to the public
Conditions of access: Access to preservation material requires reader's ticket, for which ID is required
Library opening hours:   See http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=312

Policy documents:

Other online services:

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Comments: A United Nations depository library. Member library for the Commonwealth Library Deposit Scheme. Most State Library of South Australia holdings of published monographs have been added to the NDB. Around 75% of serial holdings, including most titles currently received, are also on the NDB. Archival material revieved before 2001 is recorded at the collection level.Ephemera is not necessarily catalogued individually.


Library's street address:
North Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000
AUSTRALIA

Library's mailing address:
GPO Box 419
ADELAIDE SA 5001
AUSTRALIA

Email: SLSADocumentDelivery@sa.gov.au
DX: DX 464 ADEL
Phone: 08 7424 6300
Toll-free phone: 1800 182 013
Fax:
Australian Business Number: 27 332 976 852
Further contact details: 08 7424 6300

NB* International callers, add the +61 prefix for Australia and drop the 0 from the area code from phone and fax numbers. For example, 01 2345 6789 becomes +61 1 2345 6789.