Trove brings together Australian cultural and historical resources from libraries and other collecting organisations. Visitors can explore digitised newspapers, photographs, books and collection records. It is particularly useful for family history and Australian historical research. Record detail, digital access and reuse conditions depend on the contributing collection and the particular item.
Trove brings together discovery of Australian collection material and records from contributing organisations. A result may point to a digitised item, a collection record or a holding elsewhere, so the record's source and access information matter. The original item and its catalogue details provide the context needed for research beyond the initial discovery result.
It is useful for locating research material, a collection item or information about an original source. Its focus includes Digitised Australian newspapers, Historical and cultural collections and Library and archive records, helping a reader distinguish a discovery record from the underlying work or item they ultimately want to consult.
