Primary contact
Cultural Precinct, Staley Place, Southbank, South Brisbane 4101
Postal address: PO Box 3488, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Brisbane, Queensland 4101
Identity area
Identifier
daa/254
Authorized form of name
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Formerly John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection
- The John Oxley Library
Type
- State
Contact area
The John Oxley Library
Type
Address
Street address
Cultural Precinct, Staley Place, Southbank, South Brisbane 4101
Postal address: PO Box 3488, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Locality
Brisbane
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4101
Telephone
07 3840 7666
Fax
07 3840 7795
URL
Note
Description area
History
The State Library is a lead collector of Queensland’s documentary heritage. The John Oxley Library, founded in 1934, has a long-standing tradition of housing Queensland’s collective memory.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: Director, Queensland Memory
Records management and collecting policies
The State Library of Queensland has a Content Strategy which is a high-level vision that provides a common approach to all the State Library’s collection activities. It guides the State Library’s collection development, management and engagement to ensure that the organisation is able to provide the content its users need now and in the future. (See Content Strategy - http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about-us/corporate/policies/content-strategy)
The John Oxley Library Collection is dealt with specifically in Content Strategy - Memory Collections http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about-us/corporate/policies/content-strategy/memory-collections
Buildings
Holdings
A wide range of content both contemporary and retrospective is collected to reflect events, people, places and ideas that continue to shape Queensland. These collections are a resource for current and future generations wishing to understand Queensland.
Materials are collected for their research value and historical significance. Other factors that are considered are provenance, context, representation, uniqueness, condition, completeness, integrity and interpretive potential.
Material may be acquired in a range of formats, from traditional paper-based materials and photographs to digital images and files. We collect both original materials such as diaries, letters and oral histories and published materials with a link to Queensland.
Finding aids, guides and publications
See the State Library of Queensland catalogue (http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au)
Access area
Opening times
Open daily 10am-5pm on Level 4, State Library of Queensland
Access conditions and requirements
Digital content can be accessed via the State Library of Queensland catalogue http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au. Clients must become a member to access the physical, onsite content. Information about becoming a State Library of Queensland member can be found at http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/membership/how-to-join.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Online Information Request: http://askslq.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?key=RefAtt
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 18 April 2018