Cultural Collections: Research on the Collections

Research and Publications

Assistance for researchers: Guide to the Cultural Collections Reading Room

University of Melbourne Collections

The new twice-yearly magazine, University of Melbourne Collections, is published by the Cultural Collections Group, Information Services, University of Melbourne. It covers all 33 of the University's cultural collections. The first issue appeared in November 2007 and was generously supported by the Friends of the Baillieu Library. It succeeds the University of Melbourne Library Journal. Contributions for future issues are most welcome. For further information please contact the editor, Belinda Nemec, Cultural Collections Co-ordinator (bnemec@unimelb.edu.au) or tel 8344 0269.

Download a copy of the guidelines for authors.

University of Melbourne Library Journal

The University of Melbourne Library Journal, published twice a year from 1993 to 2005, contains articles on the University's Library, Archives and Grainger Museum collections, including acquisitions, exhibitions and research. Past issues are held in the Periodicals collection on the lower ground floor of the Baillieu Library at UniM Baill P 027.79451 UNIV and also in Special Collections in the third floor reading room at UniM Baill SpC/UM f 027.79451 UNIV.

General Publications

Chris McAuliffe & Peter Yule (eds), Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne (Melbourne University Publishing, 2003). See also:

The Art Collections

Books Launched for 150th

Belinda Nemec, 'University of Melbourne Cultural Collections', University of Melbourne Library Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, December 2004, pp. 11-14.

Helen Arnoldi, 'A Response to The case for better management of volunteers', Insite [newsletter of Museums Australia (Victoria)], February-April 2008, p.11.