6. Definitions
Ephemera
Material which is designed to be short-lived and which is often not kept by its recipient and are non-commercial, non-book publications in the form of pamphlets, brochures, leaflets etc.
Format
The physical or digital makeup of an item. Formats may include books, serials, maps, pictures, microform, computer file, DVD and CD.
History Room
Located off the Reading Room Level 2, 91 Murray Street, Hobart Tasmania. Archival material is able to be requested and viewed in this area.
Item
Any title, regardless of format.
Legal Deposit
Legal deposit is a statutory provision which legally obliges publishers – commercial publishers, private individuals, clubs, churches, associations, societies and organisations – to deposit copies of their publications in the National Library of Australia and in the state or territory library in the region of publication.
Materials
Any works or items.
NED
National edeposit (NED) is a collaborative service for collecting, preserving and accessing Australian electronic publications.
Reading Room
Located on Level 2, 91 Murray Street, Hobart Tasmania.
Realia
Objects, such as coins, items, or natural specimens, that are included in a collection primarily composed of documentary materials, as in a library.
Resources
Library resources can be in many formats, physical or digital, including books, databases, maps, microform and newspapers, and are used for accessing and sharing information.
Stack Collections
A book stack is a book storage area as opposed to a book browsing area. Collections of less popular items can be stored off site and made accessible to clients via the holds service.
Works
A ‘work’ may be a monograph, pamphlet, newspaper, map or ephemera. It may refer to a single book or resource or it may be used to describe the total output of an individual for example ‘the works of Richard Flanagan’.