Annual Australian public libraries statistics
Annual data collected from Australian public library services.
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Annual data collected from Australian public library services.
Legal deposit is a statutory provision which legally obliges Australian publishers to deposit copies of their publications in the National Library of Australia and in the state or territory library in the region of publication.
NSLA libraries’ response to the Australian Copyright Enforcement Review 2023 supports an enforcement scheme that recognises the importance of providing legitimate means of accessing and using material.
NSLA is committed to releasing materials it creates under Creative Commons licences to foster a positive, permissions-based environment for researchers, library professionals, educators, and anyone who wants to make use of our material.
In this discussion, the heads of three Australian libraries considered the responsibilities of libraries both as providers: ensuring access to safe public places, community connections, services and resources; and as collectors: documenting our experiences of crisis or disaster for posterity.
As a means of maintaining momentum after the formal Culturally Safe Libraries Program, NSLA members in Australia agreed to run an Indigenous cultural capability audit for five years from 2021.
As custodians of a large volume of collection materials relating to and created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, languages and cultures, NSLA’s Australian member libraries acknowledge our collective, individual and moral responsibilities to ensure that management and access is culturally informed and respectful. NSLA libraries support the creation of First Nations-led stand-alone legislation to protect ICIP and IK.
NSLA libraries are committed to supporting the Tandanya Adelaide Declaration’s themes: knowledge authorities, property and ownership, recognition and identity, research and access, and self-determination.
NSLA’s response to the ALIA Professional Pathways Consultation Paper supports the program’s overall intent and direction, including the introduction of alternative pathways to the library profession in addition to the continuation of formal LIS courses.
Principles guiding agreements with commercial vendors or non-commercial entities around the digitisation and use of collections content.
