Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
In the first afternoon session of Family History Feast, Mark Brennan from the National Archives of Australia (NAA) presented on Pictorial records at National Archives. Mark introduced us to the… Read More ›
To celebrate the Melbourne International Film Festival, part two of our film studies festival: History of Australian cinema: directed by Alan Anderson, Joan Long and Keith Gow This documentary covers… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
In the second presentation of Family History Feast, Daniel Wilksch, from the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) presented on Old records, new access at the Public Record Office Victoria.
With the cinematic tidal wave that is the Melbourne International Film Festival upon us, I thought it might be useful to highlight just a few of the terrific film-studies resources… Read More ›
Madama Butterfly : an opera in two acts is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August 1 in Arts. With music by… Read More ›
The Library’s catalogue is being upgraded in stages this week. The second part of the upgrade will start at 5.30pm on Thursday 2 August and continue over the weekend. The Library’s catalogue… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks, Websites:
Shauna Hicks delivered a great start to this year’s Family History Feast with her talk Google genealogy: are you making the most of Google? Most of us use Google but… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters:
Today is Family History Feast day and we’ve got a great program lined up. This year’s event includes presentations by the State Library, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and the… Read More ›
Announcements, Collection, News, Opening hours, Uncategorized:
Our online catalogue will be unavailable between 8.30am and approximately 10am on Tuesday 31 July due to a software upgrade.
There’s really nothing quite as exciting as watching a great orchestra under a great conductor performing a great work, which is precisely what you get on the Naxos Video Library… Read More ›
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.
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.
