About the State Library of New South Wales

The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) traces its origins to 1826, with the opening of the Australian Subscription Library. In 1869, the NSW Government took over responsibility for the Library and created a free public library, the Sydney Free Public Library. In 1895, the name was altered to the Public Library of New South Wales and the Library became the State Library of New South Wales in 1975. More information ...

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Registered ABN:	19 665 924 697
Library details:	SLNSW Australian Libraries Gateway directory entry SLNSW Australian ILRS directory entry SLNSW on Wikipedia
Library patrons:	Applying for a Reader's Card Using the Library and collections Online databases
State population:	6,875,700 (end March quarter 2007) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Collection information:	About the Library and collections The SLNSW is an Australian legal deposit library
Key documents:	Collection development policy Legislation and policies Annual reports
NSLA Consortium contact:	Mr Jim Tindall Online Resources & Licensing Librarian Collection Services State Library of New South Wales Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia phone: +61 (0)2 9273 1639 fax: +61 (0)2 9273 1246 email: jtindall@sl.nsw.gov.au

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