Pictures Australia

Pictures Australia is a discovery tool that allows users to locate photographs, art and other images from participating institutions, like the Australian Heritage Photo Library, Historic Houses Trust NSW, and the Public Record Office Victoria. Some images like contemporary, copyrighted art works, maps and manuscripts, and video and audio clips are not included.

The website has a handsome look and it is easy to search. For librarians and others who prefer a sophisticated search strategy, Pictures Australia uses Boolean operators including asterisks to find variations on words or years, like 1950* to find relevant records about the fifties decade. Double...