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Collection Management Policy
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| Community Languages | | The City of Kingston includes a wide range of cultures and languages. To find out what’s available in your language you can browse our online catalogue or search our catalogue for specific items.
In addition, the MyLanguage website provides online access to information, newspapers, and resources in over 60 languages.
Kingston Library and Information Service has books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, videos and DVDs in a number of community languages, at the following branches: Top
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| Arabic: |
Clarinda |
| Chinese: |
Clarinda, Chelsea |
| Greek: |
Clarinda |
| Italian: |
Clarinda, Cheltenham |
| Turkish: |
Cheltenham |
| Vietnamese: |
Clarinda |
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| Genealogy and Local History | | We hold an extensive collection of genealogy resources from Australia and overseas at our Parkdale branch, including birth, death and marriage records, shipping and passenger lists, cemetery records and census information. These can be viewed on computers with CD Rom access or microfiche readers. Bookings are for 1 hour and can be made by contacting the Parkdale branch on 1300 135 668. We also run classes on researching genealogy on the internet. A catalogue of microfiche and CDROMs held in the collection can be downloaded. It is also available at all branches for free.
Download genealogy microfiche and CDROM collection.
Staff can give basic help or experienced volunteer researchers are available to help you get started with your research on Monday and Friday mornings (10am – 1pm) Wednesday afternoons (1pm – 4pm) and the first Sunday of the month (2pm – 4pm).
Parkdale branch library also holds a large collection of local history materials from the Kingston area and across Victoria. Some local newspapers are available to view in print or microfilm. An interesting range of articles can be read on the Kingston historical website.
Genealogy Information Sheets Now Online
Two key information sheets for genealogists and family historians prepared by the State Library of Victoria are now available online. 'Publishing your Family History' lists important information for anyone interested in self-publishing their family history. 'Ancestry Library Edition' provides detailed information about the subscription website of the same name. Simply follow the link below.Top
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| Ancestry Database | | Complementing the extensive CDROM genealogical collection at the Parkdale branch, Ancestry has international coverage for England, Scotland and Wales, plus USA and Canada. Note: Ancestry can be accessed in all Kingston branches by using this link but cannot be accessed from home.
Access Ancestry in library
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| Collection Management Policy | | | The Collection Management Policy is a planning document produced by the Library that identifies and communicates the long and short-term collection goals and policies of Kingston Information and Library Service. It aims to provide a general framework for the development of all collections, and is devised and maintained in consultation with library staff and customers. Top
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