From principle to practice: Community consultation regarding access to indigenous language material in archival records at the state library of New South Wales

Nicholls, S; Booker, L; Thorpe, K; Jackson, M; Girault, C; Briggs, R; Jones, C

From principle to practice: Community consultation regarding access to indigenous language material in archival records at the state library of New South Wales

Nicholls, S Booker, L

Thorpe, K

Jackson, M Girault, C Briggs, R Jones, C

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Archives and Manuscripts, 2016, 44, (3), pp. 110-123
Issue Date:: 2016-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nicholls, S
dc.contributor.author	Booker, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-5278
dc.contributor.author	Thorpe, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-168X
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, M
dc.contributor.author	Girault, C
dc.contributor.author	Briggs, R
dc.contributor.author	Jones, C
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-31T02:06:13Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-31T02:06:13Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Archives and Manuscripts, 2016, 44, (3), pp. 110-123
dc.identifier.issn	0157-6895
dc.identifier.issn	2164-6058
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153911
dc.description.abstract	In the context of Indigenous languages, archival science in Australia continues to move from a theoretical framework of considering record subjects as third parties to a ‘participants model’. In a participants model framework record subjects are considered co-creators and custodians of the intellectual property of the record. However, the shift from theory to practice is still an under-described challenge currently facing archival professionals. This article reports on an experience of applying guidelines developed by First Languages Australia (FLA) and National and State Libraries of Australasia (NSLA) aimed at enhancing the rights of Indigenous Australians over records that contain Indigenous language material. A team of researchers from the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) Indigenous Services branch and Western Sydney University engaged with four Indigenous language groups to evaluate records containing Indigenous language material held at the SLNSW. On viewing the archival records of Indigenous language material members of community groups expressed a diversity of opinions and suggestions. This feedback was grouped by the authors into the following themes: painful remembrance of the provenance of the archival record, evaluations of the value of the documents, custodianship and use of the language material, and access to the SLNSW records. The authors found that participants in the study substantially shaped the process of implementing the protocols.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Archives and Manuscripts
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/01576895.2016.1239116
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0807 Library and Information Studies
dc.title	From principle to practice: Community consultation regarding access to indigenous language material in archival records at the state library of New South Wales
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	44
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - SIC - Strengthening Indigenous Communities
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dc.date.updated	2022-01-31T02:06:12Z
pubs.issue	3
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Abstract:

In the context of Indigenous languages, archival science in Australia continues to move from a theoretical framework of considering record subjects as third parties to a ‘participants model’. In a participants model framework record subjects are considered co-creators and custodians of the intellectual property of the record. However, the shift from theory to practice is still an under-described challenge currently facing archival professionals. This article reports on an experience of applying guidelines developed by First Languages Australia (FLA) and National and State Libraries of Australasia (NSLA) aimed at enhancing the rights of Indigenous Australians over records that contain Indigenous language material. A team of researchers from the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) Indigenous Services branch and Western Sydney University engaged with four Indigenous language groups to evaluate records containing Indigenous language material held at the SLNSW. On viewing the archival records of Indigenous language material members of community groups expressed a diversity of opinions and suggestions. This feedback was grouped by the authors into the following themes: painful remembrance of the provenance of the archival record, evaluations of the value of the documents, custodianship and use of the language material, and access to the SLNSW records. The authors found that participants in the study substantially shaped the process of implementing the protocols.

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