List of libraries in New South Wales
This is a list of libraries in New South Wales, Australia.
Academic libraries[edit]
School of Arts[edit]
For a list of now defunt school of arts, see Mechanics' institutes of Australia.
Universities[edit]
- Macquarie University Library (Macquarie University)
- Dixson Library (University of New England)[3]
- UNSW Library (University of New South Wales)[4]
- Auchmuty Library (University of Newcastle)[5]
- University of Notre Dame Australia Library (University of Notre Dame Australia)
- University of Sydney Libraries (University of Sydney)
- UTS Library (University of Technology Sydney)
- OUW Library (University of Wollongong)[6]
- Charles Sturt University Library (Charles Sturt University)
Public Libraries[edit]
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries".[7] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state.[8] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939.[9]
- Broken Hill City Library
- Fairfield City Open Libraries
- Newcastle Libraries
- Sutherland Shire Libraries
Subscription libraries[edit]
- Australian Subscription Library (defunct)
Special libraries[edit]
GLAM libraries[edit]
- Edmund and Joanna Capon Research Library (Art Gallery of New South Wales)
- National Art School Library
- Australian Museum Research Library[10]
Legal libraries[edit]
- New South Wales Parliamentary Library
- Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/sydney_mechanics_school_of_arts Dictionary of Sydney
- ^ Oldest and Largest in Australia
- ^ England, University of New. "Dixson Library". www.une.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "UNSW Library". UNSW Library. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ msw225 (2022-11-01). "Auchmuty Library". The University of Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Library - University of Wollongong – UOW". www.uow.edu.au. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ University of Technology Sydney: Centre for Local Government. "Regional Library Management Models: Case Studies" (PDF). University of Technology Sydney. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ State Library of New South Wales. Public Library Services (2018), Public libraries in New South Wales : a directory, State Library of New South Wales, retrieved 18 May 2018
- ^ "Library Act 1939". legislation.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Australian Museum Research Library". Australian Museum. Retrieved 2020-04-27.