Multicultural Documentary Heritage Project

Starter Kit

Title page of the Starter Kit Preserving Australia's Multicultural Documentary Heritage: A Starter Kit

Published by the National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600

© National Library of Australia 2004:
1st Published 2004
Revised Edition 2004

ISBN 0 646 22760 99

The National Library of Australia grants permission for the reproduction and redistribution of this kit provided that reproductions are without alteration and proper attribution is given.

Contents

  • Introduction
    • Australia's multicultural documentary heritage is important
    • About this starter kit
  • Fact Sheets 1-14
    • 1. Where to start
    • 2. Collecting records
    • 3. Working out the significance of your collection
    • 4. Accessioning
    • 5. Arrangement and description of your collection
    • 6. Preservation and storage of your collection
    • 7. How to be prepared for a disaster
    • 8. Making your collection accessible
    • 9. Multicultural archives in action - some examples
    • 10. Funding your collection needs
    • 11. Applying for grants
    • 12. List of terms
    • 13. List of other resources
    • 14. Copyright
  • Forms
    • Record Transfer Form (use with Fact Sheet 4)
    • Agreement for Deposit of Historical Materials (use with Fact Sheet 4)
    • Finding Aid Sample (use with Fact Sheet 5)
    • User Registration Form (use with Fact Sheet 8)
    • Photocopying Request Form (use with Fact Sheet 8)
    • Permission to Quote or Publish from the Archive Collection (use with Fact Sheet 8)
    • Warning on Copyright Restrictions (use with Fact Sheet 8)

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Use the kit online

When using the PDF version of the kit online you can:

  • follow the links to the Internet resources listed in the kit
  • move forward and backward between the pages by clicking on the navigation arrows in the top left corner of each page
  • go back to the About this starter kit page by clicking on the house icon in the top left corner of each page
  • go directly to any of the Fact Sheets by clicking on any of the sheet titles listed on the About this starter kit page
  • go directly to any of the sample forms and documents by clicking on any of their titles listed on the reverse page of About this starter kit

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Get help

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Starter Kit please contact the Executive Support Branch at :

telephone: 02 6262 1575
fax: 02 6273 2545
email: csb@nla.gov.au

 

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