About the Library
The Australian Emergency Management Library informs and supports the emergency management sector by providing a national resource of specialist information.The Library provides a range of services for people with an interest in emergency management.
- Library collection
- Opening hours
- Location
- Library policies
- Australasian Libraries In the Emergency Sector (ALIES)
- International partners
- More information?
Library collection
Library resources focus on all aspects of emergency management within Australia and internationally. You can search for library resources via the library catalogue.
Subject areas include:
- Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
- Risk management
- Natural and technological hazards and disasters
- Psychology and sociology of disasters
- Business continuity management
- Strategic management and leadership
- Disaster medicine
For more information view our library policies.
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday:
8.30 am – 5.00 pm
Friday:
8.30 am – 4.00 pm
Location
The Australian Emergency Management Library is located at the Australian Emergency Management Institute. The library is open to the public and we can help you access the collection. Please contact the library to arrange a visit.
Australian Emergency Management Library
601 Mount Macedon Road
Mount Macedon, Victoria 3441
Library policies
The library has clear business, services and collection development policies. These outline the purpose of the library, services to library clients such as membership and loans, and the type of materials that the library collects. For more information please view the:
Australasian Libraries In the Emergency Sector (ALIES)
The Australian Emergency Managment Library is an active member of Australasian Libraries in the Emergency Sector (ALIES), a cooperative emergency management information network. Through ALIES the library shares information and resources with emergency sector libraries throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The Attorney-General's Department hosts the annual ALIES Conference held annually at the Australian Emergency Management Institute Mount Macedon. For a full list of ALIES member libraries please visit the ALIES directory.
International partners
To strengthen our international relationships, the Library exchanges publications with a range of international emergency management libraries. These partnerships assist in improving access to resources and information.
Our international partners include:
- E. L. Quarantelli Resource Collection, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, United States
- Emergency Planning College, Library & Information Centre, United Kingdom
- Justice Institute of British Columbia Library, Canada
- Learning Resource Center, National Emergency Training Center, United States
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention Library, Japan
- Natural Hazards Center Library, University of Colorado, United States
- Public Safety Canada, Emergency Management Branch Library, Canada
- United Nations, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) Library, Switzerland
More information?
For more information, or to order a print copy of the library brochure please contact the library.