NSLA Members ACT Library and Information Service National Library of Australia National Library of New Zealand Northern Territory Library State Library of New South Wales State Library of Queensland State Library of South Australia State Library of Tasmania State Library of Victoria State Library of Western Australia

NSLA Vision In collaboration, the National, State and Territory Libraries of Australia and New Zealand will become leaders in empowering people to create, discover, use and transform our collections, content and global information resources.

Strategies One Library Transform our culture Accessible Content

One Library A consistent experience across our libraries Improved delivery of content and resources Ability to create, transform, use and share content Strategies

Transform our culture The development of a new organisational design Capability to deliver the Re-imagining Library Services vision A culture of innovation and exploration Strategies

Accessible Content Improved access to our content Increased efficiencies through collaborative collection development Increased amounts of digital content Improved management of digital and physical content Strategies

Each of the projects aligns with one or more of the strategic outcomes. Projects

Lead Agency State Library of Victoria Removing barriers to access and giving the user more independence Providing the ability to create, transform, use and share content Scope a) Free wireless broadband b) Using content - Re-write copyright communications Project 1 – Do it now! Project 2 – Open Borders Lead Agency National Library of Australia To open up access to the content and services of our libraries to everyone Consistent service delivery and increased efficiencies through collaboration Scope Improved, simpler access of our suites of electronic resources Access opportunities in the use of mobile broadband services

Lead Agency State Library of Victoria Integration of the next generation of virtual reference as a core function within our services Access to our services at the point of need Scope Develop strategic vision for Virtual Reference and a new Business Model Commence transition with consistent service standards, quality and training Project 3 – Virtual Reference Lead Agency State Library of Western Australia Project 4 – Delivery Simple and quick options for the delivery of library content Providing access to our content where and when users want it Scope a)Digital delivery to the user on request b)Physical delivery to the home

Lead Agencies - National Library of New Zealand / State Library of Queensland Ability to create, transform, use and share our content Enhance the cultural value of our collections through user contribution Scope A distributed set of tools and operational frameworks to enable a consistent experience across our websites Project 5 – Community Created Content Lead Agency – State Library of South Australia Project 6 – Changing Capability and Culture We will create a culture that encourages innovation, exploration and agility. No job will be unchanged. Scope a)Developing a framework for organisation design b)Building innovation

Lead Agencies - State Library of New South Wales / State Library of Queensland Increased efficiencies through collaborative collection development Improved management of our collections Scope A collaborative approach to collecting published materials - eResources; Serials; Monographs Project 7 – Collaborative Collections Lead Agency - National Library of Australia Project 8 – Flexible Cataloguing Enhance our visibility and relevance by making all our collections available online Improve levels of productivity and efficiency Scope Identify and implement faster, quicker and better approaches to processing and cataloguing collections

Demonstrating the economic benefits of mass digitisation Defining best practice in management of digital collections Scope Links on website to work already completed Digital lifecycles and ongoing digital preservation Project 9 – Scaling Up Digitisation Lead Agency - National Library of Australia Project 10 – Connecting & Discovering Content New and improved avenues of discovery for our content Making our content available where users are Scope A national metadata store – NLA’s Single Business Discovery project. Connecting our content through enhanced metadata services

Thank you. Questions?