Primary contact
State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis Street, Perth
Perth, Western Australia 6000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/429
Authorized form of name
State Library of Western Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
- SLWA
Type
- State
Contact area
Jean Butler, Laurie Allen, Kate Gregory, Susanna Iuliano (as at 2018)
Type
Address
Street address
State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis Street, Perth
Locality
Perth
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6000
Telephone
08 9427 3111
Fax
08 9427 3256
info@slwa.wa.gov.au
URL
www.slwa.wa.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
The J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History came into being on 14 December 1956.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The main categories of Western Australian publications collected are books, newspapers and serials. In general, only material published in Western Australia is collected, although books published outside the State are purchased if written by a Western Australian or contain substantial information relating to Western Australia.
Other material collected includes maps, ephemera, private archives, photographs, music scores and recordings, oral history and films, videos and DVDs.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Catalogue
Manuscript Notes
Dead Reckoning: how to find your way through the Genealogical Jungle of Western Australia, see
http://cms.slwa.wa.gov.au/dead_reckoning
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Thursday 9am–8pm; Friday 9am–5.30pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am–5.30pm.
Closed on public holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance is available on the third floor. You can also use the 'Ask A Librarian' form on the library's website.
Reproduction services
A digital camera is available in the Leah Jane Cohen Reading Room.
For an order form, see the library's website.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 13 April 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Communication (Thematic area)
- Defence (Thematic area)
- Education (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Geography (Thematic area)
- Immigration (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- Labour (Thematic area)
- Language (Thematic area)
- Law and Justice (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Media (Thematic area)
- Medicine and Health (Thematic area)
- Natural Resources (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Populations (Thematic area)
- Recreation / Leisure / Sports (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Science and Technology (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
- Transportation (Thematic area)
- Travel and Exploration (Thematic area)