The State Library has purchased a perpetual access licence to a comprehensive repository of primary and secondary resources relating to the First World War. It is available to any Queensland resident who has an SLQ Library card or a QPL account.
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The database is divided into three components: Personal Experiences, Recruitment and Propaganda and Visual Narratives. It includes a wide variety of resources: diaries and journals, letters, oral histories, photos, scrapbooks and albums, posters, maps, artwork – the list goes on.
Especially engaging are the series of interactive maps, 360 degree view objects and walk-throughs which give a vivid sense of what it must have been like. Visual Narratives includes an art feature showcasing prominent war artists and their paintings of the time.
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The material can be used for a variety of purposes – from secondary or tertiary study through to general interest or more in-depth research.
Many institutions have contributed: Cambridge University Library, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand and The British Library to name a few.
This rich resource can be accessed from the eresources area of our website.
AnnMaree Darke, Information Collections Co-ordinator, Published Materials, State Library of Queensland
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