nsla iwg alia presentation sept 08

The Way Forward:Implementing the National Policy Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Services and Collections

National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA)

Robert BartyExecutive Manager, Indigenous Library Services State Library of Queensland

Core PrinciplesRelevance

Legitimacy

Currency

Key Areas for Policy Development

Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are the first people and

Traditional Owners of Australia.

Queensland Indigenous Language Project

STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Eora: Mapping Original Sydney, 1770-1850

STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Nouvelle - Hollande. Gnoung-a- gnoung-a, mour-re-mour-ga (dit Collins.)by Barthelemy Roger (1767-1841) after Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777-1804).

Mura Gadi

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIAImage taken from National Library Australia Website

Talking Circle, kuril dhagunSTATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Key Areas for Policy Development

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library services and collections are a

fundamental part of core business

kuril dhagun

STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Indigenous Knowledge CentresSTATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

IKC Network (Queensland)

STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Indigenous Library and Knowledge Centre Network

NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

Keeping Culture StrongSTATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Key Areas for Policy Development

Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders need to be involved in the decision-making

processes, at all levels, to achieve informed and appropriate directions and

agendas across the library and information sector.

2005-2006 Aboriginal Records Project

STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAImage of Norman Tjakalyiri, Kate, Kunmanara Taylor, Denise,Suzy, Reggie Uluru, Harry Wilson used withpermission from the State Library of South Australia

Uluru Project

STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Image of Reggie Uluru used with permission from the State Library of South Australia

Key Areas for Policy Development

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and training across the library and information sector are vital elements to achieve services of relevance to Aboriginal

people and Torres Strait Islanders.

Annual Community Officers Forum (Darwin, September 2006)

NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

The Our Story Database (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

Queensland MemoryIndigenous Digital Workshops

STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

Key Areas for Policy Development

Education and ongoing professional development in Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander information issues are important development areas for the library profession generally and new scholarship on libraries

and Indigenous Knowledge particularly.

Creative Fellowships

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA

), 2005

Genevieve Grieves, ArtistPicturing the Old People (video and audio installation)

Key Areas for Policy Development

Australian Indigenous knowledge, intellectual and cultural property rights, and protocols

are components fundamental to developing collections and services that are respectful

of the public and private dimensions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

materials.

National Library of AustraliaPitjantjatjara Elders

Craig Mackenzie- Pitjantjatjara Elders visit, council room, 28th June 2007

National Library of AustraliaPitjantjatjara Elders visit

Craig Mackenzie- Pitjantjatjara Elders visit, council room, 28th June 2007

Protocols for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections

Key Areas for Policy Development

Monitoring, reporting, and sharing progress against policy objectives are essential if progressive measures are to be

achieved across the library and information sector.

Te Rōpū WhakahauMāori in Libraries and Information Management

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

2007 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management

State Library of Queensland’s Indigenous Library Services

Challenges• Geographical distances• Funding opportunities• Establishing relationships, partnerships and

connections with community• Understanding Cultural Protocols and

cultural difference• Availability of resources• Language and Literacy levels• Other social issues i.e. employment and

training opportunities

13 February 2008

Collaborative Projects

Image taken from State Library of Western Australia Website

Project Recognition

UNESCO AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER

Image taken from the Australian Memory of the World Website

The Way Forward

The Way ForwardDeveloping partnerships and

collaborative projects

The Way Forward• Developing partnerships and

collaborative projects• Investing in program and project

delivery• Facing the challenges of collecting,

preserving and nurturing intangible heritage, living heritage of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders

The Way ForwardMany commendable programs and

initiatives have already been implemented throughout Australia