The Collection & Resources Development Policy (CRDP) sets out the principles and guidelines that provide the foundation for developing the State Collection.
This policy provides an overview of each of the Library’s eight main collections - Arts, Australian History & Literature, Australian Manuscripts, Genealogy, Newspapers, Pictures, Rare Printed and Redmond Barry - and describes collecting strengths, subject areas and sub-collections.
The purposes of the Policy are briefly outlined in the Overview section. Various guidelines and policies that apply across two or more of the collections simultaneously are covered in General Collecting Principles.
Library policies and legislation relevant to the collecting guidelines are set out in the Appendixes.
CEO and State Librarian, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, outlines the importance of this policy in building a vital public collection.
Explains the purposes of the Policy, online archives, digital initiatives, and Victorian, Australian and collections.
Guidelines and policies that apply across a two or more collections simultaneously.
Includes visual & decorative arts, music, theatre, dance, cinema, radio, television, and more.
Includes Australian history & literature, Victorian publications, ephemera, and digital and web-based material.
Collection of original Australian archival materials that provide a unique insight into Victorian life.
Collection includes primary and secondary material for those researching a person in a particular time and place.
One of the largest newspaper collections in Australia, comprising Victorian, Australian and overseas material.
Collection contains paintings, drawings, prints, posters, photographs, sculptures, architectural drawings, realia and more.
This collection covers Australian Rare Books, Children's Literature Research, M.V. Anderson Chess, Maps and Rare books.
Collection encompasses Humanities, Law & Government, Science & Technology and Social Sciences.
Policies and legislation relating to donations, legal deposit, web publications, and the retention & withdrawal of materials.
