Skadi Nova's List: CDP

• The Collection Development Policy is also a means of facilitating  cooperation with other libraries. To assist such cooperation, and to  increase national and international access, the Collection Development  Policy will be made accessible via the Australian  Libraries Gateway.

• 12.1.1 CAUL

   

  CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) provides a mechanism  for consortium purchase of electronic resources.  Monash University  Library is actively involved in CAUL joint purchasing initiatives through  participation in CEIRC (CAUL Electronic Information Resources Committee).

   

  12.1.2 ARLAC (Academic and Research Libraries Acquisitions Consortium)

   

  The library cooperates with seven Victorian university libraries, three  South Australian university libraries and the State Library of Victoria  to leverage the collective purchasing power of the consortium members  by making a joint commitment to spend a percentage of their monograph  votes with a preferred supplier for English language materials.
• • purchasing power aspect relevant to libraries but not the archives. they try not to have to buy anything.
• The libraries of the Group of Eight universities collaborate to improve  collections and services, including collaborative acquisition and resource  sharing activities.
• • preservation aspects covered by CARM. ultimate goal of NFSA is preservation of material, whether it is in their collection or another
• This is a CAVAL (Cooperative Action by Victorian Academic Libraries)  initiative for joint storage of low use research materials to ensure  their retention and preservation.

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• • making free access and protection of cultural access and copyright rights work together. awareness and advocacy on part of NFSA for indigenous owners or copyright holders.
• To promote the free flow of information and ideas in the interests of all Australians and a thriving culture and democracy

• 5. IASA recognises the moral rights of indigenous peoples, and believes that archivists should respect these rights where they are not already protected by legislation. Reference should be made to relevant international bodies (e.g. UNESCO) for the extent and nature of these rights. This principle may include recordings whose legal term of protection has expired, or whose un-expired rights are held by the archive.

• • The rights of the legal copyright owner will be respected.  The Audiovisual Archive also recognises the rights of Indigenous communities and individuals, who are the owners of most of the knowledge contained in the collections.  Every attempt will be made to provide access to the collections in accordance with the wishes of the copyright owner(s) and Indigenous owner(s). 
   
  • Copies of material will only be provided for publication purposes if the requestor has consulted with the relevant Indigenous community or individual(s) and has received written permission to proceed, even in such cases where the copyright owner has approved publication.
• All clients requesting copies of archival material must sign an indemnity form stating their intended use and prohibiting any other use, manipulation of sounds or images, or uses which may cause pain or embarrassment, or offend the sensitivities of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• • recognise the right to access but also the right to restriction due to cultural sensitivities. the right to ask and the right to be given a valid reason for refusal
• Although it may not be possible to provide access to certain collection materials due to cultural or other restrictions, the Audiovisual Archive recognises the public's right to ask for access and an honest explanation as to why such access is, or is not, possible.
• Access to duplicate material from another archive will be dependent on the conditions specified by the originating archive.

  • wont be able to access copied material elsewhere if original material is restricted. copies fall under same policy

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• ensure the cultural beliefs and traditions of the community are respected by seeking out any necessary information (e.g. protocols and historical, cultural, and current issues as they relate to conservation of heritage objects)

  • ensuring cultural rights are respected

• Discard and Retention of Library Material

   

  1.18 As a legal deposit and research library, the National Library does not generally dispose of items in its collections. Disposal usually only occurs if material has deteriorated to such an extent that it is no longer usable and a surrogate copy has been made, or multiple copies of a publication are held. Some items from the overseas print collections may be discarded where items are considered not to have a sufficient level of informational integrity to be worth retaining for research purposes.

   

  1.19 Such disposals are made in accordance with the Library’s Guidelines for the Discard and Retention of Library Material

   

  1 The Conspectus methodology was an internationally recognised standard for the assessment and evaluation of library collection strengths developed in the United States of America.

  • strict policy regarding discard. legal deposit and research lib, so generally don't weed.

• 2.12 The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies comprehensively collects published works that deal predominantly with Indigenous Australians, and works published by, or in the languages of, these groups. Original material from or supporting research funded by the Institute and materials relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies are collected and promoted. The Library aims to acquire published material dealing with all issues pertaining to Indigenous Australians and consults with the Institute on the acquisition of original materials that fall within its area of interest, largely manuscript or pictorial items (e.g. photographs). The Library regularly transfers duplicate copies of relevant books and ephemera to the Institute.

• Aboriginal

  • mentions Aboriginal groups but that is it. access to info iin this area

• The document  addresses culturally appropriate management of collections including modified descriptions and indexing - which would benefit all users; handling and management of secret sacred material, and of offensive material; the need for consultation regarding copying and repatriation of records and the implications of digitising collections.

• Among recent international activity a useful starting   point is the WIPO website   on traditional knowledge.
  

  • a few egs of where the principles come from and can further show why NFSA is part of this international movement to address indigenous cultural rights issues
• 1991   United Nations Draft Declaration of the Rights of   the World's Indigenous Peoples
  
• 1993 UN report on the Study of the Protection   of the Cultural & Intellectual Property of Indigenous   Peoples and 1995 Final Report on the Protection   of the Heritage of Indigenous People

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• There are a number of reasons why librarians avoid weeding as a part of collection management: desire to maintain the size of the collection, lack of time, lack of experience, and of course, the belief that a book may be needed sometime in the future. On the other hand, numerous benefits can be realized by weeding a library collection: accessibility, appearance, currency, circulation, and additional space.

  • lack of experience - policies ,guidelines and protocols would help here. possible future needs- just in time or just in case?
• most weeding is conducted based on a combination of objective and subjective criteria, perha

  ps to allay the emotional conflicts of those weeding.
• Slote (1997)
• shelf time period

  • this doesn't indicate in-house use. how do you measure that?
• Non-core books, which rarely or never circulate
• past use of a book is the best predictor of future use.

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