State Library of South Australia
Rear Vision
Take a sneak peek into the excitement of our upcoming exhibition, opening February 2025.
Camel trains to steel wheels
Explore fascinating archival records, photos and footage that captured the Trans-Australian Railway’s first 60 years.
Explore the collections
The State Library offers many opportunities to explore and discover areas of the State’s history, your family history, our special collections, digital collections and more.
Digital Collections
Showcases selected items from the State Library’s collection with a particular focus on South Australiana.
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Collections
Explore the collections including South Australiana, Family History and Special Collections.
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Family History
Get started on researching your family history today.
Access eResources
Did you know your State Library subscribes to a wide variety of eResources that are free for you to use?
eResources include full-text articles and abstracts, magazines, scholarly journals, eBooks, databases, indexes, newspapers, encyclopedias, and many more. Don't have a Library membership yet? Join the State Library and start using eResources today.
Research databases
South Australian residents with a Library membership can access research databases and other electronic resources for personal use outside of the State Library, at home or on the go.
Newspapers and magazines
Read the Advertiser online and explore hundreds of magazines and newspapers from all over the world via Pressreader, NewsBank and more.
Study resources for students
Our learning and research librarians have compiled a selection of eResources for students to help with their research.
Further your research
We offer a range of research guides to assist you in finding resources. Trove helps you find Australia's cultural collections sourced from collecting organisations across the country. You can access the full range of eResources to enhance your research further.
Library Guides
Find research assistance, subject guides and useful resources on a range of subjects.
TROVE
Trove helps you find Australia's cultural collections by bringing together content from libraries, museums, archives, repositories and other research and collecting organisations big and small.
Databases
Free access to a wide variety of databases that include both full-text articles and abstracts, magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, encyclopedias and lots more.