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The AFI Research Collection is a specialist film and television industry resource open to the public. The Collection has materials encompassing cinema and television from the world over (with particular strengths in screen theory and history and in Australian cinema). The collection features a diverse range of newspaper clippings files, books, journals, film and television scripts, directories, reports, film promotional material, and film festival catalogues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFIRC can be accessed within the Swanston Library at the RMIT University City Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To visit, enter the Swanston Library via Building 8 and proceed to Level 5 or 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To access via Level 5, turn right at the information desk, proceed towards the bookshelves and take the internal circular stairs to level 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once on Level 6, proceed towards the bookshelves, then walk towards the yellow wall. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Olympia Barron<\/strong>
(Mon\/Tue\/Wed\/Fri)
(olympia.szilagyi@rmit.edu.au<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Strong <\/strong>
(Wed\/Thu)
(simon.strong@rmit.edu.au<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The AFI Research Collection is managed by the RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection<\/a> (RMIT ASRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to the public: Monday to Thursday 10:30am-4:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address: Level 6 Building 8
(Swanston Library Building)
RMIT University, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telephone: +61 3 9925 2829<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fax: +61 3 9925 2829<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: rmit.asrc@rmit.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postal Address: AFI Research Collection, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne VIC 3000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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