Visiting AIATSIS Collections

Library

The Stanner Reading Room at the AIATSIS Library is open to the public for study and reference.

Opening times:

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 09:00 am and 5:00 pm

Stanner reading room

Library reading room. Photo: AIATSIS

Closed Tuesdays

Phone (02) 6246 1182 Fax (02) 6261 4287

You may wish to send an online enquiry to our librarians.

Audiovisual Archive

The Audiovisual Archives Access Unit is open to visitors by appointment.

Appointments can be made during our operating hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Phone (02) 6261 4212

To arrange a visit to the Audiovisual Archive, or to learn more about obtaining copies of material in the collections for personal use, educational purposes or publication, make an online enquiry.

Visitors need to make prior arrangements before visiting the unit as materials held in the AV collection are stored under special conditions and may require preparation before viewing and there are a limited number of playback machines available at any time.

Group visits

Stanner reading room

Library reading room. Photo: AIATSIS

AIATSIS welcomes group visits from Indigenous communities, schools, special interest groups and Indigenous Studies students. If you wish to visit arrange a group visit to AIATSIS please use the Group Visits booking form.

Group visits include orientation tours of the Library and may include viewing of the Closed Access Stacks and Audiovisual Access Unit.