2.1 Collection description
Libraries Tasmania, in its State Library role, has a responsibility under the Libraries Act 1984 (the Act) ‘to collect and make available for use by the public, books relating to the history and development of the State’.
This collection is referred to as the ‘Heritage Collection’ under the Act.
The Tasmanian Heritage Collection includes a state collection of published works such as Tasmanian publications, newspapers, ephemera and nationally significant heritage collections including
The State Library and Archives of Tasmania selects, acquires, preserves and provides access to materials relating to the history and development of the State.
The Heritage Collections are held at 91 Murray St, Hobart and Geilston Bay.
Under these guidelines the public library collections are all classed as local studies collections.