Collection spotlights

Online Collection Spotlight: The OECD iLibrary

Online Collection Spotlight: The OECD iLibrary

September 23, 2024

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This Online Collection Spotlight features the OECD iLibrary. The iLibrary includes a vast collection of high level research into all aspects of policy areas that effect our daily lives and our future.

Online Collection Spotlight – Decolonization: Politics and Independence in Former Colonial and Commonwealth Territories

Online Collection Spotlight – Decolonization: Politics and Independence in Former Colonial and Commonwealth Territories

August 25, 2024

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Through primary sources, the ‘Decolonization: Politics and independence in former colonial and Commonwealth territories’ database, provides an insight into the development of Commonwealth nations and former British colonies in the post-World War II era, as they moved toward self-determination and the development of their own identities.

Collection Discovery: Children’s browsing collection

Collection Discovery: Children’s browsing collection

August 21, 2024

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State Library Victoria has a collection of more than 4000 children’s books in our browsing collection, all of which are available in the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter. The collection spans from durable board books for the youngest learners to engaging graphic novels and detailed non-fiction for older children. With so many books to view we have created a collection discovery page to help families find the right book for them.

Central map showing streets and allotments, surrounded by text. The text says there are 45 allotments, trains every ten minutes, and that the deposit required is ten pounds. Dalley’s Orchard (Riversdale Road, Henrietta Street and Marian Street), 1884

Online collection spotlight: Batten and Percy Auction Plans

July 19, 2024

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As Melbourne began to be subdividen in the late nineteenth century, real estate agents produced maps and advertisements to advertise these land sales. In this blog post we take a closer look at these digitised plans and the sort of information they can reveal.

Online Collection Spotlight: the Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)

Online Collection Spotlight: the Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)

June 22, 2024

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The Analysis & Policy Observatory draws together high level research reports across public policy ranging from science and technology, the natural and built environment, to health, education and social issues.

Snaps and stories: photo albums

Snaps and stories: photo albums

June 14, 2024

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Covering a myriad of experiences – these albums range from the European grand tour, to the snaps, taken over many years recording working lives – places and faces; flower and vegetable gardens, and much loved pets.

Online Collection Spotlight – Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II

Online Collection Spotlight – Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II

May 17, 2024

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Discover some of the official history of displaced persons and refugees in the post World War 2 period.

row of books on the shelf, with spines facing out

Discovering Dewey – 641.5 and beyond

April 30, 2024

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Welcome to ‘Discovering Dewey’ – an occasional series revealing some of the books behind the numbers. Today we join librarian Jane Miller as she explores the rich array of cookbooks held in the Library’s catacombs at call number 641.5

William Hellermann: Visible Musics, 1976: ‘To the Last Drop’
William Hellerman, New York (1976)

Online Collection Spotlight: Oxford Music Online and Grove Musical Library

April 12, 2024

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State Library Victoria members can access hundreds of databases from home (if your home is in Victoria). That’s millions of articles, magazines, archives, ebooks, videos, songs, audiobooks and more, available… Read More ›

Online Collection Spotlight: Children’s Literature and Culture

Online Collection Spotlight: Children’s Literature and Culture

March 11, 2024

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Ever wonder what books were available for children 200 years ago? Keen to try your hand at some eighteenth and nineteenth century board games?
Trace the development of children’s reading, learning and play with the Children’s Literature and Culture database.