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The Vaughan Evans Library is the research library of the Australian National Maritime Museum. The collection reflects the activities and collecting interests of the museum. It includes:
- publications relating to the museum's permanent exhibition themes
- many standard reference sources for research on ships and shipping
- material relating to temporary exhibitions
- specialist museum publications on topics like exhibitions design, conservation and restoration, museology and maritime archaeology
- good runs of journals on shipbuilding, yachting and surfing (with the emphasis on non-current materials).
You can also access a small, but growing, number of publications on the Vaughan Evans Digital Library.
Can't find what you're looking for?
- Visit the library, open by appointment from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Monday to Friday and the first Saturday of each month (excluding public holidays). Contact the Public Enquiries Librarian for an appointment on +61 2 9298 3731 or email library@anmm.gov.au.
- Make an enquiry using the online form.
- Browse our online research guides for the answers you need.
- For the latest library news, research advice and bookmarks, visit the library blog.
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