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>From: Charu Sood
>Sent: Thursday 20 November 1997 11:42AM
>To: Maggie Jones
>Subject: Physical-format digital publications - long-term management &
>preservation
>
> The first National Consultative Meeting on the management of Australian
>physical-format digital publications was convened by the National
>Library of Australia on 27 and 28 October 1997. It brought together
>representatives of the publishers and content providers of Australian
>publications on CD-ROMs and floppy disks, and representatives of the
>National and State Libraries. The purpose of the meeting was to seek
>agreement on key principles and an understanding of responsibilities
>related to the provision of long-term access to digital publications in
>physical-formats.
>
>Through a series of presentations and group discussions, issues
>including legal and voluntary deposit, copyright, access, licensing,
>collection development, cataloguing, and preservation paths were
>grappled with.
>
>Following the discussion with publishers and content providers, the
>library representatives met to formalise the outcomes of the discussions
>into a plan of action for libraries. The aim of this action plan is to
>progress the development of strategies for the long-term preservation of
>access to significant Australian publications on CD-ROMs & floppy discs.
>
>Meeting reports, presentations and survey results are available on the
>National Library Website at
>http://www.nla.gov.au/niac/meetings/physical.html
>
>Comments, queries and requests for further information are welcome and
>should be directed to
>
>Charu Sood
>Project Director, National Initiatives and Collaboration Branch,
>National Library of Australia
>email [log in to unmask]
>phone 02 6262 1571
>
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