TOWARDS FEDERATION 2001
Linking Australians and their Heritage
Report of Review Meeting, 9-10 December 1993
Resolutions
- Session A - Collecting Issues
- Session B/C - Bibliographic Issues
- Session E/F - Physical Access Issues
- Session G - Preservation Issues
- Session H/J/K - Special Communities
- Session H - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
Peoples
- Session J - Multicultural Communities
- Session K - People with Disabilities
- Session L - Copyright Issues
- Session M - Final Session
Note: The Review Meeting had considerable discussion on the issue of 'significance' which was used as a term in several draft resolutions. It was agreed that the report of the ACLIS Task Force on Documentary Heritage was likely to be very useful, when it is released, as a guide to institutions in making their own decisions relating to the significance of materials in their own collections, bibliographical organisation and preservation. The words "significance" or "significant" have therefore been retained.
SESSION A - Collecting Issues
There was overall agreement by the Meeting to the general intention and course of action outlined in each of the proposed resolutions. The main points made during discussion, which are reflected in agreed amendments to relevant resolutions, were that the emphasis on legal deposit material should be removed from resolutions where appropriate, to reflect the intention that all documentary heritage material is involved; and that collecting agreements should include reference to responsibility for the bibliographic control and preservation of the materials concerned.
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RA1
That ACLIS, in consultation with other relevant organisations, (eg Australian Council of Archives, Heritage Collections Committee, etc) complete statements on the scope and nature of, and priorities within the distributed national collection of Australia's documentary heritage and on the concept of significance as applied to documentary heritage materials.
Groups to be involved: CASL, CAUL, Australian Council of Archives, Heritage Collections Committee, National Film and Sound Archive, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, ALIA, Australian Map Circle, Australia New Zealand Land Information Council, International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (Australian Branch), Federal Libraries Information Network and the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Timetable: Complete September 1994
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RA2
That the NLA work with ACLIS to collect and analyse information on existing collection development policies, and develop a strategy and guidelines to encourage and assist other institutions to prepare policies.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RA3
That the NLA, in cooperation with ACLIS and other relevant organisations, develop a strategy and plan for the implementation of formal collecting, access and preservation agreements covering all format
Groups to be involved: CASL and individual State/Territory libraries; ACA; national collecting institutions; other major collecting institutions with a documentary heritage role, eg some universities, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Timetable: Proposals by December 1994
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RA4(a)
That the NLA, in consultation with other heritage collecting institutions, develop and put forward to the Commonwealth Government, proposals for changes to Commonwealth legal deposit provisions, including the coverage of a wider range of materials
Groups to be involved: CASL, National Film and Sound Archive, Australian Government Publishing Service, Australian Archives, ACLIS-AGPS Liaison Committee.
Timetable: December 1994
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RA4(b)
That CASL request its Collection Management Group to identify all issues associated with extending legal deposit coverage to all formats of material, especially those related to new technologies, and to develop guidelines to facilitate a common approach to dealing with the issues.
Timetable: Guidelines by December 1994
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RA5
That State and Territory libraries accept responsibility for ensuring that all local government publications from their State or Territory that are 'in scope' in terms of the agreed ACLIS Statement on the distributed national collection of Australia's documentary heritage, are collected somewhere in their State or Territory.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RA6
That CASL, in consultation with public libraries and the Federal Libraries Information Network, determine the best ways of ensuring an adequate level of access to major Commonwealth and to State and Territory government publications
Groups to be involved: Australian Government Publishing Service, State/Territory government publishing bodies
Timetable: June 1995
SESSION B/C - Bibliographic Issues
The Review Meeting received a report on progress from Julia Trainor, who attributed lack of progress on some resolutions to a combination of three factors: the lack of resources, the unwieldy nature of some resolutions, and the fact that the 1992 conference did not indicate the relative priority of the various resolutions or their parts. The draft resolutions presented to the Review Meeting were more numerous than the resolutions from the original conference. However, the resolutions adopted by the Review Meeting were generally more selective about what is to be done, and more focussed on how to achieve it.
The discussion paper on bibliographic access had invited the Meeting to identify one or two other formats for similar attention, and suggested manuscripts and "unpublished" electronic documents as important areas of need. The Meeting agreed that if institutions and organisations are prepared to commit financial resources and expertise to this activity, then the surveys and action plans could be conducted concurrently for various formats. However, if projects were to be funded and conducted centrally, then they will have to be done serially. The meeting passed a resolution suggesting a survey of standards and control systems for archives and manuscripts.
Another resolution was passed in relation to the Australian thesaurus. Having passed the draft resolutions about the APAIS thesaurus and the List of Australian subject headings, the meeting returned to the question of the feasibility of an Australian thesaurus. The resolution on this topic was resurrected from the 1992 conference, and reworded so that the feasibility of an Australian thesaurus would still be pursued after the more specific studies had been completed.
Several amendments strengthen the role of the Working Group on High Priority Cross Sectoral Projects in the carriage of resolutions and emphasised that the Group should consult widely on all issues and projects referred to it.
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RC1
That the National, State and Territory libraries catalogue all their holdings of Australian newspapers on the National Bibliographic Database by the year 2001, in support of the National Plan for Australian Newspapers.
Timetable: 2001
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RC2
That the National, State and Territory libraries catalogue all their holdings of Australian serials on the National Bibliographic Database by the year 2001, in support of the proposed National Plan for Australian Journals
Timetable: 2001
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RC3
That, following the completion of the Survey of Bibliographic Access to Documentary Pictorial Collections, the Working Group on High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects initiate follow-up action, which may include:- the development of an action plan to improve bibliographic access to documentary pictorial collections. This should be developed in consultation with appropriate organisations, and may include a proposal for assistance from the High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects Fund.
- the development of guidelines for the provision of bibliographic access to documentary pictorial collections, in consultation with appropriate organisations including CASL, the ABN Standards Committee and the Australian Committee on Cataloguing.
- an assessment of the survey for its cost effectiveness and relevance to other formats.
- a recommended order of priority for similar treatment of other formats, for consideration by CASL and other appropriate bodies during 1994
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Groups to be involved: CASL, ABN Standards Committee, Australian Committee on Cataloguing, Australian Council of Archives, Museums Australia
Timetable: September 1994
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RC4
That the NLA develop a strategy through which other organisations are encouraged to provide more effective bibliographic access to their Australian documentary collections, by cataloguing and indexing both current and retrospective materials, and by converting significant retrospective files for contribution to the National Bibliographic Database. Such encouragement may take the form of assistance with training, support staff, financial incentives, or the funding of special projects.
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Groups to be involved: ACLIS
Timetable: Strategy by January 1995
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RC5
That the ABN Network Committee consider the possibility of funding the conversion and loading to the National Bibliographic Database of data resulting from projects designed to improve access to Australia's documentary heritage.
Groups to be involved: ACLIS
Timetable: November 1994
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RC6
That CAUL liaise with the NLA and ACLIS to identify nationally important projects that should be referred to the AVCC Standing Committee on Information Resources for funding support from the Department of Employment, Education and Training or the Australian Research Council.
Timetable: 1994 and annually for the closing date for the lodgement of proposal.
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RC7
That the NLA commence its study of the feasibility of an Australian thesaurus with a study of the use of the APAIS thesaurus, to discover the extent of its use, both in its own right and as a source of data for building other thesauri.
[Note: The study will enable the exploration of the feasibility of
extending the APAIS thesaurus in a way which could be more widely shared
without the need for local modification. The study will be conducted in
consultation with the Australian Database Development Association and the
Australian Committee on Cataloguing.]
Groups to be involved: Australian Database Development
Association, Australian Committee on Cataloguing, Bibliographical Society of
Australia and New Zealand.
Timetable: Study of APAIS Thesaurus completed December 1994
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RC8
That the Australian Committee on Cataloguing investigate the feasibility of a coordinated approach to establishing an Australian extension to LCSH and recommend appropriately to its constituent organisations (ACLIS, ALIA, NLA).
Groups to be involved: ALIA Cataloguing Section, NLA, ACLIS, ABN Standards Committee
Timetable: Recommendations by April 1995
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RC9
That the NLA consult Australian libraries and other relevant organisations on their current and future requirements for the national bibliography prior to any necessary revision of the present range of national bibliographic products.
Groups to be involved: ACLIS, ALIA, CAUL (Union List of Theses),
Round Table on Reading Materials for People with Disabilities Inc. (NUC:D)
Timetable: ANB, APAIS, NUCOS, NUCOM and NUC:N by December 1994; NUC:D and Union List of Higher Degree Theses by December 1995.
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RC10
That the Working Group on High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects assess the outcomes of its Study of In House Indexing, its Priority Listing of Nationally Important Retrospective Bibliographic Projects, and the report of the Annual Conference of the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand (Adelaide, 1993) and, after wide consultation, prepare a short list of high priority projects.
Groups to be involved: ACLIS, CASL, CAUL, Bibliographical Society
of Australia and New Zealand.
Timetable: September 1994 and annually for the life of the Working Group
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RC11
That the Australian Committee on Cataloguing, in conducting its survey of thesaurus usage in Australian libraries, make use of the results of the Survey on In House Indexing conducted by the Working Party on High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects, and extend the information by surveying special and other appropriate libraries.
Groups to be involved: ALIA Special Libraries Section, Australian Database Development Association
Timetable: June 1995 subject to funding
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RC12
That the NLA consider the form of any bibliography of nineteenth century Australiana in the light of its consultation on current and future requirements for the national bibliography.
Groups to be involved: CASL, CAUL, Bibliographical Society
of Australia and New Zealand.
Timetable: December 1994
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RC13
That in the light of the National Centre for Australian Studies proposal to produce a Bibliography and guide to twentieth century literary and semi-literary periodicals, the NLA take action to obtain comprehensive bibliographic coverage of these materials on the National Bibliographic Database.
Groups to be involved: CASL, CAUL
Timetable: Action commence June 1994 - 2001 completion
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RC14
That the NLA, in consultation with other appropriate organisations in the Australian book trade, including the academic centres for Australian studies, publishers, booksellers, and the National Book Council, continue to identify opportunities for greater integration of their bibliographic activities, by means of specific projects and more general cooperation.
Groups to be involved: Academic Centres for Australian studies,
Australian Book Publishers' Association, National Book Council, Australian
Booksellers' Association, D.W. Thorpe, James Bennett and Sons.
Timetable: Ongoing; 1 or 2 initiatives per annum
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RC15
That the National Film and Sound Archive and other appropriate organisations in the Australian film, video and sound fields continue to investigate the desirability and feasibility of greater integration of their bibliographic activities in the longer term.
Groups to be involved: Australian Film Commission, Australian Record Industry Association, Australian Sound Recording Association, Department of Administrative Services, National Library of Australia, Sounds Australia, Video Industry Distributors Association and other appropriate associations.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RC16
That, in order to assist collecting institutions to avoid duplication in recording oral history interviews, the NLA develop guidelines to enable organisations to report to the National Bibliographic Database any oral history projects which are planned or in progress, and that these guidelines be developed in consultation with other appropriate organisations such as the National Film and Sound Archive, the Oral History Association of Australia, CASL and the ABN Standards Committee.
Groups to be involved: National Film and Sound Archive, Oral History Association of Australia, CASL, ABN Standards Committee
Timetable: July 1995
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RC17
That the Working Group on High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects consider a survey, building on the recent Australian Society of Archivists survey, of descriptive standards and control systems in use by institutions with significant collections of archives/manuscripts; and following the survey a consultative mechanism be established by CASL, involving CASL, the NLA, Australian Council of Archives, Australian Society of Archivists, the National Film and Sound Archive and the Australian Archives, to determine a course of action.
Groups to be involved: CASL, NLA, Australian Council of Archives,
Australian Society of Archivists, National Film and Sound Archive, Australian
Archives
Timetable: Consider by September 1994 and annually for the life of the Working Group
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RC18
That, following the completion of the National Library funded study of the APAIS Thesaurus and the Australian Committee on Cataloguing investigation of an Australian extension to LCSH, the National Library consider, in consultation with the Australian Committee on Cataloguing, the Australian Database Development Association and other appropriate bodies, a feasibility study into the establishment of a commonly accepted thesaurus of Australian terms suitable for the subject indexing of Australian materials in all formats.
Groups to be involved: ABN Standards Committee, Australian
Committee on Cataloguing, Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand,
Australian Database Development Association
Timetable:
December 1995 or within 6 months of completion of ACOC survey, whichever is
later.
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RC19
That, in order to promote bibliographic access to local collection materials, the NLA develop guidelines to assist public libraries and other organisations to create collection level bibliographic records for such materials on the National Bibliographic Database.
Groups to be involved: ABN Standards Committee, CASL, ALIA Local Studies Section, ALIA Public Libraries Section
Timetable: April 1995
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RC20
That the NLA investigate the feasibility of creating collection level records for oral history collections on the National Bibliographic Database as a complementary project to the creation of the directory of Australian oral history and folklore
Groups to be involved: Working Group on High Priority Cross Sectoral Projects, Oral History Association of Australia, National Film and Sound Archive, ABN Standards Committee.
Timetable: Proposal by September 1994
SESSION E/F - Physical Access Issues
Kerry Webb introduced the session, explaining how the draft resolutions had been formulated. The Meeting then divided into groups to discuss the resolutions. When the meeting reconvened, each group reported back its discussions. On the first two resolutions, there were differences between groups as to whether any action was required at all. An amended Resolution RE1 proposed that ACLIS determine whether there is a need for a guide to document supply for libraries.
There was unanimous support for the resolution referring to standards.
There was general support for the work being done by the Library and Information Service of Western Australia on a survey model, and for the use of the eventual model to be promoted by library and archive organisations.
On the matter of access to material recorded in obsolete formats and technology, there was a feeling that more discussion was needed with the National Film and Sound Archive.
It was pointed out that the "advice" resolution referring to directories, (REA2), should be an action resolution to be coordinated by the NLA.
The chairman of CAUL accepted the referral concerning an Australian serial contents access and supply service.
The draft resolutions were amended in accordance with the suggestions of the groups, and submitted to the final session. The Meeting decided to delete draft resolutions RE2 and made minor changes in wording to some other resolutions.
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RE1
That ACLIS determine the need for an ongoing means of guidance to Australian libraries on document supply systems and access to network services; and if appropriate, ensure the establishment of effective procedures for such guidance.
Timetable: Determine need by September 1994; if appropriate procedures by September 1995
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RE2
That the NLA develop a cooperative plan with those organisations interested in the provision of directory information related to collections and their conditions of access, to ensure that this information is nationally available.
Groups to be involved: ALIA, Australian Clearing House for Library and Information Science, Australian Society of Archivists, Australian Database Development Association, Museums Australia
Timetable: December 1995
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RE3
That Standards Australia Committee IT/19 develop and publicise suitable Australian standards for document requesting and document transmission
Timetable: Published by June 1995 and then ongoing
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RE4
That the NLA encourage the Library and Information Services of Western Australia to complete its development of a qualitative survey model for use in assessing client needs for access to Australia's documentary heritage; and when it is complete, CASL, the Council of Federal, State and Territory Archives and the NLA determine whether further development is necessary and support the use of the model in conducting surveys of client needs.
Groups to be involved: CASL, Council of Federal, State and Territory Archives
Timetable: Model by December 1994; then as appropriate
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RE5
That ACLIS, the National Preservation Office, the National Film and Sound Archive and the Australian Archives establish a joint working party to recommend an effective strategy for dealing with the issue of continued access to materials in formats for which the access technology has become obsolete
Timetable: Working party established by June 1994; strategy by June 1995
SESSION G - Preservation Issues
Consistent with the tenor of the rest of the Review Meeting, the emphasis in the preservation sessions was on ensuring outcomes which are in the national interest. In this regard there was much discussion on the need to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the key players. The need for effective and ongoing national cooperation and coordination was renewed and also a clear commitment to ensure coverage of materials in all formats. It was recognised that the preservation of material in electronic format would be a key issue. The leading role take by Australian archives in this area was acknowledged and it was agreed that any future work on developing national guidelines for the preservation of electronic information should draw on the work already done by the ACLIS Taskforce on the Preservation of Australian Electronic Information.
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RG1(a)
That the National Preservation Office promote the importance of adding information on preservation intentions to records on the National Bibliographic Database.
Groups to be involved: All organisations with collections of Australian documentary heritage.
Timetable: Promotion commenced July 1994
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RG1(b)
That the National Preservation Office, in consultation with the Australian Archives and the National Film and Sound Archive, and in cooperation with the Heritage Collections Committee, coordinate and promote the development of national preservation plans for documentary heritage in all formats, which acknowledge the independent programs and responsibilities of all organisations; these include the NFSA's continuing development of a national plan for audio-visual media, and CASL's existing plan for Australian newspapers, and foreshadowed plan for Australian journals
Groups to be involved: Heritage Collections Committee
Timetable: Ongoing
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RG2
That the National Preservation Office, the Australian Archives and the Federal Libraries Information Network actively encourage and promote the use of permanent paper and other suitable materials for documents likely to form part of the Australian documentary heritage.
Groups to be involved: Australian Book Publishers' Association, Australian Government Publishing Service
Timetable: Ongoing
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RG3
That the National Film and Sound Archive in collaboration with NLA and other organisations, develop and promote the use of technical standards for use in oral history and folklore recording projects, to ensure future preservation of this important documentary heritage resource.
Groups to be involved: Australian Sound Recording Association, Oral History Association of Australia
Timetable: Standards published by December 1994
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RG4
That the National Film and Sound Archive and other appropriate organisations (noting in particular the responsibility of Australian Archives vis-a-vis the ABC and SBS) maintain ongoing programs to ensure the acquisition and preservation of an adequate coverage of Australian radio and TV programs as part of the national documentary heritage.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RG5
That the Australian Archives, ACLIS, the National Preservation Office and the National Film and Sound Archive establish a working party to develop guidelines for the management of material in electronic format, building on work already done by the Australian Archives and the ACLIS Task Force on the Preservation of Australian Electronic Information.
Timetable: Preliminary discussions by June 1994
SESSION H, J, K - Special Communities
This was a combined session which brought together discussion on issues relating to the three special communities covered by the original conference, viz:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Multicultural Communities
- People with Disabilities
It was recognised in the formulation of the draft resolutions that progress on many of the issues involved is dependant on actions at the individual institutional level relating to collecting, access and so on, and that these at times override the particular focus of the Meeting on Australian documentary heritage materials. This is reflected in the range of "Advice to institutions" coming out of the Meeting and in resolutions recommending the development of appropriate policy frameworks and training.
In the case of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, the Meeting was influenced by tabled papers from the recently formed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Resource Network (ASTILiRN) and by a recent publication of the Council of Australian Museum Associations "Previous possessions, new obligations: Policies for museums in Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". The Meeting agreed that more effective input to the political and funding processes was needed at the national level and this was reflected in Resolutions RH2 and RH4.
Similarly for Multicultural Communities, Resolutions RJ1 and RJ4 seek more effective national policy development.
In the case of people with disabilities, there was a high degree of agreement with the intent of the draft resolutions, with opportunities for improvement being opened up by current reviews relating to copyright, legal deposit and Public Lending Right. With Advice RKA6, it was not possible to reach agreement with the representative of the Round Table on Reading Materials for the People with Disabilities Inc. about the intent of the Advice; consequently this advice was dropped. In other respects, the advice of the Planning Committee was accepted, and the Meeting did not attempt to frame recommendations on other issues.
The Meeting also noted that some of the Resolutions relating to Special Communities were related to access in general for those communities, within which the more specific problems of access to Australian heritage materials were embedded. This reflected the special problems of these communities.
SESSION H - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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RH1
That the National, State and Territory libraries and archives, and other collecting organisations, establish advisory mechanisms which will result in improved access to documentary heritage by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Timetable: December 1994
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RH2
That the NLA, in cooperation with CASL, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, the Council of Federal, State and Territory Archives, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Resource Network, undertake to convene a biennial Round Table on Library and Archives collections and services of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Groups to be involved: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Timetable: First Roundtable by June 1995
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RH3
That, in association with Resolution RH1, the National, State and Territory Libraries undertake to disseminate information about their holdings related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and that conditions of access and use be negotiated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Timetable: Policy statement on access and use by December 1994
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RH4
That the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, in conjunction with the NLA, Australian Archives, CASL and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Resource Network develop proposals for funding by the Australian Aboriginal Affairs Council and/or other appropriate bodies to enable the development of a national strategy for linking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to all Australian documentary heritage materials.
Groups to be involved: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Australian Aboriginal Affairs Council
Timetable: July 1995
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RH5
That ALIA, following consultation with all schools of library and information studies, examine ways in which:- cross cultural awareness issues may be most appropriately handled in education and training programs.
- more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may obtain educational qualifications in library and information studies
and prepare an appropriate submission to the National Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
Groups to be involved: DEET Student and Aboriginal Programs Division
Timetable: June 1994
SESSION J - Multicultural Communities
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RJ1
That a national Round Table on Library Services in a Multicultural Australia be established:- to meet biennially chaired by a representative of the Council of Australian State Libraries
- with representation from State and Territory Libraries (through State and Territory multicultural library services advisory committees where these exist), the NLA, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services, and other multicultural community-related organisations as appropriate
- with the secretariat support for each Round Table provided as agreed by either a State or Territory Library or the NLA
- with terms of reference covering all aspects of multicultural library services
- with responsibilities for conducting a survey of national progress of multicultural services in libraries with significant Australian collections prior to each Round Table
Groups to be involved: CASL Working Group on Multicultural
Library Services, Australian Language and Literacy Council, State and Territory
ethnic community organisations
Timetable: First Roundtable by June 1995
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RJ2
That State and Territory libraries establish consultative mechanisms (where these do not already exist) linking libraries with State ethnic community organisations, to further develop policies and practices on multicultural collecting and access
Timetable: June 1995
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RJ3
That the ALIA Board of Education consult with Schools of Library and Information Studies to examine ways in which- cultural diversity issues may be most appropriately handled in education and training programs
- more students with language skills and backgrounds may obtain educational qualifications in library and information studies
Groups to be involved: DEET Language and Literacy Branch
Timetable: Initial consultation by September 1994
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RJ4
That the NLA, in collaboration with the Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy Network of the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, seek funds to carry out a survey aimed at identifying documentary heritage collections held in community organisations (noting that the High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects fund and the Heritage Collections Committee may be possible sources of funds)
Timetable: Submission by July 1994
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RJ5
That the NLA ensure, through the National CJK Project and its National Document and Information Service development, that the need to provide for the scripts and complex diacritics of all major community languages in Australia is addressed as a high priority; with advice from Standards Australia Committee IT/19 on appropriate character sets
Timetable: Ongoing
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RJ6
That the NLA report to the ABN Network Committee and ABN Users Meeting on the best ways to extend coverage of records and locations for non-English language materials in the National Bibliographic Database
Timetable: July 1994
SESSION K - People With Disabilities
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RK1
That the NLA regularly monitor the extent to which alternative format materials accessible to people with disabilities, are included in collection development policies and collecting agreements that are reported to it
Timetable: Ongoing from January 1994
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RK2
That the NLA and State and Territory Libraries, in consultation with relevant groups, seek to include in any changes to deposit legislation, reference to formats of materials accessible to people with disabilities.
Groups to be involved: Round Table on Reading Materials
for People with Disabilities Inc., Department of Health, Housing, Local
Government and Community Services
Timetable: Proposals by December 1995
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RK3
That the Australian Committee on Cataloguing work to influence international bibliographic standards and practice to improve access to materials for people with disabilities.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RK4
That the NLA, in re-examining its national bibliographic products, ensure the timely identification of materials produced for people with disabilities.
Groups to be involved: ACLIS, ALIA, Round Table on Reading Materials for People with Disabilities Inc.
Timetable: Review to be completed by June 1994; changes to bibliographic products to be implemented by January 1995
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RK5
That the Copyright Committee to be established by ACLIS include in its deliberations the issue of a broadening of the statutory licence provisions, with the aim of promoting access by anyone who cannot read standard print material to productions in alternative formats.
Groups to be involved: ACLIS, Round Table on Reading Materials
for People with Disabilities Inc.
Timetable: ACLIS proposals by June 1995
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RK6
That the NLA ask the Commonwealth Government's Public Lending Right Committee to consider appropriate changes to the Public Lending Right Scheme to include audio books and other alternative format materials.
Groups to be involved: Public Lending Right Committee
Timetable: NLA action by March 1994
SESSION L - Copyright
The introduction to this session highlighted recent developments in the area of copyright, particularly the announcement by the Minister for Justice that the Copyright Act was to be the subject of a major review with the aims of simplifying the legislation and incorporating the concept of broadly based rights. Following the introductory remarks, the Chairman invited the President of ACLIS, Mr Tom Cochrane, to inform the meeting of recent decisions of the ACLIS National Council in the area of copyright. The proposed new resolution RL1 was then discussed and there was general agreement that it was appropriate that ACLIS should remain the lead organisation for copyright issues. The new resolution was then approved, with minor amendments, by the meeting.
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RL1
That ACLIS establish and fund a Copyright Committee, with representatives from ACLIS, the Australian Council of Archives, CASL, the Council of Australian University Librarians, CSIRO and the NLA to meet throughout 1994 to formulate an appropriate response to the Minister for Justice on changes to copyright legislation, and to develop appropriate positions on copyright for the library and archives communities.
Groups to be involved: Australian Council of Archives, CASL,
Council of Australian University Librarians, CSIRO, NLA
Timetable: Commencing February 1994
SESSION M - Final Session
The greater part of the final session M was taken up with the fine tuning of the resolutions which had received preliminary agreement at the earlier sessions. This was carried out successfully, although the number of resolutions and time available meant that in a very few cases, the meeting agreed on the sense of the resolution, and left it to the Planning Committee to recommend a final wording - all draft resolutions were later to be circulated to participants for comment before being finalised.
The session then considered the agenda paper 'What Happens Next?', and agreed that it would be appropriate for the High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects Working Group to remain in existence, as long as project funds could be revised; and for there to be another review of progress some time during 1996.
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RM1
That the Working Group on High Priority Cross-Sectoral Projects remain in existence as long as it remains successful in raising project funds; that the Working Group be encouraged to seek further funds during 1994; and that the NLA provide administrative support through its Office of the Distributed National Collection.
Timetable: Ongoing
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RM2
That the NLA retain a focus for continuing the Towards Federation 2001 agenda, and monitoring progress, within its new Office of the Distributed National Collection, working in close collaboration with ACLIS and CASL
Groups to be involved: ACLIS and CASL
Timetable: Ongoing
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RM3
That the NLA organise a further meeting of parties interested in the Towards Federation 2001 agenda to be held in early 1996, to review progress, and if possible to agree on further collaborative projects and activities over the period 1996-2001
Timetable: June 1996
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