Primary contact
North Terrace, Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/310
Authorized form of name
State Library of South Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- State
Contact area
Coordinator, Archival Processing
Type
Address
Street address
North Terrace, Adelaide
Locality
Adelaide
Region
South Australia
Country name
Postal code
5000
Telephone
08 8207 7250
Fax
08 8207 7247
info@slsa.sa.gov.au
URL
www.slsa.sa.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The State Library of South Australia is responsible for collecting and preserving the non-government records relating to the history of South Australia from pre-white settlement to the present day.
Buildings
Holdings
Records (including digital) of South Australian individuals and families, businesses and societies.
These include letters, diaries, minutes, correspondence, research papers, business records, photographs, films and sound recordings (especially oral histories).
Finding aids, guides and publications
Provenance level entry for all record groups are available through the Library's catalogue: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/
Many groups have additional levels of description either through the catalogue or as PDF series lists attached to database records.
Digital copies of some records, particularly photographs, are available online.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Wednesday 10am-8pm
Thursday and Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm.
Access conditions and requirements
The majority of records can be requested through the reference desk. Any restrictions or special conditions are shown on the relevant database record.
A reader's ticket is required and may be obtained at the reference desk on the production of some form of identification.
For details of retrieval of material from storage see: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=583&c=44438
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
The Library provides a telephone reference service (08 8207 7250); email enquiries can be sent to info@slsa.sa.gov.au.
Visitors to the Library can access computers, finding aids and expert staff assistance by asking at the reference desk.
Reproduction services
Details available on the website: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=3
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 14 April 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Communication (Thematic area)
- Immigration (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)