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The Library's activities for the year enable it
to meet its stated performance objectives and position it to achieve its
medium-term strategic objectives in future years. Some important groundwork has
been achieved this year that will position the Library in key strategic
areas.
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The substantial research work
undertaken in the areas of testing and evaluating digitisation techniques and
processes enables the Library to proceed to large-scale digitisation of
selected collections in future years. It is expected that collection
digitisation will operate more efficiently in future, resulting in a critical
mass of digitised collection materials available for general access through the
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Portrait of Sir Edmund
Barton 1903 Pictorial Collection
The
digitisation of the Barton Papers,
started in March 2001, through the kind support of Mr Dick Smith and Mrs Pip
Smith
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To support the future collection, and
preservation of, and provision of access to, information resources in digital
form the Library has:
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Developed and
implemented an automated system that supports the collaborative archiving of
web resources into the PANDORA Archive by partner institutions. |
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Completed planning for
the development of systems to deliver to the public an increasing range of
digitised manuscripts, maps, pictures, music and sound recordings from the
Library's Collection. |
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Developed and promulgated
standards and guidelines to provide assistance to other collecting
institutions, publishers and creators of digital material to preserve this
material for future access. |
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Skeg bunyip, features on the
interactive Bunyips
web site, built to feature alongside the touring exhibition of the same
name © Brett Butler
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The Library has
repositioned its public program activities, developing a major program of
exhibitions, publications and events. In addition a range of new education
programs for students from pre-school to tertiary level has been established.
The development of interactive and animated online products, such as
Bunyips, provides enhanced access for many Australians, irrespective
of location, to the Library's Collection. Further work is also in progress for
the production of simultaneous online and print publishing from next year. This
year the Library undertook the planning for a major international
exhibitionTreasures from the World's Great Librariesto be
held from December 2001 to February 2002. |
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