What we collect
Government publications
Australian government: Australian State and Territory libraries also hold collections of the publications of their own state/territory government jurisdictions. One of the benefits of the National Library's collection is that it enables researchers to make comparisons, and to access a comprehensive collection of Australian federal government publications in one single location.
GovPubs: the Australian Government Publications Guide provides a guide to Australian Parliamentary Papers, Gazettes, Debates, Bills, Journals etc.in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet. Guided access to Australian Government information on the Internet is also available.
World government: The National Library's depository status and links with other national libraries has enabled it to build a strong collection of world wide government publications - including material from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
Inter-governmental organisations: The Library maintains a strong collection of publications from a wide range of Inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) - guides to United Nations, League of Nations, and European Union publications as well as international treaties and agreements are available to readers. IGOs in our collection include (but are not limited to):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- European Union (EU)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - United Nations
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - United Nations
- International Bureau of Education (IBE) - United Nations
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BPIM)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - World Bank
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - United Nations
- International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) - United Nations
- International Court of Justice (ICJ) - United Nations
- International Development Association (IDA) - World Bank
- International Finance Corporation (IFC) - World Bank
- International Labour Organization (ILO) - United Nations
- International Maritime Organisation (IMO) - United Nations
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- UNESCO (Paris)
- UNESCO Principal Regional Office of Science and Technology for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP)
- UNICEF - United Nations
- United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
- United Nations University (UNU)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU) - United Nations
- World Bank
- World Health Organization (WHO) - United Nations
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - United Nations
- World Trade Organization (WTO) - United Nations
Emphasis is given to publications that deal with topics relevant to Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
