The Australiana Index can be accessed by selecting 'Australiana Index' from the dropdown menu in a catalogue search. To search the index:
Click on any title from the search results to view the full index record.
Each record in the Australiana Index is a reference to published or unpublished material. The record will provide you with the information required to find that material.
Useful fields include:
For assistance in accessing any of the items referred to in the index, contact our Ask a librarian service.
To search one of the smaller individual indexes that make up the Australiana Index, try adding the name of the smaller index to your search.
For example, a search for beechworth local history will return results from the Local History Index.
Similarly, a search for Ned Kelly biography will return results from the Biography Index.
For more information on the individual indexes, see Scope of the index.
While an advanced search will work for searching the Australiana Index, many of the advanced search options do not apply to index entries and may cause confusion. We recommend using the basic search when searching the index.