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Australian Dictionary of Biography

Contact

Street address
Coombs Building, Fellows Road, Acton 2601
Postal address
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Phone
(02) 6249-2676 / 6249-3689
Fax
(02) 6257-1893
Email
adb@coombs.anu.edu.au
Website
http://adb.anu.edu.au/
Enquiries to
Biographical Registrar

About

Officer in charge
General Editor
Hours & facilities
Open Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm. General reference assistance available. Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3 and newspapers. Referral to paid researchers is available.
Access
Advance notice of visit advisable. Researchers must sign the copyright/access agreement.
Acquisition focus
Biographical research on prominent and representative Australians.
Quantity
220m (100% in-house).
Major holdings
  • Computer database containing references relating to over 20,000 individuals.
  • Biographical card index consisting of an estimated 300,000 entries.
  • Files relating to subjects appearing in the ADB, as well as those considered for inclusion.
  • Obituaries of those who died in the period 1981 to the present.
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Last updated: 5 November 2001