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How to request permission to publish.

The Library maintains a number of collections containing rare and unique materials. Often these collections contain a mix of published and unpublished material. In order to facilitate access, copying and publishing,  current practice is to ask people being recorded or interviewed  to complete a rights agreement which sets out agreed access conditions under which a library patron may access or make use of the recordings and their content.

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The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Cultural Notification Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including th...

Corporate Plan 2015-2019: Strategic priority 2 Strategic priority 2: Make access happen Aspiration Actions Transform Australian lives by connecting communities to their national collection through vibrant onsite and online programs and services, developed with strategic partners and harnessing new opportunities in the digital environment.      Collaborate with partners and the public to increase the volume and variety of digital content accessible via Trove. Build on the continuing success o...

The Library seeks to build comprehensive collections where relevant materials are acquired to the greatest extent possible; representative collections where the Library selects a manageable amount of material to represent a type, creator or subject; and selective collections where items of national priority or special significance are identified and collected, or where depth of collecting is prioritised above breadth. This section of the policy is arranged in sequence from comprehensive to sele...

Archer’s project, In the Land where the Crow flies backwards: The songs of western NSW, has as its centre point the songs of the infamous troubadour, Mr Dougie Young, but also looks at lesser-known characters from that era of the fifties and sixties and earlier, as well as up until today. The project focuses mainly on Indigenous songwriters, telling their stories through songs and poems, and of course the song of the red-tailed black cockatoo. Archer is a folk singer, and self-proclaimed ill...

Corporate Plan 2016-2020: Strategic priority 2 Strategic priority 2: Make access happen Actions in    Actions Transform Australian lives by connecting communities to their national collection through vibrant onsite and online programs and services, developed with strategic partners and harnessing new opportunities in the digital environment.     Collaborate with partners and the public to increase the volume and variety of digital content accessible via Trove. Build on the continuing succes...

PDF Transcript or Summary on CD. Special Collections Reading Room staff will allocate you to one of the desks in the reading room, depending on your requirements and material you have requested. Staff can also provide you with a pair of headphones if you have requested any audio items. Oral History and Folklore staff will let you know if you are unable to access an interview due to restrictions on access or if it requires digitisation. Interlibrary loans All items in the Oral History and Folklo...