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1. Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this document is to present high level policy statements for the National Library of Australia regarding the preservation of its collections, and regarding the Library’s role in fostering preservation of documentary heritage.
The policy is intended to define the Library’s preservation responsibilities, and to provide guidance to Library staff engaged in making decisions and undertaking other activities that may have an impact on collections. It is also a fundamental accountability document concerning one of the Library’s core business functions, and is intended to serve as the basis for communication with a range of external stakeholders.
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This paper was presented by Pam Gatenby at the IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2008 which was held at the National Library of Singapore.
Background to newspaper publishing in Australia
The history of newspapers in Australia reflects the history and development of the country, from its colonial origins to its current day membership of the global community. Australia’s history is short compared to most countries so it is not unreasonable for Australian libraries to aim to preserve a comprehensive record of newspaper publishing from the time of white settlement of the country to the current day. Early Australian newspapers are among the few remaining resources that provide contemporary accounts of how the colonies were governed and of key historic events that shaped the nation such as the first encounters with Indigenous Australians, land settlement and the discovery of gold. They reflect the concerns and circumstances of our ancestors and are heavi
Creation of derivatives for delivery to user (automated).
Online storage for derivatives and working space
Offline storage for masters and preservation
Undoubtedly, Australian libraries will implement a variety of approaches for the various ‘states of beingin which their newspapers exist. These states of being include aspects such as levels of use, levels of fragility, whether the newspapers have been microfilmed to preservation standard already or not, and the age of the newspaper. These states have their associated imperatives, which, together with cost information, will influence decisions which are made about how to provide permanent access.
With an awareness that all newspapers, at one stage or another, will exist in digital form, ANPlan libraries are keen to explore all options, including the possibility of collecting pre- press electronic versions of newspapers for preservation purposes . Already twelve publishers of South Australian newspapers have expressed a willingne
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Our newspaper collections include digitised historic and modern newspapers accessible online, as well as newspapers in microform and paper formats. We collect:
Australian newspapers capital city dailies, major regional city newspapers, a range of other country town newspapers, newspapers published by ethnic groups and political organisations, and newspapers representing special interests. Our Library cooperates with the state and territory libraries through the Australian Newspaper Plan to collect, preserve and provide access to Australian newspapers, with each library taking responsibility for newspapers published in their jurisdiction.
Digitised Australian newspapers including the first newspaper published in Australia, the