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1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this document is to present high level policy statements for the National Library of Australia regarding the preservation of its collections, and regarding the Library’s role in fostering preservation of documentary heritage. The policy is intended to define the Library’s preservation responsibilities, and to provide guidance to Library staff engaged in making decisions and undertaking other activities that may have an impact on collections. It is also a fundamental accountability document concerning one of the Library’s core business functions, and i...

Collect Today What Will Be Important Tomorrow The Library aspires to enable Australians to understand their diverse social, cultural and intellectual histories by collecting and preserving Australian publications and unpublished collections—in print and digital forms—so that they can be enjoyed by current and future generations. It also aspires to build a rich collection of print and digital resources that enable learning, research and understanding of the Asia-Pacific region and Australia’s place in the world. This policy expands on the Library’s Collecting Strategy 2020–2021 to 20...

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 policy documents and guidelines relevant to the way digital resources are created, selected, acquired, d...

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...

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...