On the
cover this month
Sir John Longstaffi 1862-1941
Portrait of Nina Murdoch, 1920
oil on canvas; 363 x 63.2 cm
From the Pictorial Collection
Photographed for reproduction by National Library Photographics
March 1993 Volume III Number 6
Crossing Over: Maltese Poets in Australia
Barry York evokes a sense of the abiding poetry of Maltese culture expressed through the literary activity of Maltese migrants in Australia today
Faces of Australian Writing
The National Library documents the lives and work of Australian writers. John Thompson discusses writers' portraits in the Library’s holdings
AUSTLIT, ADFA and the New Age of Electronic Information
Michael Denholm, Curator of the Special Research Collection of the University College Library at the Australian Defence Force Academy, writes of some of the newest information technology available, in particular the Australian Literature Database—AUSTLIT
A Vision Painted on a Wall
Peter Coleman recently travelled to London and interviewed expatriate poet Peter Porter for the National Library’s Oral History Program
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
NLA EXHIBITIONS
An Encounter with Eden is the National Library’s current exhibition, which opened 19 February and will run until 16 May 1993. Details about the Library’s Travelling Exhibitions are included
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