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Collection digitisation policy

Interlibrary loan and Document Delivery Policy

1. Introduction The National Library of Australia has provided interlibrary loan and document delivery (ILL/DD) services since its inception in 1960. These services are provided to libraries and organisations, as well as to individuals, both in Australia and overseas. Copies and loans are generally supplied from the Library’s own collections. The Library also offers mediated services to obtain copies and loans from other institutions on behalf of requesters. All services are provided on a cost-recovery basis.

Collection description policy

Publications policy

1. Introduction 1.1 The National Library of Australia’s Corporate Plan 2017–18 includes the following strategic priority: ‘to make access happen’. It is within this context that the Library’s publishing program for print and electronic publications is developed and implemented. 2. Policy Aims 2.1 This policy aims to provide a framework for the development and implementation of the Library s publishing program. 2.2 Publications produced by the Library contribute to the Library’s aims of supporting the vitality of Australian culture and heritage, demonstrating a strong national focus in all of the Library’s services, products and programs, and exposing the depth and breadth of the Library’s collections and services to all Australians.

Collection digitisation policy

1. Introduction The National Library of Australia has been digitising its collection in all formats since the early 2000s and is a leader in the Australian library sector in digitisation, as well as in the discovery and delivery of digitised content on the collaborative Trove service. The long-term preservation of digital master files created is an integral part of the digitisation processes. The Library works actively with external funding organisations to grow the corpus of digitised content for research, knowledge creation and enjoyment by Australians. 2. Policy Aims This policy aims to provide a statement of the Library’s current approach to digitisation. It covers all digitisation activities undertaken by Library staff as well as external providers under contract to the Library.

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