The PNG and the Pacific collection aims to provide materials for researchers in the Asian and Pacific studies area. It is based on a collection of Papua New Guinean material that was established at Queens College Library during the 1960s by a group of students with an interest in Papuan independence.
The collection was bought by Victoria University and was expanded to include items relating to the Pacific.
The PNG and the Pacific collection features a range of books, reports, journals, newsletters, yearbooks and pamphlets that focus mainly on Papua New Guinea, but also includes items from the greater Pacific and South East Asian regions.
The Collection's strengths are: economics, development and trade, statistical data, governance and administration, language and linguistics, education, culture, society and history.
Titles available in the collection include:
The PNG and the Pacific collection is a research collection. The items can't be borrowed, but may be viewed on appointment.
In the library catalogue, these items have the prefix FTS PNG COLL. before the shelf number.
To access material in the collection, please email our Special Collections librarians. You will receive an emailed response within five working days (Mon-Fri) and a suitable time will be arranged.
You can view the items in the Special Collections reading room on level 4 of the Footscray Park campus library.
Email: special.collections@vu.edu.au.
VU Library welcomes inquiries from the VU research community, and individuals or groups external to the university.
Contact the Special Collections Librarians with your queries or to arrange an appointment.
