THE State Library of NSW’s catalogue system might be mistaken for a carefully preserved antique.
Every other library in Australia has an electronic catalogue, but the State Library keeps most of its records in large wooden drawers and filing cabinets, with details of 5 million items handwritten or typed on catalogue cards.
In tomorrow’s budget, the Iemma Government will dedicate $10 million towards an electronic catalogue for the library – decades after the technology was introduced.
“We’re over the moon,” said the state librarian, Regina Sutton. “We’ll finally catch up to the rest of the world.”
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