Large Pictorial Collections 

This project centres on the collection, digitisation and preservation of large pictorial collections. The project will develop a suite of options for libraries to help bring their large pictorial collections under appropriate levels of control, and to provide or improve user access.

Achievements

• Report with recommendations - based on survey data - to be submitted to NSLA in July 2013.
• Major survey undertaken to collect data on issues and processes involved in accessioning large pictorial collections.

Working group members

• Robyn Holmes, National Library of Australia (project manager)
• Jo Ritale, State Library of Victoria (project manager)
• Madeleine Say, State Library of Victoria
• Shirley Firth, State Library of Victoria
• Lynette Aitchison, Northern Territory Library
• Laurie Allen, State Library of Western Australia
• Gavin Bannerman, State Library of Queensland
• Antoinette Buchanan, Libraries ACT
• Elise Edmonds, State Library of New South Wales
• Chris Foster, National Library of Australia
• Nicola Mackay-Sim, National Library of Australia
• Suzanne Saunders, State Library of South Australia
• Jill Waters, State Library of Tasmania
• John Sullivan, National Library of New Zealand
• Natalie Marshall, National Library of New Zealand

Image: Quadres by Xavi Talleda. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).