Northern Territory Library Services
Northern Territory Library serves the people of the Northern Territory and provides a wide range of services and support to all sections of the community.
Northern Territory Library is the premier public library in the Northern Territory and as such fulfils a leadership role for all other libraries in the Territory in areas such as professional development, co-operative purchasing agreements and co-operative lending agreements.
The Northern Territory Library’s comprehensive range of services and programs include:
- Highly qualified Research and Reference Service.
- Internationally recognised ‘access to knowledge’ with NTL’s Libraries & Knowledge Centre program.
- A range of Public Programs that engage the public and contribute to enhanced understanding of many diverse fields.
- ‘Early Literacy’ programs.
- IT systems infrastructure support and training for the whole NT Library network.
- Territory wide coordination of services and training that support the network of Public Libraries including remote Libraries and Knowledge Centres.
- Facilitate free public access to innovative digital technologies, including confederated search technologies and resources, and a network of online information.
- Access to specialised research services including family and Indigenous history resources.
- Maintenance of Integrated Library Management Services (ILMS) to manage library operations and maintain a single quality controlled database for a network across the Territory, including public, school, government and TAFE libraries.
- Direct provision of services at Taminmin and Nhulunbuy Community Libraries.
- Specialised library services to Parliament.