AVAILABLE TODAY! ACCESS TO NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA CATALOGUE THROUGH RLG GATEWAY

[Danuta Nitecki <danuta.nitecki@YALE.EDU>]

Perhaps this may be of interest to others beyond our various ILL staffs.
Danuta 

>Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:02:09 -0700
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>    ACCESS TO NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA CATALOGUE THROUGH RLG GATEWAY
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>Beginning today, September 7, everyone who searches the RLG union catalog
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>NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA RECORD RETRIEVED THROUGH RLG CLIENT GATEWAY
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>Meredith, John, 1920-
>  John Meredith collection of folkloric recordings 1953-[ongoing] [sound
> recording] -- 1953-
>  <501> items + <16> cm. of transcripts.
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>  Preservation, working duplicate and cassette copies made of selected
>reels.
>  Selected reels have been catalogued individually.
>  Open access.
>  Summary: Sound recordings and paper based records, including song
> transcripts, relating to performance of traditional Australian folk music,
> recitations, bush dance music, yarns and reminiscences. Paper based
>records
> include song transcripts and background notes.
>  John Meredith has played traditional Australian music at bush dances for
>many
> years. He began recording bush music in 1953.
>  Finding aids: Card file index to tape contents available.
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>  1. Folk songs, English--Australia. 2. Folklore--Australia. 3. Folk dance
> music--Australia. 4. Folk music--Australia. I. Title.
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>  035: (AuNL)8172092
>  ID: AULG8172092                 CC: 9665       DCF: a
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