Resources

The Resources section is a work in progress. If you would like to contribute please contact us.

Cultural Competency and Indigenous Protocols

· National and State Libraries Australia: Culturally safe libraries – working with Indigenous collections. This resource is highly relevant to the management of all collections.

https://www.nsla.org.au/resources/cslp-collections

· First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries – www.amaga-indigenous.org.au/the-roadmap

· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library, Information and Resource Network Inc (ATSILIRN) - atsilirn.aiatsis.gov.au/protocols.php

· Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA) - www.ccca.com.au

· Working with Indigenous Australians - www.workingwithindigenousaustralians.info

· Reconciliation Australia - shareourpride.reconciliation.org.au

· AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia - aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/aiatsis-map-indigenous-australia

· Queensland Health - www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/151923/communicating.pdf

· Terri Janke and Company - www.terrijanke.com.au/single-post/2019/04/17/Why-Cultural-Institutions-need-an-ICIP-Protocol

Copyright and Creative Commons

· Copyright Act 1968 - www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1968A00063

· Copyright Council of Australia - www.copyright.org.au

· Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications - www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/copyright

· Australian Library Copyright Committee - www.libcopyright.org.au/content/resources

· Creative Commons - creativecommons.org

· Copyright Council of Australia - Legal Advice

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)

· Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) - aiatsis.gov.au/research/ethical-research/guidelines-ethical-research-australian-indigenous-studies

· Arts Law Centre of Australia (Arts Law) - www.artslaw.com.au/information-sheet/indigenous-cultural-and-intellectual-property-icip-aitb

· Terri Janke and Company, Lawyers and Consultants - www.terrijanke.com.au/single-post/2018/01/29/Rights-to-Culture-Indigenous-Cultural-and-Intellectual-Property-ICIP-Copyright-and-Protocols

· Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) - maas.museum/app/uploads/2016/08/Australian-Indigenous-Cultural-and-Intellectual-Cultural-Property-Protocol-v1.0.pdf

Digitisation

· National Library of Australia: Image Capture Standards - https://www.nla.gov.au/standards/image-capture

· GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections toolkit - www.digitalcollections.org.au/glam-peak

· Public Record Ofﬁce Victoria “Just Digitise It: Information for community groups about how to digitise photographs and paper records” - prov.vic.gov.au/community/managing-your-collection/just-digitise-it

· Museums & Galleries of NSW: a list of resources relating to the digitisation of collections - mgnsw.org.au/sector/resources/online-resources/digital/

· IFLA Guidelines for Planning the Digitisation of Rare Book and Manuscript Collections (2014) - https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/rare-books-and-manuscripts/rbms-guidelines/guidelines-for-planning-digitization.pdf

· Federation of Australian Historical Societies Collecting and Preserving Digital Materials guide - www.history.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Collecting-and-Preserving-Digital-Materials.pdf

Museums and Galleries

· Australian Museums and Galleries Association – peak body representing Australian museums and galleries nationally – www.amaga.org.au

· Australian Museums and Galleries Association Western Australia: WA Branch providing services to cultural, creative and community collecting organisations operating out of WA – www.amagawa.org.au

· National Standards For Australian Museums And Galleries - amagawa.org.au/portfolio-item/national-standards-for-australian-museums-and-galleries/

· ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums - icom.museum/en/resources/standards-guidelines/code-of-ethics/

· The Burra Charter - australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/

· Be Prepared - amagawa.org.au/portfolio-item/be-prepared/

· Collections management - www.amaga.org.au/my-collection

· WA Museum Collections Care Manual - manual.museum.wa.gov.au

· Significance 2.0 - amagawa.org.au/portfolio-item/significance-2-0/

· Preserving Australia’s Documentary Heritage: A Starter Kit for Community Groups - www.nla.gov.au/sites/default/files/starterkitcommunity.pdf

Libraries

· Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) - www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/advocacy/PLSG_ALIA_2012.pdf

· Libraries Australia - www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/required-data-elements-bibliographic-records-libraries-australia

Cataloguing and Documentation

· Small Museums Cataloguing Guide - www.mavic.asn.au/assets/Small_Museums_Cataloguing_Manual_4th.pdf

· Collections Trust UK Cataloguing Procedure and Guide - 326gtd123dbk1xdkdm489u1q-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cataloguing.pdf

· Public Records Office Victoria – Documenting the Collections: a guide to Cataloguing Archives - prov.vic.gov.au/community/managing-your-collection/documenting-collection

· General International Standard for Archival Description (English Version) - www.ica.org/sites/default/files/CBPS_2000_Guidelines_ISAD%28G%29_Second-edition_EN.pdf

· Describing Archives in Context: A Guide to the Australasian Practice (purchasable resource) - www.archivists.org.au/products/asa-publications/describing-archives-in-context

Vocabularies, Terminology Control and Thesauri

· Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences Object Name Thesaurus - maas.museum/research/object-name-thesaurus/

· Social History and Industrial Classification (SHIC) - collectionstrust.org.uk/resource/social-history-and-industrial-classification-shic/

· Archaeological Objects Thesaurus - collectionstrust.org.uk/resource/archaeological-objects-thesaurus/

· ICOM International Committee for the Museums and Collections of Costumes Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume - terminology.collectionstrust.org.uk/ICOM-costume/

· Australian Dress Register user’s guide for the care, documentation, interpretation and display of dress - www.australiandressregister.org/media/pdf/resources/The_australian_dress_register_users_guide_august_2014_hi-res.pdf

Condition reporting and Conservation

· Cultural Materials reCollections: Collection Surveys and Condition Reporting - culturalmaterials.net/wp/28-2/managing-collections/collection-surveys-and-condition-reporting-2/?dslc=active

· WA Museum Collections Care Manual - manual.museum.wa.gov.au

Other collections platforms to explore

· Culture Portal - culture.wa.gov.au/

· Storylines - slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/indigenous-wa/storylines

· Victorian Collections - victoriancollections.net.au/

· Trove - trove.nla.gov.au

· Eurpoeana - www.europeana.eu/en