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RESEARCH CENTRE REFURBISHMENT:
Research Centre Closure  (Notice 4)  April 1998


The Research Centre Reading Room at the Australian War Memorial
closed on 25 March 1998 and will reopen at the end of October 1998.

This closure is due to the Memorial's program of renewal of its galleries
and facilities during 1998.  The new Research Centre will be accessible
directly from the galleries, making it an integral part of the overall
Memorial experience.

Interim services

      official records will be accessible at the new reading room of the
     National Archives of Australia (NAA) from the beginning of May.

      limited reference and commercial services will be offered by the
     Memorial.  Response times may be longer than identified in current
     service standards.

Enquiries about the above services:  telephone: (02) 6243 4315,
fax: (02) 6243 4545, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Information on access to official records and reference enquiries mail:
Manager, Information Services, Australian War Memorial, GPO Box
345, Canberra, ACT 2601.

Commercial sale of photographs, film and sound mail:  Image Sales Unit,
Australian War Memorial, GPO Box 345, Canberra, ACT 2601.

Collection information
The following sources can be checked while the Research Centre reading
room is closed, enabling you to plan your visit when the Research Centre
reopens:
      the Memorial's website http://www.awm.gov.au contains searchable
     databases of the Memorial's photographic and art collections.  Other
     collection databases will be added progressively.
      the National Library of Australia's Register of Australian Archives
     and Manuscripts website http://www.nla.gov.au/raam/ contains a
database
     of the Memorial's private records collection.
      the NAA database, ANGAM, available at all NAA offices and soon
     to be available at its website http://www.aa.gov.au provides detailed
     descriptions of the Memorial's official records collection.
      the Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) provides details of the
     Memorial's book and serial collections.  ABN can be consulted at
     local public libraries.