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PRDLA 2007. Brian Flaherty Assistant University Librarian (IT) The University of Auckland Library New Zealand. Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Nisa Bula Vinaka, Aloha, Talofa lava… Tena koe, Tena korua, Tena koutou katoa.
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PRDLA 2007 Brian Flaherty Assistant University Librarian (IT) The University of Auckland Library New Zealand
Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Nisa Bula Vinaka, Aloha, Talofa lava…Tena koe, Tena korua, Tena koutou katoa.
Nau mai, haere mai ki te whare pukapuka kōtuitui o te tangata pasifika
Project scope • To create a digital library focused on the culture & heritage of the indigenous peoples of the Oceania region • To create a centralised metadata repository through harvesting partner collections, to enhance resource discovery • To actively seek out funding for digitisation programs across partner institutions • To investigate preservation issues around cultural treasures
The University of Hawaii Library • Trust Territory Photo Archives • Steve Thomas Traditional Micronesian Navigation Collection • Rapanui: the Edmunds/Bryan Photograph Collection, 1904-1929 • Hawaiian Language Newspapers
The University of California San Diego LibraryMelanesian Collection • Photographs & slides • Dissertations & theses • Papua New Guinea Patrol Reports
The University of Auckland • Journal of the Polynesian Society • Anthropology Photographic Collection • Pasifika Poets • Maori & Pacific Music Archive
Issues… • Technical infrastructure • Cultural & intellectual property • Digital preservation & sustainability plan • Cultural renewal / digital repatriation • Other potential partners
Next steps… • Project web site • Joint funding application • Digitisation program at each sitefocusing on images, theses and journals
Kia manuia, Tofa soifua, Fakamonu atu, Vinaka vaka levu,E noho ra…
PRDLA 2007 Brian Flaherty Assistant University Librarian (IT) The University of Auckland Library New Zealand