On the
cover this month
Dennis, tribal elder of the West Aranda people, outside the Lutheran mission,
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, June 1994
Photographer: Bob Miller
Regional Cities and Major Towns project
From the Pictorial Collection
June 1996 Volume VI Number 9
A LARGER BENEFACTION IN MIND: THE DAVID NICHOL SMITH COLLECTION
Over 30 years ago, the National Library acquired a unique collection of seventeenth and eighteenth century scholarly works, the treasured library of David Nichol Smith. Sue Rickard examines the collection and the academic responsible for it
A SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Australians with an interest in the National Library and its public activities can become Friends of the National Library. Kylie McKinley discusses the fascinating range of the Friends' current program
CHANGING DIRECTIONS, CHANGING COLLECTIONS
In the face of continuing budget constraints and with the assistance of technological advances, the National Library is redefining its collecting and service goals. Peter Haddad reports
THAI TREASURE TROVE
Rosemary Borthwick brings to light a world-class collection of Thai language material in the National Library’s collection
FROM FATTY FINN TO THE PHANTOM
Ann Nugent provides a historical perspective on Australian comic books, and reports on the comic book collections acquired by the National Library
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
NLA EXHIBITIONS
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, The Clever Country: Scientists in Australia, opens this month
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