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== National Specialist Collections == | == National Specialist Collections == | ||
=== | === 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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| Street address | | Street address | ||
| | | 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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| Phone | | Phone | ||
| +61 (02) | | +61 (02) 6249 2676 | ||
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| Fax | | Fax | ||
| +61 (02) 6257 | | +61 (02) 6257 1893 | ||
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| Email | | Email | ||
| | | adb@coombs.anu.edu.au | ||
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| Website | | Website | ||
| http:// | | 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. | | Advisable to contact ahead of a visit. | ||
| | | Researchers must sign the copyright and access agreement. | ||
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=== Basser Library === | |||
Housed within the [http://www.science.org.au/ Australian Academy of Science] the Basser Library specialises in the history of science in Australia. Its manuscript collection concentrates on the personal papers of prominent Australian scientists and records of scientific societies. | |||
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| Gordon Street, Acton, ACT | |||
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| GPO Box 783, Canberra 2601 | |||
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| +61 (02) 6247 9024 | |||
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| +61 (02) 6257 4620 | |||
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| Rosanne.Walker@science.org.au | |||
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| http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/bass_lis.htm | |||
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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] | ||