2.2 State Reference Collection
The Reading Room at 91 Murray Street, Hobart is the entry point to the State Library and Archives of Tasmania Reference and Heritage Collections and provides access to more than 300,000 items held on site. The collection highlights Tasmania’s global history, including connections with the Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans.
The Reading Room provides a browsable collection of items containing local, national and international perspectives that are current, authoritative, well-written and of enduring value, with a particular focus on Tasmanian and Australian content.
In addition to books, Libraries Tasmania’s reference collection includes the following formats:
- Electronic resources
- Formats unsuitable for the lending collection such as spiral bound, pamphlets and elephant size (more than 38cm in height)
- Newspapers and serials
- Maps
- Government publications
- Microfilm / microfiche