Collection spotlights, Reference desk, Victorian history:
‘Do you shut for tea,… will I have to climb a ladder,…where are the children’s books?’, explore a wide variety of reference enquiries recorded in a handwritten notebook by two library staff, during their time at State Library Victoria in the 1940s.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights:
Parliamentary papers and other documents relating to the business of government and government departments are a wonderful source of information on government decision making and processes. In this blog post we highlight three excellent databases for accessing parliamentary papers.
Looking for information on an Australian woman and not sure where to start?
The Australian Women’s Register is a wonderful resource for researchers of Australian women and women’s organisations. There are over 6200 entries on women and more than 600 entries on women’s organisations, covering the nineteenth century to the present.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, War:
This Online Collection Spotlight examines WWI trench journals created by units from several combatant nation between 1914 and 1919. Produced in camps and battle zones, these handmade publications reveal humour, creativity, and resilience through poems, sketches, notes and stories.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories:
Join us as we take a look at the Nineteenth Century Collections Online, a rich database consisting of seven separate subject areas, all linked by their focus on the 19th century.
Collection spotlights, Our stories, Victorian history:
At the turn of the twentieth century, Australia was the stage for many talented and beautiful performers. Many of them are captured in the Gordon Ireland photograph album of actors and actresses. We look at some of the notable women of the stage, and delve into the some of the stories behind their images.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories, Reference desk:
Welcome back to ‘Discovering Dewey’ – an occasional series revealing some of the books behind the numbers. This Library Lovers’ Day we follow one of our Librarians as she goes looking for Love & Affection in the stacks at Dewey number 152.41!
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, country music, Music, Our stories:
From Willie Nelson to Dinah Washington, Muddy Waters to Flaco Jimenez, you can enjoy a journey across the diverse musical roots of America with the Music Online: American Music database. Hosting an astonishing array of talent the collection consists of almost 7000 albums and 120,000 songs.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories:
A query about a performance of Gustav Mahler’s The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde) leads librarian Walter Struve on an evocative journey into the Library’s rich Theatre Programmes Collection.
Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Fashion, Our stories, Such was life:
Watch the wonders of fashion unfold with this informative and visually stunning peak into the history of clothing. This video database, with companion articles, explores historical contexts, materials, and construction methods, enabling you to see how different garments were worn, and the function that each item served.
