Improving Access for the Public to the Collection of the National Archives of Australia.

From: Australian Academic & Research Libraries | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: MACPHERSON, PAUL | Copyright information

Up to ten years or so ago the National Archives of Australia, under its then name of Australian Archives, was a service agency of government. It was located in the Department of Administrative Services along with agencies responsible for things such as the government's car fleet and its real estate portfolio. Its headquarters was in one of the small office blocks along Northbourne Avenue with no sign drawing particular attention to it. The archives' focus was primarily on building ...

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