Examples of implementation of the NSLA Indigenous Strategy presented at the ALIA Dreaming 2008 conference.

1. 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 Barty
Executive Manager, Indigenous Library Services
State Library of Queensland

3. Core Principles
Relevance
Legitimacy
Currency

4. Key Areas for Policy
Development
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
are the first people and
Traditional Owners of Australia.

5. Queensland Indigenous Language Project
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

6. Eora: Mapping Original Sydney,
1770-1850
Nouvelle - Hollande. Gnoung-a- gnoung-a, mour-re-mour-ga (dit Collins.)
by Barthelemy Roger (1767-1841) after Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777-1804).
STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

7. Mura Gadi
Image taken from National Library Australia Website
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

8. Talking Circle, kuril dhagun
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

9. Key Areas for Policy
Development
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander library
services and collections are a
fundamental part of core business

10. kuril dhagun
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

11. Indigenous Knowledge Centres
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

12. IKC Network (Queensland)
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

13. Indigenous Library and Knowledge Centre Network
NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

14. Keeping Culture Strong
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

15. 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.

16. 2005-2006 Aboriginal Records
Project
Image of Norman Tjakalyiri, Kate, Kunmanara Taylor, Denise,
Suzy, Reggie Uluru, Harry Wilson used with
permission from the State Library of South Australia STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

17. Uluru Project
Image of Reggie Uluru used with permission from the State Library of South Australia
STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

18. 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.

19. Annual Community Officers Forum
(Darwin, September 2006)
NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

20. The Our Story Database (NT)
NORTHERN TERRITORY LIBRARY

21. Queensland Memory
Indigenous Digital Workshops
STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

22. 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.

23. Creative Fellowships
), 2005
Genevieve Grieves, Artist
Picturing the Old People (video and audio installation)

25. 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.

26. National Library of Australia
Pitjantjatjara Elders
Craig Mackenzie- Pitjantjatjara Elders visit, council room, 28th June 2007

27. National Library of Australia
Pitjantjatjara Elders visit
Craig Mackenzie- Pitjantjatjara Elders visit, council room, 28th June 2007

28. Protocols for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Collections

29. 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.

30. Te Rōpū Whakahau
Māori in Libraries and Information Management
2008 PRESIDENTIAL CITATION
FOR INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

31. 2007 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in
Public Sector Management
State Library of Queensland’s
Indigenous Library Services

32. 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

33. Collaborative Projects
Image taken from State Library of Western Australia Website
13 February 2008

34. Project Recognition
UNESCO AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD
REGISTER
Image taken from the Australian Memory of the World Website

35. The Way Forward

36. The Way Forward
Developing partnerships and
collaborative projects

37. 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

38. The Way Forward
Many commendable programs and
initiatives have already been
implemented throughout Australia