The Case for books

Australia, 1966

Film
The Case for books thumbnail image.

Library services in Australia. Shows briefly some of the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library, the National Library with its varied resources, and examples of State, University, special and public services suggesting their value in meeting needs for information at all levels.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has been digitised and can be viewed in the display above.

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

co-director

Henry Lewes

Rhonda Small

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1966

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/65839--the-case-for-books/ |title=The Case for books |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=22 November 2024 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}