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The National Library of Australia is a logical conduit for
Australian libraries and librarians who wish to participate in the
international library community and for overseas libraries and librarians who
wish to make contact with their colleagues and counterparts in Australia. The
Library aims to maintain and develop a significant presence in the
international library and research community in the context of Australia's
longer-term foreign policy, trade and humanitarian objectives.
The Library is also regarded by Australian government agencies and
other countries as a dependable source of advice and assistance. Regional
library linkages are an essential element in Australia's drive towards broad
regional integration, and the fostering of regular contacts and mutual trust,
friendship, sensitivity and understanding between Australia and its
Asia/Pacific neighbours.
- Regional Cooperation
Program
- The National Library's Regional Cooperation Program (RCP) operated for some years, following support given by the former Prime Minister
of Australia, Mr Malcolm Fraser, for a program to distribute Australian books
to the national libraries of Australia's neighbouring countries. The RCP program is no longer operating, but some assistance to regional libraries is still provided on a less formal basis.
- Conference of Directors of National Libraries
- The CDNL is an independent association of chief executives of
national libraries, established to facilitate discussion and promote
understanding and cooperation on matters of common interest to national
libraries worldwide.
- NLA Regional
Office, Asia (Jakarta)
- The National Library of Australias Regional Office is
based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its Regional Officer is attached to the Australian
Embassy as First Secretary (Library Cooperation). The Officer manages the
Librarys Indonesian Acquisitions Program as well as undertaking a variety
of liaison and representational activities in Indonesia and the region.
- Libraries Australia Asian languages content
- The Libraries Australia service includes records for over 600,000 items in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, with information about where they are held in Australia. All records have Romanised data in the major fields such as author, title and imprint, and it is possible to restrict search results by language. All major Australian collections of CJK library resources are represented in Libraries Australia. From 2006, Thai script is also supported.
- Libraries of Asia
Pacific
- The Libraries of Asia and the Pacific Directory is an
initiative of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries of Asia and
Oceania (CDNLAO) which is supported by the National Library of Australia. The
goal of the website is be a single access point for retrieval of information
about the functions, services and collections of Libraries in Asia and the
Pacific region. Regional libraries are welcome to add their details to this site. For advice on how to do this please email lap@nla.gov.au
- UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Program
- The twofold purpose of the UNESCO Memory of the World
Programme, launched in 1992, is to safeguard and promote the endangered world
documentary heritage.
Two items from the collections of the National Library
of Australia have been added to the Memory of the World Register. These are the
papers of Eddie Mabo, and
the Endeavour
Journal of Captain James Cook. The
Memory of the World Register is available online. An
Australian Memory of the World program has been set up.
- IFLA Preservation and
Conservation Core Programme
- IFLA is a worldwide, independent, non-government organisation
with a constantly growing membership now standing at over 1,300 in more than
130 countries. Its members are library and related associations, libraries and
similar institutions, institutional affiliates, and personal members. It is
registered in the Netherlands as an Institutional Association. The aims of IFLA
are to promote international cooperation, discussion, and research in all
fields of library activity.
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