The General Collections are increasingly focused on New Zealand and Pacific Island resources. They contain most New Zealand published material, including the second copy of legal deposit.
Our collecting focus changes to reflect demand. Current focus areas are:
- business information
- children’s literature
- family history
- library and information science
- music
- print disabilities.
Items are in a range of formats, including, books, magazines, microfilms, CDs, DVDs, videos and databases. The collections also provide access to overseas publications online.
National Library General Collections
New Zealand and Pacific Collection
Print Disabilities Collection (Talking books)
National Children’s Collection
Access items in these collections
Search for descriptions of items in the General Collections using the National Library Catalogue.
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