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== National Specialist Collections == | == National Specialist Collections == | ||
=== Australian Dictionary of Biography === | === Australian Dictionary of Biography === | ||
The [http://ncb.anu.edu.au/homepage National Centre of Biography] conducts biographical research on prominent and representative Australians. It has a computer database containing references relating to over 20,000 individuals, a biographical card index consisting of an estimated 300,000 entries and obituaries of those who died in the period 1981 to the present. It publishes the '''Australian Dictionary of Biography'''. | The [http://ncb.anu.edu.au/homepage National Centre of Biography] conducts biographical research on prominent and representative Australians. It has a computer database containing references relating to over 20,000 individuals, a biographical card index consisting of an estimated 300,000 entries and obituaries of those who died in the period 1981 to the present. It publishes the '''Australian Dictionary of Biography'''. | ||
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| Coombs Building, Fellows Road, Acton ACT | |||
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| Australian Dictionary of Biography, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 | |||
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| +61 (02) 6249 2676 | |||
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| +61 (02) 6257 1893 | |||
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| Email | |||
| adb@coombs.anu.edu.au | |||
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| http://adb.anu.edu.au/ | |||
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*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/ Australian Dictionary of Biography] | |||
*[http://ncb.anu.edu.au/node/269 Obituaries Australia] | |||
*[http://ncb.anu.edu.au/anulives ANU.Lives Series in Biography] | |||
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| Advisable to contact ahead of a visit. | |||
| Researchers must sign the copyright and access agreement. | |||
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=== Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies === | |||
The [http://www.aiatsis.gov.au Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies] (AIATSIS) describes itself as "the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present." It claims to hold "the world’s largest collections of printed and other resource materials for Indigenous Studies" including films, photographs, video and audio recordings. | |||
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| Street address | | Street address | ||
| | | Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, ACT | ||
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| Postal address | | Postal address | ||
| | | GPO Box 553, Canberra 2601 | ||
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| Phone | | Phone | ||
| +61 (02) | | +61 (02) 6246 1111 | ||
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| Fax | | Fax | ||
| +61 (02) | | +61 (02) 6261 4285 | ||
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| Email | | Email | ||
| | | library@aiatsis.gov.au | ||
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| Website | | Website | ||
| http:// | | http://www.aiatsis.gov.au | ||
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*[http:// | *[http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/fhu/about.html AIATSIS Family History Unit] | ||
**[http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/fhu/kit.html Family history kit] | |||
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! Reader's Ticket | ! Reader's Ticket | ||
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| | | Advance notice of visits required to access special collections. | ||
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=== Basser Library === | === Basser Library === | ||
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*[http://education.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.asp National Capital Authority Education Portal] | *[http://education.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.asp National Capital Authority Education Portal] | ||