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State Library of SA & SACE
Stamos Ganiaris
Education Librarian
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Introduction
• State’s largest public research library
• Welcoming environment
• Tours
• Home access online databases
• Heritage Collections
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Tours
• Orientation to library’s services and resources
• Guidance on searching the catalogue
• Demonstration of home access databases
• Explanation of digitised online resources
• Subject specific tours can be arranged
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Home access online databases
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ReferenceBooks:
Collections
• Over 600.000 monographs• Support self directed
learning• Collection strengths:
– Australian material– Literature– Social Sciences– Health– History– Arts
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CollectionsNewspapers:
• Comprehensive collection of SA & Australian Newspapers
• Key overseas newspapers
• Available in a range of formats including home access databases
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Periodicals:Collections
• Magazines on a wide range of subjects both Australian and overseas
• Over 38,000 titles
• Different formats
• Historic & current titles
• Complete published sets of some key titles
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HeritageCollections
• Primary source of the state’s documentary heritage
• Library’s responsibilityto collect, preserve andprovide access to SAmaterial
• Chronicles our history. development, social and cultural life
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CollectionsPictorial:
• Documentary recording of:– Towns or suburbs
– People
– Environment
– Businesses & workplaces
– Transport
– Events
– Buildings
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Collections
Mapping:
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CollectionsEphemera:
• Transient material:– Posters
– Brochures, leaflets
– Electioneering material
– Menus
– Theatre programs
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CollectionsEphemera:
• Important record of:– social life
– popular culture
– political viewpoints
– businesses
– local history
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Fact sheets
• General
• Specific collections & services
• SA subjects
• Indigenous topics
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Online area for students & teachers
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FriendlyAssistance
• Information Desk/Phone Enquiry Service staffed by reference librarians to show students on how to locate relevant resources for their research/assignments
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Study areas
