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.