tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post8160466295737217017..comments2023-10-07T06:36:59.684-07:00Comments on Rose Holley's Blog - views and news on digital libraries and archives: The proposed Australian National Cultural Policy 2012: an overview for GLAM’s (galleries, libraries, archives, museums).Rose Holley - Digital Library Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815485499572077644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-87625856591617818482013-03-18T02:22:33.755-07:002013-03-18T02:22:33.755-07:00The National Cultural Policy has now been released...The National Cultural Policy has now been released. See my blog post of 18 March 2013 describing the outcome for GLAM's.Rose Holley - Digital Library Specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815485499572077644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-71957125590896721932012-05-07T01:37:40.830-07:002012-05-07T01:37:40.830-07:00The cultural policy has been postponed due to lack...The cultural policy has been postponed due to lack of funds so will not be released in May as planned: http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/culture-arts-squeezed-from-budget-with-no-spare-change-20120502-1xzhi.html#ixzz1tl52p2ozRose Holley - Digital Library Specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815485499572077644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-29649303956941134312012-01-30T14:30:37.313-08:002012-01-30T14:30:37.313-08:00Thanks so much Rose. I have just read those two do...Thanks so much Rose. I have just read those two documents you pointed too and they make for very interesting reading. Among lots of other things the thing that I found fascinating (and not in a good way) is that the NGA did not appear to make a formal response to the Discussion Paper. I find this quite strange. Also the only policy document on digitising the NGA's collection I can find on their website is from 2006 which seems a long time ago considering the pace of change in the digital landscape. I found The Digital Culture Public Sphere really great in terms of articulating a possible vision for the future...as I did the submissions by the NLA, NFSA and NSLA to the Discussion Paper. Interesting times ahead it seems!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890231930979311533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-61317809010429068892012-01-27T21:32:23.597-08:002012-01-27T21:32:23.597-08:00I would like to add a note to my blog post. Anoth...I would like to add a note to my blog post. Another submission which is of interest to the GLAM sector is that given by the Senator Kate Lundy called 'The Digital Culture Public Sphere'. I can't find the submission on the NCP website but it is available from Kate's own website http://www.katelundy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DCPS-Submission-to-NCP-FINAL.pdf<br /><br />Pages 85-106 are suggestions for and from the cultural heritage sector. <br /><br />The latest statements and news from Simon Crean is in the Australian 17 Jan 2012 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/culture-to-connect-the-dots/story-e6frg8n6-1226245839174 which states:<br />"He has convened two committees: a reference group of more than 20 arts professionals to chew over cultural policy submissions, and a working group comprising the heads of national institutions to discuss broader issues."Rose Holley - Digital Library Specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815485499572077644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-88031051563757152072012-01-27T21:23:17.576-08:002012-01-27T21:23:17.576-08:00Hi Wendy
I'm glad the post is of help to you i...Hi Wendy<br />I'm glad the post is of help to you in your library studies. Your question about whether the national collecting institutions will collaborate together on digitisation is a good one. I think it is unlikely they will do so unless government funding requires it, or they are manadated to do so. I say this because all these institutions have been digitising already for about 10-15 years and as far as I know have not collaborated to do it, either in sharing money, facilites, staff or equipment. Although Trove is widely viewed as the national digital discovery portal and has been widely acclaimed it also was not a collaborative project, but a NLA project, as was Picture Australia. I would also say your grouping of the institutions is interesting. The three institutions that have worked most closely together on the digitisation issue are NAA, NFSA and NLA who made an unsuccessful joint proposal to the government for extra funding for digital activities for their own institutions in 2009. I'm not sure why NMA and NGA were not involved in this proposal. Hope that helps.Rose Holley - Digital Library Specialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815485499572077644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991487040281464395.post-13742770219520749092012-01-25T16:43:36.004-08:002012-01-25T16:43:36.004-08:00Hello Rose
It is wonderful to read this post. I am...Hello Rose<br />It is wonderful to read this post. I am student in the M. IT (LIS) at QUT and am currently doing a minor research project on GLAMs which is concentrating on past and current cultural policy in relation to four national collecting institutions (NGA, NLA, NAA, NMA). I'm in the fairly early stages but am interested both in the digitisation of collections, but also possibilities for collaboration among institutions. Is this something that you can see happening in the Australian scene in the near (or not so near) future?<br />WendyWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890231930979311533noreply@blogger.com