Baillieu for undergraduates

Third floor

Archives and Special Collections Reading Room

Archives material and items from the library's Rare Books and Special Collections can be consulted in this room.

Archives

NOT FOR LOAN
Records are collected to be used - the priority of Archives is making its collections available for research.
Archives collections include the history of

• the University,
• architecture,
• trade unionism,
• women's movement,
• mining.

To find items in the Archives collection, search the UMA Database, NOT the library catalogue.

Special Collections

NOT FOR LOAN - (identified by "SpC" in the call number)
200,000 volumes of books, journals and pamphlets include significant literary archives and the Thesis collection.

Australiana collection includes pre-1900 materials published in Australia or on Australian subjects or by an Australian author.

Rare Books collection includes mainly pre-1880 non-Australian materials, much of it based on private libraries.

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Government documents

NOT FOR LOAN (identified by a "GD" in the call number)
Much current material is available on the internet - this collection is rich in historic material. Debates; Royal Commissions; and other historic parliamentary papers are available from State and Federal Governments, the UK and USA.

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Giblin Library access

This specialist Economics & Commerce library has its own collections (identified by "ECO" in the call number) and staff. "After hours" access to the collections is available from this floor.

Giblin Library homepage

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East Asian collection

This collection of Chinese and Japanese materials (identified by "EA" in the call number) has a specialist reference service.

East Asian collection homepage

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Music Library access

A specialist library with its own staff and collections (identified by "MUSIC" in the call number) has different opening hours to the Baillieu Library.

Music Library homepage

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Quiet Study

These areas exist on all levels of the Baillieu, adjacent to the collections.
Mobile phones, food and drink are not permitted in these or any other areas of the library.