On
the cover this month
Margaret Ackland, 1954—
Portrait of Richard Wherrett, 1988
acrylic on canvas; 182.2 x 165.7 cm
From the Pictorial collection
April 1996 Volume VI Number 7
TELEVISION IN AUSTRALIA: 40 YEARS ON
In the first of two articles on the fortieth anniversary of television in Australia, Barry York explores the National Library’s collections for historical information
A TREASURE CONCEALED IN THE PALM
Tina Faulk has uncovered in the National Library’s Manuscript collection a rare and remarkable example of a Sanskrit manuscript hand-tooled on palm leaves
TEAMWORK ON THE INTERNET
Linda Groom explains how a project team, based in the National Library, uses the Internet to communicate with its members located throughout the world
HANDS-ON HELP FOR PACIFIC LAW LIBRARIES
Law librarians in Australia and New Zealand are providing valuable expertise and resources to assist their counterparts in Pacific Island countries. Marion Anthony reports
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
News & Notes
A SENSE OF PLACE: LIFE, DEATH AND MUSIC IN AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN
Based on her research and her experiences with the Moe Folklife Project in the La Trobe Valley of Victoria, Gwenda Davey discusses the role of music in conveying a sense of place
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
NLA PUBLICATIONS
The Angry Penguin: Selected Poems of Max Harris, a compilation of poems written by Max Harris throughout his life, has just been published by the National Library
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