02 Aug 2000

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT, Australia
Supplied note: "These protocols are intended to guide libraries, archives and information services in appropriate ways to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the communities which the organisations serve, and to handle materials with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content."
Site contents: Preamble; 1.Content and Perspectives; 2.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Intellectual Property Issues; 3.Accessibility and Use; 4.Subject Headings/Classification of Materials; 5.Secret or Sacred Materials; 6.Offensive Materials; 7.Governance and Management; 8.Staffing; 9.Education and Training for Professional Practice; 10.Awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Issues; 11.Copying and Repatriation of Records to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
[A document compiled by Alex Byrne, Alana Garwood, Heather Moorcroft and Alan Barnes. The Protocols have been published by Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) for ATSILIRN. They are endorsed at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) Conferences December 1994 and September 1995 - ed.]
URL http://www.ntu.edu.au/library/protocol.html
Link suggested by: Mark Perkins (markp@spc.int)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful