Examines the Australian experience of legal deposit mandated only to the national and state libraries, supplemented by a free issue to 19 university libraries. Also examines the value of the depository program in providing accessible information and alternative strategies for providing public access to government information. There are 33…

Reviews 559 documents from local, state/provincial, and national governments, as well as from international organizations worldwide, that were received by libraries from mid-year 1988 through mid-year 1989. Some of the major issues covered by the documents include health care services, business and economic developments, and the environment. A…

This annotated bibliography lists 24 Australian government documents published in 1991 that cover a wide range of topics, including the economy; the environment; and social issues such as crime, AIDS, and the rights of indigenous people. (MES)

This paper describes the history of the project to establish the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library at Deakin University's Geelong Waterfront Campus. It builds upon and updates a previous paper on this topic. It provides a brief summary of why the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library was established and the journey of building support for…

The National Archives of Australia holds the papers of many of "Australia's Prime Ministers," including Bruce, Lyons, Curtin, Chifley, Holt, Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke, Keating and Howard. From 2000 it undertook a four-year Prime Ministers' Papers Project to locate the records of all 25 men who have held the position of Prime Minister of…