Access and Reference

• Reading Room arrangements
• Access
• Notice of visits
• Mail queries
• Photocopying and photography
• Citation
• Ordering records

Reading Room arrangements

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre Reading Room is located on the Ground Floor of the Menzies Building (ANU Building 2).

Most archival material is held in our off-site repository.

Records are retrieved daily from the repository, for delivery in the Reading Room by 3 pm.

Please consult our List of Holdings to identify the records you would like to research. In some case electronic or paper copies of finding aids for individual collections can be provided in advance. Please contact the Archives to inquire about the finding aids.

Access

Generally, staff or students of any tertiary institution may consult records that are relevant to their field of study. When necessary, the Centre’s staff will seek written permission from depositors for non-academic researchers wishing to use the collections. For further details see Access Agreement.

For the Centre's whereabouts, opening hours, etc please see Location and Facilities.

Notice of visits

All first-time researchers (or those beginning a new research topic) should call the Centre on (02) 6125 2219 to make an appointment to discuss their research requirements.

All returning researchers are advised to contact the Centre and give advance notice of their visit to ensure that the records they wish to consult will be available to them and that the Centre will be open at the time they plan to visit.

Using finding aids to identify documents for research may take some time. Researchers are advised to allow plenty of time to identify and order relevant records. Researchers should also consult the List of Holdings before visiting the Centre and advise the staff of their topic before their first visit.

For details of other finding aids please see our Finding Aids Fact Sheet.

Mail queries

Unfortunately, the Centre's staff cannot undertake research on our clients' behalf. We will respond to written requests for information about the holdings in general and about particular collections, but cannot undertake research within a collection.

The Centre maintains a list of professional researchers who are willing to undertake such work.

Photocopying and photography

Standard photocopying services are available at the Noel Butlin Archives Centre and University Archives. All copying will be done by Archives staff, and researchers are limited to 200 pages per month. For current charges and other details, please see Fact Sheet No. 1: Photocopying Services.

Photographic work can be undertaken by arrangement with the Centre. For current charges and other details see Fact Sheet No. 2: Photography Services.

The Centre reserves the right to refuse to copy any material where damage to the records may result or where copying may contravene copyright law or agreements with depositors.

Citation

For the recommended method of citing NBAC records see Fact Sheet No. 4: Citation of Archives

Ordering records

Records located on-site (in Menzies Building) will be issued to researchers at the time of their order. For all records kept off-site (in the Acton Tunnel) orders received before 1pm will be delivered by 3pm.

All records can be pre-ordered before visiting the archives. Copies of finding aids can be supplied in advance. To avoid disappointment please
contact the archives in advance of any visit.