National Library of Australia
Canberra, Australia. Founded 1960.
- Type: National
- City: Canberra
- Country: Australia
- Founded: 1960
Overview
Tracing its origins to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library of 1901 and established in its own right in 1960, the National Library of Australia collects the documentary record of the nation and its region. About 10 million items include maps, photographs, oral histories, and the papers of prime ministers. Its Trove discovery service searches hundreds of millions of Australian newspaper pages and archival records free of charge.
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