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Iona McCraith
AAO Preservation Consultant

> Date: 17 Sep 2002
> From: Lydia Preiss <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Preservation copying policy
>
> For those of you interested in preservation copying policy, the
> National Library of Australia NLA has reviewed and revised its
> preservation microfilming policy to include digital copying.
>
> The National Library of Australia Policy on Preservation Copying of
> Collection Materials is available at:
> <URL:http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/micro.html>
>
> The document is a complete review and rethinking of NLA policy on
> copying for preservation purposes.  The development of the NLA's
> digitisation programs led us to consider and assess digitisation
> alongside microfilming as a preservation copying option.
>
> The Preservation Copying Policy should be read with reference to The
> NLA's Digitisation Policy,
> <URL:http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/digitisation.html> and NLA
> Digitisation Standards and Guidelines in Use,
> <URL:http://www.nla.gov.au/digital/standards.html>   These
> principles have enabled the preservation copying program to include
> digital format where appropriate. This is possible because the NLA
> has made an informed commitment to producing digital copies that can
> be preserved, and has invested in preserving both the data integrity
> and means of accessing them.
>
> Lydia Preiss Manager
> Collection Preservation
> National Library of Australia
> Parkes Place Canberra ACT 2603
> Australia
>
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