
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION
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Damian McDonald (b.1971) Tape Store, Oral History
Collection Pictorial Collection |
Australian library materials and highly
significant non-Australian publications are maintained to ensure they are
available for current and future use. Other materials are maintained in a
useable condition for as long as practicable.
PERFORMANCE OUTPUTS
Performance Targets
Quantity
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22 026 square metres of
collection stored and maintained |
The Library stored and maintained 21 728 square
metres of collections, slightly less than the targeted figure.
Quality
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90 per cent of collection
maintained in accordance with environmental and security standards |
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80 per cent, equivalent to
500, of highly significant collection items identified as requiring treatment,
received treatment |
The Library met its security standards for all
21 728 square metres of collections stored. The Library also aims to store all
collections in suitable environmental conditions; the target figure of 90 per
cent reflects expectations about what could be achieved with existing
airconditioning systems. Difficulties in humidity control in some areas led to
77 per cent achievement on average: this figure reflects fluctuating weather
conditions that affect the interior humidity in some months. This issue is
being addressed through the Environmental Management Plan, referred to under
Key Issues.
The target for treating significant collection
items was exceeded. A total of 1135 highly significant collection items were
treated.
Price
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$141.15 per square metre of
collection stored and maintained |
The unit price per square metre of collection
stored and maintained was $137.11.
PERFORMANCEOUTCOME
Effectiveness Indicator
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90 per cent of collections
maintained in accordance with environmental and security standards |
As noted above, the Library met its security
standards for 100 per cent of its collections and its environmental standards
for 77 per cent of its collections.
KEY ISSUES
Collection Preservation and
Maintenance
To improve performance against storage
standards, the Library is developing an Environmental Management Plan, based on
international standards and practices and the Library's own needs. The plan
should deliver improvements in storage conditions for key collections over a
number of years.
Digital Preservation
The issue of digital preservation remains a key
challenge for the Library. Developments this year include:
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Ongoing growth in the size and complexity
of the Library's collections of digital information resources continued. The
Library produced a policy statement on how it intends to meet its digital
preservation commitments. |
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Collaboration with international partners
to define and improve digital archiving and preservation practices. |
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Amending Library policy on creating
preservation copies of pictorial material in favour of digital copies rather
than traditional photographic reproductions. |
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 Damian
McDonald (b.1971) Control Room and Interactive Studio 'A', Sound
Preservation and Technical Services Pictorial Collection |
Coordination of Preservation
Activities
Among a range of ongoing coordination activities
relating to collection preservation, the Library made significant progress in
the following areas:
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Developing national strategies
to address the deterioration of microfilm, photographic film and sound
recording collections on cellulose acetate film, in conjunction with State
libraries, archives and other collecting institutions. |
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Coordinating the National Plan
for Australian Newspapers (NPLAN) on behalf of the State and Territory
libraries. The Plan, which has been in operation since the early 1990s, has
been successful in identifying, maintaining and copying Australian
newspapers. |
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