Opening Hours and Contacts
The Academy Library's Special Collections Reading Room is normally
open Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm, and is located on the
Ground Level of the Library.
Researchers have to contact Special Collections
staff before visiting (by calling 02 6268 6270, or by email to
specialcollections@adfa.edu.au),
to allow time for access formalities to be completed and for material
to be brought to the Reading Room.
For information and assistance outside normal hours, please
contact the Library's Service desk on 02 6268 8882 or use the Ask
Us service.
Borrowing
All monographs, theses and journals with "special" in the call number
are held in Special Collections. All Special Collections material is to be consulted
in the Special Collections Reading Room. After hours access to theses may be
granted at the discretion
of the Special Collections Co-ordinator.
Facilities
General reference assistance is available. Laptop computers, digital cameras
and tape recorders may be used in the Reading Room. DVD and video players can
also be made available for viewing PAL, SECAM or NTSC tapes.
Copying
Some rare books, theses and manuscripts may be copied depending on the provisions
of the Copyright Act, and the condition of the item. All copying is undertaken
by Special Collections staff at a cost recovery rate.
Rare Books and Theses
Special Collections holds approximately 13,500 rare books, principally
in the areas of Australian literature and Australian military
history and is a repository for print
copies of UNSW@ADFA theses. Copies of UNSW@ADFA
theses can be purchased by libraries and individuals for research
purposes.
Manuscripts
Special Collections has been acquiring material since 1986 and now holds more
than 300 manuscript collections to support UNSW@ADFA's teaching and research
in Australian literature and military history. Most collections cover contemporary
Australian literature, especially poetry and drama.
An appointment is necessary to access the manuscript collections.
Some collections are subject to access restrictions and most are subject
to copying restrictions. As mentioned earlier, ensure you contact Special
Collections well in advance of your visit to ascertain whether
such restrictions apply to the collections you wish to consult.
Special Collections welcomes donations of Australian military material
that meets our Military manuscripts
collecting policy. Please contact
the Special
Collections Co-ordinator if you would like to make a donation.
Collection level descriptions of all UNSW@ADFA manuscript collections
are available via the Library
Catalogue or
by searching the National Library's Register
of Australian Archives and Manuscripts (RAAM).
A full alphabetical list of the Academy Library's archival collections
is available, and further links will be made as the finding aids are
encoded using the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) format and made
available as html documents.
Guides to Australian Literary Manuscripts
The database consists of electronic guides, or finding aids for collections
of Australian literary manuscripts. These guides are available on the Web
for researchers to consult at: http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/.
Contact Information:
Special Collections and Reading
Room
Academy Library
UNSW@ADFA
CRICOS Provider Code: 00100G
Australian Defence Force Academy
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: +61 2 6268 6270
Fax: +61 2 6268 8385
Email: specialcollections@adfa.edu.au
URL: http://www.lib.adfa.edu.au/speccoll/speccoll.htm
Staff
Wilgha Edwards (Special
Collections Co-ordinator)
Phone: 02 6268 6270
