ABC+Library

Wednesday 10th August 2011 2pm-4pm

ABC Sound and Reference Library

http://www.abc.net.au/archives/av/solid.htm Not open to the public access is only for ABC staff. All CD's housed in the library except Triple J (they keep all their own stuff)

Main collection music, news and a current affairs. The library manages the content that the ABC broadcast. Have material from the public domain and material made by ABC. The library archive and catalogue. The library has a document archive (magazines) Research area and footage area library (library sells some items to other organisations)

Online catalogue will be launched next week. Sydney is the biggest ABC library. ABC has other libraries in major cities.

Library has a big Australian History collection. Provide a research service to all programers. The library has to be spot on in its research as it is put out in a public broadcast domain via TV and Radio.

The library still clips newspapers but does not digitse them as this service is avalible commercially. Clipping started in 1963 for Four corners. The library has its own headings that it clips to. The library purchases two copies of each paper so they can clip back and front.

Biggest game sound. The service that is constantly increasing is complicated research. Clients need quality research. The library provides research to its 17 international corespondence.

Has a large range of music that is not in subject heading but dewey order. Provide material for criptic crooning radio spot. Uses Neta sytem to digitise sound and send the file to the presenters.(this system compresses sound) Clients need a fast service.

Events in media impact on service. Some presenters have a key to the library.

Staff 6 librarians 4 library officers Hours 8:30 -6pm

two and half thousand loans a month Provide inter library loans through ABC Library

Library catalogue is a mess of old and new formats. Have an inhouse sound program called SOLID Have a web sound library SERC for other loans

AROMA program just bought integrated library system

It is called HELICS for the ABC library

Catalogue provides information on each track not just a CD Helics does not provide information on tracks ABC catalogue has to do this. The library material is mainly donated the sound distributers provide the material the excess goes to the national sound archive or other ABC libraries. Excess books go to the Sydney University Vice Chancelers sale (as this does not go to profit)

The library soughts through 15 thousand new resources a month.

When they do purchase they usually need it item within the hour. They get books from Glebe books are nearest outlet. Never run out of money as they don't need to purchase much.

Loan items from other libraries but do not loan.

online catalgue web solid CAn send vinyl digital sound but only in real time. Have the only record player except for Triple J. Journals are purchased to match the rest of the colection Have overseas newspapers avalibe for use in the library online. (as they only have one licence)

2000 employers at ABC Present papers at ALIA conference and sound conferences.

Commited to the idea of a digital library but need to sought out how this Meta data for old material will be avalible. Copyright issues also an issue and storage.

ABC on the road to digital content but at present only Triple J does all the rest use libraries CD's Not an archive for old and valuable a resource for broadcasters.

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