The State Library's heritage collections include many different categories of unpublished items, such as archival papers, including photographs and oral histories. We also collect ephemera items such as theatre programs, menus, wine labels, toys and other items of realia.
Many of these items are not individually catalogued so it is necessary to include their unique call number. Where possible, a brief description or given title, including the date of creation or publication is useful to enable someone to identify the item.
Archival items are stored in storage boxes which may contain hundreds of items, such as the State Library's holding of 80 metres of Congregational Union material under the record group number SRG 95. The following reference would be required to identify where in these 80 metres an item came from: SLSA SRG 95/146/35, Vol. 5, 1897-98, p. 49. This reference identifies the source as being in the fifth volume of the 35th part of Series 146 in SRG 95. The following would ideally also be shown, Congregational Union of South Australia, North Adelaide Young Men's Society, Minutes, Debates on federation.
For example, here are some examples of the briefest reference possible for unpublished items and ephemera, followed by the example of the preferred reference:
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