Visiting AIATSIS Collections

From the 4th July 2011 the Library’s hours will be changing to 11am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

For the Institute to survive in the current economic environment and budgetary constraints AIATSIS has been required to review the current level of services provided. The organisation will have to reduce a number of its services currently on offer. These reductions will impact primarily on the two areas of the AIATSIS Library and Audiovisual Archive. These changes are specifically the result of the discontinuation of program funds and the increases in the efficiency dividend.

In addition, there will be no appointments outside opening hours.

Group visits may still be requested within AIATSIS working hours of 9am-5pm. Groups may stay for private study after the visit, if this falls within the Library’s opening hours.

Retrieval times will now be 11.30, 12.30, 1.30 and 2.30pm.

Library

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

Stanner reading room

Library reading room. Photo: AIATSIS
Opening times:

Monday - Friday 11 am - 3 pm.

For further enquiries or assistance:

Library (for reference or research enquiries)

(02) 6246 1182
library@aiatsis.gov.au

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

Location Map.

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.

Audiovisual Archive (for assistance finding images, films and sound recordings)

(02) 6261 4212
audiovisual@aiatsis.gov.au

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.

Stanner reading room

AVA Acessarea. Photo: AIATSIS

Group visits

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.