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The library contains a large amount of printed [[ephemera]], collected since the early 1960s and also including older materials. These include minor publications, pamphlets, leaflets, invitations, cards, menus, [[advertising mail|junk mail]], as well as larger publications, such as [[theatre programme]]s or retail trade catalogues. They are selected based on certain key criteria, such as information content, design elements, period representation, and [[portraiture]]. They are divided into various types or topics.<ref |
The library contains a large amount of printed [[ephemera]], collected since the early 1960s and also including older materials. These include minor publications, pamphlets, leaflets, invitations, cards, menus, [[advertising mail|junk mail]], as well as larger publications, such as [[theatre programme]]s or retail trade catalogues. They are selected based on certain key criteria, such as information content, design elements, period representation, and [[portraiture]]. They are divided into various types or topics, and include the Performing arts ephemera collection (PROMPT).<ref>{{cite web | title=Printed ephemera | website=National Library of Australia | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/collections/what-we-collect/printed-ephemera | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Within the PROMPT collection, there are further divisions by person or topic, for instance the [[J. C. Williamson's|J.C. Williamson collection]] of theatre ephemera, and performers such as [[Dame Nellie Melba]] and [[Kylie Minogue]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Performing arts ephemera collection (PROMPT) | website=National Library of Australia | date=11 April 2019 | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/performing-arts/prompt | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Since around 2017, a team of volunteers has been using the PROMPT collection to add content to the [[AusStage]] database.<ref>{{cite web | last=Daniels | first=Yole | title=The twists and turns of AusStage | website=National Library of Australia | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/twists-and-turns-ausstage | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> |
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This group includes the Performing arts ephemera collection (PROMPT).<ref name=ephemera>{{cite web | title=Printed ephemera | website=National Library of Australia | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/collections/what-we-collect/printed-ephemera | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Within the PROMPT collection, there are further divisions by person or topic, for instance the [[J. C. Williamson's|J.C. Williamson collection]] of theatre ephemera, and performers such as [[Dame Nellie Melba]] and [[Kylie Minogue]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Performing arts ephemera collection (PROMPT) | website=National Library of Australia | date=11 April 2019 | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/performing-arts/prompt | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Since around 2017, a team of volunteers has been using the PROMPT collection to add content to the [[AusStage]] database.<ref name=daniels2022>{{cite web | last=Daniels | first=Yole | title=The twists and turns of AusStage | website=National Library of Australia | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/twists-and-turns-ausstage | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> The J.C. Williamson Distributed Collection is held across six organisations: the NLA; [[Australian Performing Arts Collection]] in [[Melbourne]]; [[Mitchell Library (Australia)|Mitchell Library]] in Sydney; [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre]] Museum; Scenic Studios Australia Pty Ltd; and [[Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation]] Archives and Library collection.<ref>{{cite web | title=The J.C. Williamson Distributed Collection | website=Australian Memory of the World | url=http://www.amw.org.au/register/listings/jc-williamson-distributed-collection | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> Both AusStage and the J.C. Williamson Distributed Collection were added to the UNESCO Australian [[Memory of the World Register]] in 2021.<ref name=daniels2022/><ref>{{cite web | title=Australian Live Performance Database (AusStage) | website=Australian Memory of the World | url=http://www.amw.org.au/register/listings/australian-live-performance-database-ausstage | access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> |
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==Services== |
==Services== |