Australia's TROVE platform saved for the future

The National Library of Australia's TROVE platform (https://trove.nla.gov.au) has been saved for the future. From the NLA:

The National Library of Australia welcomes the commitment made by the Albanese Government to provide $33m over the next 4 years to maintain Trove, with $9.2m ongoing and indexed funding from July 2027. We are delighted that Trove’s future has been secured.

Trove has a place for every story, with 14 billion Australian moments captured for future generations. It has a story for every place, with Voluntroves from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory to Burnie in Tasmania. It is where old poetry is transformed into new lyrics, newspapers articles become historical fiction, and where Australian humanities research is powered.

Most recently, it has been a place for First Nations communities to continue to tell their stories, through our First Australians pages.

Trove is a place for all Australians, which is connected to all our places. It is a truly national treasure, and an international world leader. The overwhelming support we have received from the Trove community (both new and old) has been humbling. We take our role as the custodians of Trove, on behalf of the Library and our partner organisations, very seriously.

The certainty of this funding decision will allow the National Library to continue to provide this essential service, enrich it with new content, and stabilise and secure the platform, in line with the Trove Strategy. 

(Source: https://trove.nla.gov.au/announcement/2023/04/03/national-library-welcomes-announcement-ongoing-trove-funding)

Chris

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New chapter for Australia's Trove platform

From the National Library of Australia's Trove team (https://trove.nla.gov.au):

Trove unveils its next chapter
Media release - 26 June 2020

Trove, Australia’s online treasure chest of cultural and historical wonders, turned the page to its next chapter today.

‘Trove brings together voices and stories from every corner of the country and provides free access to those resources - to everyone, wherever they are. With a new design and improved search options the updated Trove provides easier access to knowledge for everyone,’ said Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, Director-General of the National Library of Australia.

‘The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought the way we access information into sharp focus. Trove has proven to be invaluable to its visitors now more than ever, providing trusted information and welcome diversion during a moment in history when it’s never been more important to have insights and discovery at your fingertips,’ said Dr Ayres.

‘We are delighted with the announcement by the Federal Government today that it will provide an additional $8 million in funding over the next two years to support the ongoing development of Trove,’ said Dr Ayres.

This new stage of Trove is the culmination of a four-year modernisation and digitisation project led by the National Library of Australia and supported with $16 million over four years by the Australian Government. Millions of pages of content have also been added to Trove as part of this project.

‘The Federal Government is proud to support Trove, which is a critical national resource preserving our culture for all to access and explore,’ said Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP.

‘The National Library and its partner network are to be commended on maintaining, building and contributing to an accessible and free online resource of such cultural and historical significance for all Australians,’ said Minister Fletcher.

Created in consultation with over 3,000 Australians, the new-look Trove is accessible and user-friendly, featuring a modern and intuitive design that makes it easier to explore, find and share stories about Australia. New measures have been taken to improve the cultural safety of Trove for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Whether people have a cultural curiosity, a passion for history or a special research project to delve into, the billions of treasures in Trove can be accessed for free, by anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Be part of Trove’s next chapter, today – search and explore collective wonder.

About Trove

Trove is Australia’s online culture and research portal. Bringing together content from the National Library of Australia, State and Territory libraries, and hundreds of other libraries, cultural and research institutions around Australia, it provides a single point of entry to a treasure trove of national voices and stories.

Offering free access to approximately 6.5 billion records from Australia’s recent and distant past, Trove welcomes over 68,000 users from across the nation and around the world each day. For example, Trove includes 1,514 digitised newspaper titles, digital copies of Banjo Paterson’s original manuscript of Waltzing Matilda, an architect's model of the Sydney Opera House, the voice of Lionel Rose, radio stories from the ABC chronicling the first mentions of that marvellous new invention wi-fi, and former Prime Minister John Howard’s wood-panelled 1998 website.

Trove is a useful resource for anyone with a hobby, passion, or research project; and is also a valuable source of information for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.

The new chapter of Trove makes the preservation, exploration and discovery of Australia’s history, news and culture even easier to explore.

Dive into Trove at https://trove.nla.gov.au

Chris

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National Library of Australia reopens for ticketed access

Good news for readers in Australia - the National Library of Australia (www.nla.gov.au) in Canberra has reopened from today. From the library:

Reopening the Library: step by step, together

We are delighted to be able to reopen the Library at 10am on 3 June 2020 for pre-booked ticketed access to our collections and eResources. The safety of our visitors and staff remains paramount, so a number of precautions will be in place.

Book your session

Booking is now open for three-hour ticketed access to use the Library’s collection material. Access is limited to 20 readers per session, and there are two sessions per day, Monday to Friday.

The session times are:

Morning session: 10 am to 1 pm
Afternoon session: 2 pm to 5 pm

Visitors can book a maximum of one session per day.

For further details visit https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/news/2020/05/29/step-by-step-reopening-together

By the way - it's a great facility!

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts June 8th - see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is out shortly, also available are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

National Library of Australia's Family and Community History Survey

One for my Australian readers - the National Library of Australia (https://www.nla.gov.au) is needing your help with a survey:

Family and Community History Survey

Are you the designated family historian, or passionate about the history of your community? If so, we want to hear from you.

Take our survey to provide feedback on the relevance of the National Library's collections to your research.

The survey will be open between Monday 3 and Sunday 16 February.

The survey is available at https://nla.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qwxTsY7KBllHlr

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.