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Asian Collections Reading Room, National Library of Australia

Asian Collections Reading Room, National Library of Australia. Australien [cartographic material] / zu finden bey Ioh. Walch in Augsburg. [182-]. The development of CJK collections in Australia: problems and prospects. Amelia McKenzie Director, Asian Collections. Overview.

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Asian Collections Reading Room, National Library of Australia

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  1. Asian Collections Reading Room, National Library of Australia

  2. Australien [cartographic material] / zu finden bey Ioh. Walch in Augsburg. [182-]

  3. The development of CJK collections in Australia: problems and prospects Amelia McKenzie Director, Asian Collections

  4. Overview • Australia – 20M population • Land mass of 4.8 million square miles • 85% of population in urban areas • 45 universities • 20 universities have Asian studies programs • High level of Asia research (but enrolments trending down)

  5. Libraries supporting Asia research • Main collections in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane • High level of cooperation • National Library has always been part of the picture • Collecting strengths in CJK and Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia

  6. Access • Single National Bibliographic Database since 1981 (1300 members) – hosted by NLA • National CJK Service – shared cataloguing on Innopac platform (23 members) • A modest success – 1.5M records, 490,000 holdings

  7. Access • NCJKS soon to be integrated into National Bibliographic Database on OCLC Pica platform (Unicode-compliant) • Implementation late 2005 • Improved access for all non-Roman scripts (we hope!) • Access to NBD is through Libraries Australia (to be free from Jan 2006) including ‘get’ option – ILL, copies

  8. Access • Distant collections and declining resources mean cooperation is essential • Models are • Collecting agreements, eg NLA and ANU • Consortium purchasing • Local networks, eg ‘Asian Libraries in Melbourne’

  9. Electronic resources • Database products only at major libraries • Standalone CD-ROMs common • But difficulties with IT platforms for some products

  10. Licensing • Typical difficulties encountered in negotiations - permissions • Downloading, printing, unlimited viewing • Saving, emailing • Document supply

  11. Prospects – what’s coming next? • Use of print collections is declining • Use of online services is increasing • But university collecting is declining, matching trends in Asian studies • NLA collections provide stability at national level

  12. From print to online to what? • What new formats should we be collecting? • Films, VCDs, images • Ephemera – posters, brochures, leaflets • Web sites – who is archiving significant research level sites?

  13. Unexpected surprises • Deterioration of cellulose acetate microform collections • Mainly pre-1984 collections • Deterioration has already begun

  14. Thank you!

  15. www.nla.gov.auwww.librariesaustralia.nla.gov.auamckenzie@nla.gov.auwww.nla.gov.auwww.librariesaustralia.nla.gov.auamckenzie@nla.gov.au

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