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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

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Questions

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Stamos Ganiaris

8207 7234

Ganiaris.Stamos@slsa.sa.gov.au