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We do not collect today what will be important tomorrow. The published and unpublished record of Australian society is increasingly complex, reflected in diverse forms of digital and physical content, from social media to digital archives. We need specialist skills and infrastructure if we are to collect and manage them. Use National edeposit for efficient digital collection of new Australian publications. Use the Collecting Strategy and Collection Development Policy to focus and guide our approach to collecting items of national significance and increasing the diversity of the collection and...

Guidelines for the discard and retention of library material These guidelines summarise the National Library's policy on discarding materials from its print collections. They are based on two simple principles: 1.The National Library generally does not collect multiple copies of library material, except in the case of Australian monograph material considered to be of high research value and likely to be in high demand, where two copies are acquired: an N or legal deposit copy and an additional NL or lending copy. The Library's overseas printed collection generally consists of only single copi...

The Library develops its collections by building strong community connections, engaging with issues of contemporary significance and undertaking leadership activities, including innovating to address the impact of changing technologies on collecting and acquisition processes. This section of the policy addresses the strategies, methodologies and range of approaches that the Library uses to acquire material, but does not include procedures, systems and workflows that the Library uses internally to acquire materials. Current information on these processes for publishers, creators and donors is ...

National Library of Australia 2030 National Library of Australia 2030 The National Library is charged with preserving the nation’s memory for future generations. Over the next decade, we seek to strengthen and consolidate the Library’s national leadership position to achieve this mission. Over this period, we will implement a range of strategies and plans that underpin the priorities and actions articulated in our four-year Corporate Plan. Our Collection Development Policy articulate the Library’s collecting principles and priorities. They make it clear that we will build a diverse nat...

1 February 2017 - 12:00 In February 2016 the legal deposit provisions in Australia’s Copyright Act were expanded to include digital publications and the public .au web domain. The result of twenty years of advocacy, the new provisions marked a dramatic shift in how Australia collects, preserves and makes accessible the full online publishing landscape. Legal deposit has been the core of the National Library’s collections and services since it was introduced in Australia in 1912. It remains the most important mechanism by which national and state libraries can preserve the published record...