Under Review - Comments to Sue Beatty, Technical Services Librarian
Library Representative : Ms Sue Beatty

Objectives
To maintain and develop a good general collection relating to Australia and the Australian people bearing in mind teaching and research priorities.

Military arts and history

Australian politics and government (including foreign policy).

Australian history (including biography, history of science and technology).

Australian literature: poetry, drama, novels, essays:

All works by Australian authors merit consideration. Australian authorship is defined as :-

An author born in Australia with residence in Australia.
One who has been recognised as an Australian, though residence in Australia has not been continuous.
One who, though not born in Australia, has been identified through long residence and work in Australia as an Australian.

Australian geography.

The Australian economy.

NOTE Many of the above subject areas are already covered by other Profiles.
See alsoSchools of Business and Humanities and Social science.

There is no chronological limitation on Australiana interest.

There is no geographic limitation on Australiana interest.

The term 'Australiana' is used here to include the Commonwealth of Australia and its Territories.

Military arts and history coverage also includes New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

4. Does material become dated in this field? If so, how far back is material generally significant?

No.

5. Language Guidlines

Normally English language only.

6. Electronic Databases of Major Relevance

Kinetica
APAIS
AustLit

7. Topics of related interest which are not yet being supported from this School's book funds, either because there is not yet an extensive program in this area or because it is felt that another school should buy in this field.

Not applicable.

Nil

For retrospective materials important bibliographies, such as the following, are basic in strengthening the collections :-

Australian National Bibliography, Canberra, National Libraryof Australia, 1961-.
Bibliography of Australia by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1941-1945.
Australian Military Bibliography by Charles Emil Dornbusch, Cornwallville, New York, Hope Farm Press, 1963.
A Select Bibliography of Australian Military History 1891-1939by Jean Fielding and Robert O'Neill, Canberra, ANU, 1978.

Australiana catalogues of second-hand dealers are also checked.

Books listed in current standard Australian bibliographies.

The Library has an Australiana Standing Order Plan with a Library supplier. A description of the plan follows :-

1. The Australiana Standing Order plan comprises Australian publications from major Australian publishers. The Schools have the responsibility for ordering other publications. The following subject areas are covered :

1.1 Comprehensive coverage of military and military related subjects for Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

1.2 The following academic subjects:

Australian politics and government (including foreign policy)
Australian history (including biography, history of science and technology)
Australian literature: poetry, drama, novels, essays, film
Australian geography
Australian economy

2 Inclusions

Works of tertiary level are required, including textbooks (school textbooks are excluded).
New editions of older works should be sent.
Joint Australian/overseas publications should be sent only if the text is of Australian origin.

3 Exclusions

Serials and numbered series
Translations published in Australia of overseas works
Textbooks below tertiary level
Books for children
Joint Australia/overseas imprints where text is of non-Australian origin
Reprints and reissues of earlier works

All Australian University publications and Australian University Press publications.
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea publishers for military science.