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The National Library of Australia is committed to enabling access to library collections, and digitisation is one of the most effective ways to achieve broad, equal access by every Australian. 

1. Introduction

1. Purpose This statement outlines the National Library of Australia’s policy on preserving its digital collections, and collaborating with others to preserve digital information resources.

Digital Preservation Policy 4th Edition (2013) 1. Purpose This statement outlines the National Library of Australia’s policy on preserving its digital collections, and collaborating with others to preserve digital information resources. The Library’s digital preservation program forms part of its overarching Preservation Program which covers all formats of material the Library collects. This policy should be read in conjunction with the Library’s general Preservation Policy and other poli...

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 ...