Library Council of New South Wales
Annual Report
2004/05
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Front cover screen image: Illustrations of spiders and insects from Ash Island (detail),
c. 1852–1864, Helena and Harriet Scott
results
In 2004 we launched
our biggest project
to date: atmitchell.com
– the State Library of NSW
collection is now open
to the world.
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Photograph by Charlie Gordon
Corporate 0bjectives
Letter of submission
October 2005
The Hon. Mr Bob Debus MP
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Environment & Minister for the Arts
Attorney General, Minister for the
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Submitted on behalf of the Library
of New South Wales.
Yours sincerely
Ms Belinda Hutchinson South Wales President, Library Council of New
Butterfly image: Illustrations of spiders and insects from Ash Island,
c. 1852–1864, Helena and Harriet Scott
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
State Librarian & Chief Executive and
South Wales
Secretar y, Library Council of New
Contents
Letter of submission
2
The year in brief Vision statements, history & legislation
4
Our guarantee of service
4
Highlights 2004/05 5
Corporate objectives and results 6-9
Message from the President & Secretary of Library Council 10-11
Looking ahead
13-14
Achievements in 2004/05
NSW community
16-27
NSW public library network
28-33
NSW government
34-43
State Library partners and advocates
44-48
Corporate overview
Library Council of New South Wales
50-52
Organisational structure
53
Standing committees of the Library Council
54-55
Committees of the State Library 56
Representation on key external committees
57-58
Staff publications, presentations and papers
59-60
Additions to the collection
Major purchases
62-65
Deposits and donations
66-68
Additions to the collection
69-70
Public library grants and subsidies
Allocation of public library funds
72
Library development grants 2004/05
73
Public library subsidies, grants and expenditure
74-77
Staff & supporters
State Library staff list
80-81
Foundation members & custodians, and donors 82-89
State Library volunteers
90
Publications & information available
Publications 2004/05
92
Freedom of information statement of affairs
93
Freedom of information requests
Privacy annual report
94-95
96
Web addresses
97
Index
99
Financial statements
inside back pocket
Acknowledgments
back cover
Contact information
back cover
Our vision
Libraries for life – your place, your time
Our values
Respect for knowledge
Commitment to learning
Integrity and efficiency of service
Our mission
To promote, provide and maintain library and information services for
the people of NSW through the State Library and through cooperation
with local libraries and other libraries and information agencies.
History & legislation
The State Library of NSW is one of the oldest libraries
in Australia, with a history tracing back to the
establishment of the Australian Subscription Library
in 1826.
In 1869 the NSW Government took responsibility for the
Library, forming the Sydney Free Public Library, the first
truly public library service for the people of NSW. In 1895
the name was changed to the Public Library of New South
Wales. It was renamed the State Library of New South
Wales in 1975.
The historic Mitchell Wing opened to the public in 1910
after David Scott Mitchell bequeathed his large private
collection. Today the Mitchell Wing is linked below ground
and by a glass atrium to the contemporary Macquarie
Street Wing, opened in 1988.
The Library Council of New South Wales is the governing
body of the State Library. The objectives of the Library
Council, as defined in section 4A of the Library Act 1939
(as amended in 1975) are:
• to promote, provide and maintain library
and information services for the people
of New South Wales through the State Library
and through cooperation with local libraries
and information agencies
• to advise the Minister, local authorities and,
when the Minister so approves, other bodies,
on matters of policy and administration relating
to library services and information services that
are or may be provided through local libraries
and other libraries
• to advise the Minister on the provision of
assistance to local libraries or other libraries.
Our guarantee of service
• Provide timely, relevant and accurate information
from anywhere in the world to anywhere
in the state
• Our staff will be courteous, friendly and efficient
• Respond to requests for information and advice
within negotiated deadlines
• Easily locate resources held in the State Library’s
collections
• Ensure services and resources meet the needs of:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients
- clients from non-English speaking backgrounds
- clients with disabilities
• Make available appropriate and well maintained
equipment and facilities
• Provide participants of training courses with
appropriate skills
• Ensure fee-based services provide value for money
Corporate 0bjectives
results
Highlights 2004/05
NSW community
•Launch of atmitchell.com starts the
development of the 21st century library
•Website usage increases by 26%
•Library visits increase by 10%
•199,000 people visit exhibitions
•338, 500 digital images are available online
NSW public library network
•$22.4m allocated to public libraries
•Internet services provided to 149 public libraries
•PictureNSW supports development
of digital archive of local collections
•70% of public library managers rate
State Library services as ‘excellent/very good’
NSW government
•Net cost of services is met
•The collections are valued at $1.883 billion
•29,992 collection items received preservation treatments
•20% of information technology infrastructure upgraded
and improved
•Speed of Internet services doubled
State Library partners & advocates
•The State Library of NSW Foundation fundraising
exceeds $3m for the atmitchell.com project
•The State Library provides NSW government agencies
with access to ABS@NSW service
•155 Volunteers contribute 11,086 hours to the Library
•10 years of the Nestlé Write Around Australia creative
writing competition involves 500,000 primary school students
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 The year in brief
Corporate 0bjectives
results for NSW community
NSW community
Increase access to information for clients
Increase in requests for website pages
Visitors rate exhibitions ‘excellent/very good’ Visitors rate events ‘excellent/very good’ Written comments received were appreciative 2004 2005
Result
19% 87% 74% 96% 26%
88%
83%
91%
+
+
+
–
Objectives
Simplify & streamline services to improve client access to information
Responses within agreed timeframe
2004
2005 Items retrieved from stack storage Information inquiries Interlibrary loans completed
Documents supplied
94%
94%
96%
96%
92%
94%
90%
96%
Result
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Develop an integrated information service, real & virtual
2004
Pages and pictorial images digitised Web publications preserved Live links to e-resources in WEBCAT Full text electronic journal titles held 16 398
730
34 223
7 328
Significant heritage & current resources
in electronic form
2005 Result
22 092
633
64 699
19 556
+
–
+
+
8 378
+
Ensure staff have the skills to meet our strategic priorities
Staff hours in formal learning activities 7 588
Extend the reach of the collection
Number of uses of the collection (onsite & offsite)
Inquiries responded to 3 386 716
Uses of collection items 2 140 765
Exhibition visits 153 706
Public program participants 40 603
Requests for State Library website pages 19 616 749
Key: + above/within target
<> acceptable
3 799 176
1 848 757
198 992
37 489
24 644 658
– below target
+
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+
–
+
The year in brief
Corporate 0bjectives
results for NSW public Library Network
NSW public library network
Produce a stronger identity & increase effectiveness
Public library network satisfaction with the relationship rated as ‘excellent/very good’
Quality of State Library services Value of LIAC service Value of interlibrary loan & document supply service
70%
82%
81%
Objectives
Maintain & support an integrated network to deliver shared services across NSW
Enhance shared service delivery across NSW
Internet services provided to 149 public libraries
90 small and remote communities have access to the Internet
80% of Rural Link communities ‘very satisfied’ with NSW.net service
80% of public library services provide access to legal information expertise
Result
+
+
+
+
Support the legislative environment in which NSW public libraries
& the State Library operate
Complete review of the Library Act
Review of Library Act completed and amendments passed
Benchmark research on NSW public libraries and e-government completed
Result
+
+
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 The year in brief
Corporate 0bjectives
results for NSW government
NSW government
Effective & efficient library & information services 2004
2005 Result
Net cost of services
Net cost of services is achieved
neutral
neutral
+
$1.509 billion $1.883 billion
+
Build and maintain the NSW library of record
Value of the State Library’s collection
Objectives
Continuously improve the management of our resources
Result
Returned an operating result on budget
+
Variance from budget
Facilities are available & meet standards
Total Asset Management Plan projects completed on target & facilities improved +
IT projects achieve time or cost savings targets
20% of information technology infrastructure upgraded and improved
Access speed to Internet increased by 100%
NSW.net achieves lower broadband costs for community clients
+
+
+
Increase control of our collection at each stage of the information life cycle
2005
Result
626 839 644 262
834 215 876 332
+
+
16 Safe Work Statements completed
Workplace Inspection Program completed
+
+
Electronic records created for
Heritage collection material Current collection material 2004
Improve our working environment
Meet Occupational Health & Safety requirements
Meet targets in the Human Resource Plan
Training to improve EEO access implemented
Use information & the knowledge of staff for the benefit of the Library
Staff participating in cross-divisional project teams Key: + above/within target
<> acceptable
+
2004
2005
Result
313
327
+
– below target
The year in brief
Corporate 0bjectives
results for State library partners & advocates
State Library partners & advocates
Mutually satisfactory partnerships & relationships Result
which recognise contributions & shared values
Satisfaction of partners and advocates
Continued partnership between the State Library and Public Purpose Fund to support legal information services throughout NSW
Support for Capital Campaign exceeds expectations
+
+
Objectives
Implement collaborative ventures & services
Ventures meet agreed targets
PictureNSW project completed
NSW government agencies have access to ABS@NSW service
31 libraries participate in AskNow! online live reference service
31,250 primary school students enter Nestlé Write Around Australia creative
writing program and 18,000 participate in creative writing workshops at
48 public libraries across the country
The State Library and the University of Technology, Sydney,
host Indigenous Knowledge Colloquium
Result
+
+
+
+
+
Strengthen personal affiliations
Retained Foundation memberships
32% net increase in Foundation memberships from 2003/04
Capital Campaign raises $3.45m or 45% above target
+
+
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 2004/05 message
from the President & Secretary of Library Council
As President and Secretary of the Library Council of
New South Wales we have the pleasure of reporting on
a very busy and successful year for the Library Council
and the State Library of New South Wales.
We extend a very warm welcome to Library Council
members who have joined us in 2005. Mr Graham Bradley
and Mr Richard Fisher bring extensive commercial
experience and skills to Council’s deliberations. We would
also like to thank the past President of the Library Council
of New South Wales, the Hon. Mahla Pearlman AO, for
her wisdom and leadership over the past nine years.
Although her term concluded in December 2004, we are
delighted that Mahla continues her involvement with the
Library through her chairmanship of the Legal Information
Access Centre Advisory Board.
The community rates us highly
as we deliver high quality
information services.
This year sees the conclusion of our current corporate
plan, Shaping our future together. Over the five years of
the plan, our focus has been to simplify and streamline
Library procedures, while improving and extending
electronic access to the collections and, as the figures
show, electronic access is a major growth area. We have
achieved consistently strong results against all key
performance indicators, with high levels of client
satisfaction and continued demand.
The strategic direction endorsed by Library Council in May
of this year will guide the Library’s corporate plan to 2010.
At the centre of this plan is the development of our new
web presence, atmitchell.com, which went live in March
2005. atmitchell.com aims to be a world’s best practice
site, providing all our users with an engaging, relevant
approach to the unique resources held by this Library as
well as to other information irrespective of where it is
held. In addition, we have developed a new specialised
web search tool, ‘Navigator’, which will be tested and
further developed during 2006.
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It is also pleasing to report that the community continues
to rate our services highly due to the delivery of high
quality library and information services that meet a diverse
range of interests and needs. Programs that extend the
reach of our collections while underwriting some of their
costs through sponsorship, continue to be successful and
well received. The Nestlé Write Around Australia program,
which is offered in partnership with public libraries,
continues to pay dividends for library clients, public
libraries, and for our corporate partner. This high-profile,
competitive writing program celebrated its tenth year
in 2004 and continues to be positively evaluated by
participants, schools and libraries as encouraging
excellence in writing and literacy.
Project 2001–2010 has reached the halfway mark in
2005 as we celebrate the strength and diversity of our
photography collections with a Year of Photography.
This ten-year program aims to open up and showcase our
magnificent collections to the community. It will culminate
in the centenary of the Mitchell Library in 2010 and will be
a strategic component of atmitchell.com as we move into
our next five-year corporate plan.
Library Council would like to acknowledge the New South
Wales Government’s allocation of special funding for the
development of a long-term solution to the Library’s
offsite storage needs. This important achievement will
allow more effective and efficient management of the
collection both onsite and offsite, including improved
preservation strategies. An important initiative this year,
when the Library’s collection was revalued at $1.883
billion, was the implementation of a new Library-wide
risk management strategy.
In order to support the development of atmitchell.com we
launched a Capital Campaign to raise an additional $10m
funding over five years to support the digitisation of our
iconic resources, such as William Bligh’s diaries, for the
atmitchell website. The Campaign chairman, Graham
Bradley, and his team, supported by the Director of the
Foundation, Adam Check, have exceeded their financial
target for June 2005 and as a result there are more than
50,000 web pages on the site. We are especially grateful
for the support of our technical partners, George
Patterson Partners, Telstra, Computer Associates and
EMC, without whom we would not have been able to
achieve a world-class website.
To support staff in acquiring new knowledge, skills and
expertise in order to provide relevant services in the
electronic environment through atmitchell.com, a number
of training programs have been introduced. In addition,
we have continued the 2004 plan to provide high quality
leadership training to a significant number of managers,
team leaders and specialists. Encouraging participation in
appropriate professional activities is another key strategy
that has been supported this year.
Corporate 0bjectives
The Library continues to work in close collaboration with
public libraries to support them to achieve their goals,
satisfying information needs at the local level, and
providing value for money. Specialist services provided by
the State Library include legal and health information,
access to indigenous and multicultural resources and
touring exhibitions. These services are well used and
appreciated, particularly in regional and remote areas.
In order to further promote the services of the Library
we have developed a Volunteer Speakers’ Program.
This program reached over 2000 people in the
community this year through the advocacy of our
dedicated Volunteers, whose ongoing commitment
to the Library we warmly acknowledge.
The Library successfully implemented ABS@NSW on
behalf of all government agencies, which provides online
access to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ information
relating to NSW. This recognises the Library’s key role in
supporting access to information for government as well
as the community at large.
The amendment of the Library Act through Statute Law
Revision sees resolution of a number of longstanding
issues. A revision of the public library funding formula
and remaking of the Library Regulation are forthcoming
activities that will benefit public library services in New
South Wales.
The Library is operating in a tight financial environment
with a 1% cut in this financial year and a further cut
advised for the next year. In the face of this position the
Library Council and Executive team will continue to
provide effective financial management to contain costs
as well as pursuing additional sources of funding through
the work of the Foundation.
A number of building projects were implemented during
the year, including a refurbishment of the State Reference
Library to support upgraded services. Plans were also
approved for the relocation of Cafe Trim from its current
location adjacent to the State Reference Library to a new
location next to The Library Shop, with an improved
indoor/outdoor facility.
Dr Bruce Reid AM KNO committed
$1 million to atmitchell.com over
10 years to develop ‘Voyages of
Discovery: The Great South Land’.
results
atmitchell.com aims to be a
world’s best practice site, providing
users with an engaging approach
to the Library’s unique resources.
We were saddened by the death in January of Dr Bruce
Reid AM KNO, who was a staunch and generous friend to
the State Library. Dr Reid had a thirst for knowledge and
held places of learning in the highest regard. He had a
particular love of great research libraries and their
collections, with the State Library and the Mitchell Library
his special ‘local’ library. His commitment to the Library
was evident from his first donation in November 1987.
He continued to support our work and in 2005 he made
a commitment to atmitchell.com with a gift of $1 million
over ten years for the development of the ‘Voyages of
Discovery: The Great South Land’ journey. Dr Reid did
not live to see the launch of the atmitchell.com website
on 21 March 2005, but he would have been thrilled to
know that so many wonderful and rare items in the
Mitchell Library collection were to be shared with the world
through the generosity of the Bruce and Joy Reid Foundation.
The Nelson Meers Foundation’s support of the Heritage
Collection exhibition was recognised through the award
of an Order of Australia to Mr Nelson Meers in the 2005
Queen’s Birthday honors. His contribution to Australia’s
cultural life is further recognised through the award of the
Australian Business Arts Foundation Goldman Sachs
JBWere Artsupport Australia Philanthropy Leadership
Award in 2005.
Council members have a strong and productive working
relationship with the State Librarian and her Executive
team who have set a clear and visionary direction for the
State Library for the 21st century.
We would like to thank Library Council members for their
positive contributions and energetic support this year.
Our sincere thanks also to State Library staff for their
contributions throughout this challenging and dynamic
year. To our supporters and friends, new and old, thank you
for your generosity and support.
Belinda Hutchinson & Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
October 2005
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Checklist 2004/05
•atmitchell.com launched to wide ac
claim
•Growth in web page requests
exceeds previous year
•Collection value increased to $1.88
3 billion
•75% of clients rated Library service
s
as ‘excellent/very good’
•Library Act amendments passed
•Workers compensation result impr
oved
•Capital Campaign targets exceeded
•Number of written appreciations
received declined
•Government funds collection stora
ge
from 2005/06
•Strategic direction to 2010 set
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Looking ahead
2005
2006
We are preparing a new corporate plan to 2010 which builds on our success and strategic vision. It will:
• deliver services that meet the demands and expectations of users
in a dynamic and changing information environment
• position the State Library as one of the top three research
libraries internationally
• build a collection management strategy for maintenance, storage
and growth.
Our strategic priorities:
Develop atmitchell.com
atmitchell.com will be the State Library’s web service.
This web service will be developed using world’s best practice and will extend
our reach to the widest range of users. It will bring online our unique and
diverse collections, many of which are not easily accessible. The Navigator
search facility, which will be implemented by 2006, will provide users with
tailored access to specific online information resources.
Working with our corporate partners and sponsors, our goal is for
atmitchell.com to achieve world’s best practice by 2007.
The atmitchell.com team is lead by (from left) Adam Check,
Brian Craighead, Paul McKinnon and Lucy Arundell
continued >
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Looking ahead
2005
2006
Implement a new service delivery model
Our research shows that people want simpler
and more independent access to services
and collections.
Our service model is developed around client
need and balances provision of print resources with
online electronic library services. It integrates access
to services at the State Library, through public
libraries, and online through atmitchell.com,
and makes more effective use of staff knowledge
and expertise.
Manage our collections to enhance access
Our world renowned collections are valued
at $1.883 billion.
In 2006 the Library’s extensive collections will be
located in a purpose-built offsite store. This will
improve management of our collections onsite
and offsite and allow for implementation of a
long-term collection and access management plan.
Work with public libraries
We will work with public libraries to promote
community development and sustainability.
This will be achieved through sharing resources and
expertise.
Image centre: Australia Square, George St, Sydney, NSW,
1968, Harry Seidler & Associates, photographer Max Dupain
Bottom: the new Singleton Library
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Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 15
Photograph by Nick Kreisler
Suzanne Bennett, Community Programs Librarian: ‘Each year I help coordinate the Nestlé Write Around Australia competition. A unique result of the program is that the finalists’ stories are preserved as part of
the Mitchell Library collection. They paint a vivid and often moving picture of the life and times of young people in Australia today.’ Suzanne holds a pink pencil made by a student with the story inside!
Achievements
Achievements – NSW community
NSW community
Simplify & streamline client access to information
The NSW community comprises State Library users
who visit our website and the reading rooms in the
Mitchell and State Reference Libraries, or contact us
by phone, fax, mail, email or through their local public
library. They include professional and personal interest
researchers who use the Library for work, study
or family history, school and university students,
and recreational users who visit the Library for an
exhibition or event.
This year we surveyed a cross-section of the community
to understand how aware people are of the State Library
and our services. The findings, which show strong
agreement that the Library is a relevant information
source alongside the Internet will be used to plan future
services, in particular atmitchell.com.
Access to information services
This year we continued to focus on improving processes
that simplify our clients’ access to services.
We introduced a registration program for all clients
in 2004 and by June 2005 over 30,000 clients were
registered and received a Readers’ Card. Registration
is a key step in developing online and other services
to clients at their place of choice in their own time.
In December a wireless access service was introduced to
meet the growing use of mobile technology. Clients with
laptops and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) have free
access via the Library network to our collections and
services and to the Internet. The service is very popular
with demand growing rapidly.
Access through improved skills
We offer a range of short education programs to new
and regular clients to increase their ability to use our
services quickly and easily.
This year more than 1 600 people participated in
education programs. New ‘Quickstart’ workshops were
offered on the International Genealogical Index,
Australian Birth, Death and Marriage Records on
the Internet and Health Information on the Internet.
Members of the general public find that the small group
approach ensures that their learning is linked to their
study or research interests. HSC students were a large
proportion of the 700 students who participated in
Introduction to Library Research Skills sessions.
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Achievements 2004/05
nsw community
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
LIAC is a specialist information service which is jointly funded
by the Public Purpose Fund and the State Library. The service
works with NSW public libraries to improve access to
information about the law for the community across NSW.
Demand for the service continues to be strong. Staff
answered over 17,000 inquiries concerning family law,
business and employment law, criminal law, tenancy law and
neighbourhood issues. User surveys show that information is
sought for business, work and study and to resolve personal
legal issues.
LIAC publishes Hot Topics, a plain language series, to inform
the community about areas of the law that are the subject of
change or public debate. The publication is distributed to all
community legal centres, legal aid offices, and public libraries.
Titles published this year are:
• Neighbours and the law
• Native title
• Domestic violence, in collaboration with Women’s
Legal Services NSW
• Juvenile justice, in collaboration with the Marrickville
Community Legal Centre
• Personal injury.
LIAC also publishes guides to the law to help students find
relevant resources for the high school legal studies syllabus.
This year the service published the LIAC crime library, a webonly publication which summarises and provides weblinks to
over 50 high profile criminal cases.
The LIAC website plays a key part in our service delivery.
This year we added plain language information about the law
in 29 community languages. Overall, more than 550,000
requests for LIAC web pages were made in 2004/05, a 42%
increase on last year.
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Achievements 2004/05
nsw community
Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples
The Indigenous Information Service ensures that
our collections are accessible to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples. Many of the 120 inquiries answered
by our Indigenous Librarians concerned family history
research for Native Title claims, Aboriginal languages and
researchers seeking Indigenous interpretation of resources
in the collections.
During the year Indigenous Services assisted several groups
with their research into the collections. These included the
Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Mossman TAFE (Qld) Indigenous
Community Management students, Newcastle University
Aboriginal Studies students, women Elders from Newcastle
(Awabakal) and Indigenous Law students from the University
of New South Wales. Australian and overseas participants
at the Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Colloquium (see
Collaborating with other libraries p. 46) were also introduced
to the Indigenous Collections.
Our Indigenous Librarians also have a role in interpreting
the Library’s collections for a broader audience.
Exhibition projects include:
• a feature on George Augustus Robinson, Protector of
Aborigines in colonial Victoria and Tasmania, for the
Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection (see p. 44)
• selecting significant items from the collections for
Indigenous Australians, an inspiring visual journey
on the atmitchell website in collaboration with the
Rio Tinto Foundation
• a NSW State Records exhibition based on photographs
from the Aborigines Welfare Board collection
• the Eora exhibition on the Aboriginal inhabitants
of colonial Sydney which will open in June 2006.
Another priority was assisting public libraries to use their
collections to help Indigenous clients with family history
research. A course on Aboriginal Family History Resources
for public librarians was developed and piloted at Great Lakes
Library Service in May.
Top: Kathryn Farrawell and Bandala Blue Farrawell at the
Jacques Cadry Memorial Art Prize exhibition opening
Bottom: Dr Martin Nakata and Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
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A survey of the services, staff and collections that public
libraries provide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples has provided a better understanding of the use and
non-use of public library services by Indigenous communities.
Perceptions of the State Library of NSW
Survey results show how participants rated the State Library of NSW from
1 to 10 (10 being the best possible score).
Source: NSW Community Awareness and Attitudes Survey, October 2004
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Achievements 2004/05
nsw community
Health and disability information services
ILANET
The Health Information Service is a specialist service
that provides the NSW community with quality,
up-to-date information about health and wellbeing in
easy to understand language. The service was set up
to guide the layperson through the maze of health
information and help them become more informed
about issues which are essential to personal wellbeing.
The support of NSW Health for the service recognises
the importance of this need within the community.
ILANET delivers affordable access to online information
services coupled with advice, training and user support.
Its clients include government departments, corporate
libraries, hospital and public libraries as well as secondary
schools, tertiary institutions, legal firms, commercial and
non profit organisations.
This year we continued to receive inquiries from
individuals, public libraries, government agencies and
health professionals acting on behalf of their patients.
Our most frequent inquiries come from people who have
personal health issues or are concerned about the health
of a family member or friend.
The service enables people to take an active part in their
own health care. Clients often take information provided
by the service to their health care professional as it helps
them to ask questions and make decisions. In turn, they
tell us that it helped them make an informed decision.
Disability services
Under the Disability Action Plan 2003/2006:
• Braille buttons were installed in public lifts to
improve access for people with a visual disability
• 145 State Library and 70 public library staff were
trained in disability awareness
• the disability access lending collection grew
to 20,864 items with the addition of 962
new alternative format titles. Loans from this
collection comprised 14% of total interlibrary
loans to other libraries.
ZoomText software Version 8.13 was also purchased
and distributed by NSW.net to public libraries to
upgrade Internet accessibility for people with a disability.
An earlier version of the software was provided with
dedicated NSW.net Internet access computers.
The upgraded software is PC independent which allows
it to be installed on new or existing computer equipment.
A new Disability Action Plan will be developed
in 2005/06.
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In April clients were surveyed as part of a review of the
service. Internal policies and procedures were reviewed
and updated including streamlining of financial and client
support processes.
Services for women
The New South Wales Government Action Plan for
Women includes strategies to provide information and
services to women. There are no specific commitments
in the plan that refer to the State Library.
Our mainstream services and programs are equally
available to women who consistently represent about
50% of users of all services.
Women comprise 66% of staff and flexible working
arrangements along with EEO and OH&S policies and
practices promote the plan’s objective that workplaces are
equitable, safe and responsive to all aspects of women’s
lives (see p. 40–41).
Consumer response
The Library received 173 written responses about services
and collections. The majority of responses (91%) thanked
staff for their help, knowledge and support.
The 17 written complaints concerned faulty equipment,
procedures in public areas, client behaviour, noise,
opening hours, and selection of materials. All complaints
were investigated and a written response was made by
the State Librarian, an Assistant State Librarian or other
staff member within agreed timeframes.
Achievements 04/05
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Develop an integrated information service, real & virtual
SLNSW staff profile: the men from eLS
Significant heritage & current resources
in electronic form:
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
Pages & pictorial
images digitised
15 763
16 398
22 092
Web publications
preserved
421
730
633
Live links to e-resources
in WEBCAT
20 235
34 223
64 699
Full text electronic
journal titles held
4 953
7 328
19 556
Our research shows that people want simpler and more
independent access to our services and collections.
Since 2002 we have taken a new approach to delivering
services which accommodates client needs and preferences
for accessing print and electronic information resources.
atmitchell.com
The atmitchell.com project is building our infrastructure
for electronic service delivery. Launched in March, the
atmitchell.com website provides access to collection material,
and allows us to deliver services more effectively and
efficiently to the NSW community. Many items from the
Mitchell Library’s unique and diverse collections are accessible
for the first time and are highlighted through ‘Journey’
themes. The project is supported by the State Library
Foundation’s Capital Campaign (see p. 44).
‘eLibrary Services (eLS) is introducing ITIL as the means
by which we improve how we deliver all our services to
the Library. ITIL is short for the Information Technology
Infrastructure Library and is published by the UK Office
of Government Commerce. It describes best practice in
the delivery of Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) services and is the basis for international and Australian
standards in this area.
ITIL helps improve our focus on customers needs to make
sure we’re providing what they want and that we are flexible
and responsive as these needs change. For example, Nandu
is using ITIL in the project to replace all PCs in the Library with
new ones, Saraj uses it in managing ICT infrastructure and
I use it in managing the Library’s Information Management
and Technology (IM&T) Project Office. All in all, it builds
a foundation for the future and ensures eLS services are
up-to-date and relevant.’
David Butler, Nandu Thundatil, Saraj Mughal,
eLibrary Services
SLNSW requests for web pages
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SLNSW staff profile: the Navigator team
Navigator
A key objective of our electronic service delivery strategy
is simplifying access to electronic and print resources.
As part of this strategy, we have brought together the
knowledge and expertise of librarians and curators to
develop a range of Navigators. Navigators are interactive
research tools which use a step-by-step approach to guide
clients to the information they need in catalogues,
databases and websites.
The first Navigator has been developed for HSC English
students, and is available at atmitchell.com. Other
Navigators are being developed for our diverse range
of clients, including family historians, pictures researchers,
business clients and public librarians. In 2005/06 these
Navigators will be added to atmitchell.com, giving clients
across New South Wales greater access to information
from resources within our collections, at public libraries
and on the Internet.
‘The Navigator team has worked with staff from across the
Library. The most rewarding aspect of this experience was to see
the breadth and depth of staff knowledge and skill and to share
with them the challenge and excitement of creating Navigators
that use and extend their expertise.
The process of developing Navigators was professionally
satisfying for everyone involved. Staff enjoyed working with
colleagues during the planning and writing stages and felt that
creating Navigators extended and deepened their expertise.’
Elizabeth McKibbin, Navigator Team
‘Navigator is the most challenging yet rewarding project we’ve
been involved with and it shows what can be achieved when staff
work together to share knowledge and expertise. Navigator
acknowledges the changing library environment we work in and
allows us to share our knowledge and skills with a wider
community. It’s another way we can meet the need to increase
access to our collections.
Navigator is the essence of who we are as librarians and what we
do – delivering the best information from available sources. It’s
been a very enjoyable journey.’
David Berry & Edith Ho, Librarians, Reader Services
Family History & Business Navigators
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Electronic resources
Since 2002 our electronic and digitised collections have
grown significantly. While benefits have been gained from
improved technology, much of this growth has been
achieved by making our collection management
workflows more efficient.
Our website and computer catalogues (WEBCAT and
PICMAN) provide access to our collections and to selected
online resources around the world. In 2004/05:
• 59,540 electronic records were created for items
in our heritage and current collections
• the full-text of 19,556 journals on subscription
databases were linked to WEBCAT, a 166%
increase on 2003/04
• 20,235 links were made to selected material
on the Internet, an 89% increase on 2003/04
• we evaluated and linked to an additional 131
Internet sites providing our website users with
quality information on a total of 1 357 sites.
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Corporate 0bjectives
results
SLNSW staff profile: Joyce
The Ben Haneman Cervantes Collection and the
Mitchell Music Library are just two of several collections
made more accessible through electronic access.
Electronic records were created for 542 music scores
dating from the 19th century and 151 of the scores were
digitised. 1 586 electronic records were created for the
Cervantes collection, which was donated by Dr Ben
Haneman to the Library in 1995. It is the largest known
collection of works in Australia of the Spanish writer
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and includes more than
1 000 editions of Cervantes’ best known work, The
ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Heralding the end of an era
In April we reviewed our index to the Sydney Morning
Herald against the availability of the full-text of the
newspaper on several commercial databases.
The enormous changes in how information is delivered
online led to our decision to cease indexing the Herald
and close our INFOQUICK index on 30 June 2005.
‘One of the most enjoyable aspects of working in the
NSW.net team has been my involvement in helping NSW
public libraries obtain and purchase affordable and
reliable subsidised Internet based services for the delivery
of online content and services to their communities.
A recent example was the successful upgrade of the
Upper Hunter Regional Library’s network. Seven libraries
serve 42,000 people spread over several hundred
kilometres. Previously, their network was sadly lacking
in performance due to the limited range of available
Internet services and their high cost.
Through NSW.net, the library was able to utilise newly
introduced Internet services and technology to enable the
shared use of their Internet services. This arrangement
has been of great benefit to the library in providing
improved performance and a lower overall cost for the
delivery of its services to their community. A very positive
outcome, indeed!’
Joyce Azzopardi
Principal Project Coordinator, NSW.net
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Education level attained by Library clients
Ensure staff have the skills to meet
our strategic priorities
Staff hours in formal
learning activities
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
6 744
7 588
8 378
Developing and maintaining the skills and knowledge
of our staff for a changing environment is a key priority.
Time dedicated to staff learning increased by 10% this
year and by nearly 25% compared to 2002/03.
Our Training Plan, which is based on a formal training
needs’ analysis conducted with managers and supervisors,
focuses on five key areas of activity:
1. improving professional and technical expertise in
areas including digitisation, collection development,
electronic information resources and information
technology
2. developing managers and supervisors through
training in supervisory skills, leadership, team
building, selection techniques, OH&S, recruiting
for child-related positions and ARiES (see Human
resources p. 37)
Type of staff training undertaken
3. supporting our OH&S program with training in
ergonomics, handling hazardous substances, safe
work methods, manual handling, OH&S for
committee members, fire wardens, and first aid
(see also OH&S p. 40)
4. enhancing client service skills through cultural
diversity awareness, disability awareness, working
with difficult clients and help desk management
(see also EEO p. 41)
5. developing communication skills in writing
and group presentation.
Individual staff also attended a wide range of seminars
and conferences to improve their professional knowledge
and keep up-to-date with developments in their field.
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Extend the reach of the collection
Number of uses of the collection (onsite & offsite)
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
Inquiries responded to
3 539 204
3 386 716
3 799 176
Uses of collection items
2 174 922
2 140 765
1 848 757
Exhibition visits
153 177
153 706
198 992
Public programs participants
37 825
40 603
37 489
Requests for State Library webpages
16 490 166
19 616 749
24 644 658
601
565
663
2 193
2 621
Number of citations of the collection
Applications for reproduction
of State Library material
Collection items approved for reproduction 1 938
Extending our reach
We continue to promote awareness and use of the
Library’s collections through onsite exhibitions and
displays, events programs and website development.
This year we presented 10 exhibitions to 106,000 visitors
in our galleries in Macquarie Street. Over 92,000 people
visited four exhibitions that travelled to public libraries
around New South Wales and Australia. Requests
for exhibition pages on our website increased by 64%
compared to 2003/04.
The Library joined 31 cultural organisations in a Saturday
evening opening in April. Over 700 people visited the
Library’s exhibitions, displays and Library Shop as part
of ‘Discovery after Dark’. The event was coordinated by
the NSW Premier’s Department.
Mitchell Library centenary
We have reached the mid-point of our celebrations
leading to the centenary of the Mitchell Library in 2010.
The centenary program shows the diversity and richness
of Australian culture as represented in the Library’s
collections. To date we have highlighted our
Matthew Flinders, Antarctica, sport, literature
and photography collections.
Terra Australis unveiled will be the theme of the
Mitchell Library celebrations in 2006. Our map
collections will be highlighted in a series of exhibitions
and a selection of historical NSW subdivision plans will
be added to our website.
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 SLNSW staff profile: SL U35 club
‘For us the Library has always been a
thriving cultural space where like-minded
individuals can come together and enjoy a
cultural fix every now and then. When 600
people flocked to the Library last year to
hear Australian icon Nick Cave talk about
his work, we decided more people had to
know about the cool and interesting events
we put on here.
In June we launched the SL U35 club;
basically it’s all about attracting new,
younger people to the Library and offering
experiences that will make them come
back!’
Darren Hopton, Vanessa Bond
& Vee Nguyen, Education & Client
Liaison Services
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Exhibitions
Our celebration of the Year of Photography was launched
with Eye 4 Photography in January. The exhibition
documented Australian people, places and events through
125 images from the earliest Australian daguerreotype
to the digital age. Over 51,000 visitors saw the exhibition
and an online version received almost 38,000 page requests.
A survey found that over half of the visitors to the exhibition
were visiting the Library for the first time. This included 15%
who were overseas visitors. The exhibition was rated
‘excellent/very good’ by 88% of visitors surveyed.
The book An Eye for Photography: The Camera in Australia
by Alan Davies, Curator of Photographs, was published to
coincide with the exhibition. Sales of the book, which
documents 150 years of social, technological and artistic
change through the Library’s photographic collections,
have exceeded expectations.
Age of Library clients
Kisch in Australia documented the attempt to ban
Czechoslovakian author Egon Erwin Kisch (1885-1948)
from visiting Australia. The exhibition, sponsored by
Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, Sydney, attracted 21,000
visitors to the Library.
Pride of place: nineteenth century oil paintings from the
Mitchell and Dixson collections featured over 40 works
showing views of Sydney and surrounds, and portraits of
its residents. The exhibition was the result of a major oil
painting conservation project started in 1990 and the
majority of the artworks were displayed for the first time.
The Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection continues
to attract visitors to a unique and changing range of material
including manuscripts, rare books, coins and works of art.
Works by David Unaipon, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry Lawson,
Joseph Banks and Harriet and Henrietta Scott were featured
during this year. The exhibition is linked to education
programs, public events and a continuing digitisation program.
Touring exhibitions
Two Library exhibitions toured extensively to public libraries
throughout New South Wales. A touring version of
A magnificent spectacle: the JC Williamson theatre posters
attracted over 20,000 visitors at Armidale, Ballina, Glen Innes,
Inverell, Lismore, Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah.
The display will continue to travel throughout 2005/06
to seven North Coast locations.
Miles Franklin: A Brilliant Career?, which featured letters
and manuscripts from the acclaimed Australian writer, was
presented in the Mitchell Gallery in 2003/04. During 2004/05
a touring version was viewed by over 70,000 visitors at Albury
Wodonga, Bega, Canterbury, Condobolin, Cootamundra,
Corrimal, Griffith, Hurstville, Lake Macquarie, Liverpool,
Manly, Narooma, Nowra, Parkes, Queanbeyan, Parramatta,
Port Stephens, Shellharbour, Tumut, Windsor and
Wollongong public libraries. The tour was supported by
a Commonwealth Government Visions of Australia grant
and accompanied by Senior Curator, Paul Brunton, who
entertained audiences with readings from Franklin’s diaries.
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Exhibition loans
Sixty nine collection items were loaned to cultural
organisations in Australia and overseas. Items included:
• Shakespeare’s First Folio to the Shakespeare
Centenary Festival at Wagga Wagga City Library
• objects including William Bligh’s telescope, signet
ring and seal and a compass presented by
Governor Philip Gidley King to Colonial Governors
at the Museum of Sydney
The SL U35 Club was launched in June and is free
to under-35s interested in events and Library activities.
The event program is developed by younger staff and
has included performances and panel discussions with
international musicians including Nick Cave, Dave Graney,
hip hop artists, young authors, filmmakers and
photographers.
Media coverage
• William Bradley’s First Fleet Journal to
Cape Town: Halfway to Sydney 1788-1870
at the Museum of Sydney
• two paintings by Conrad Martens to Town
& Country: Portraits of Colonial Homes & Gardens,
a Bendigo Art Gallery travelling exhibition
• two paintings by William Hodges related to
Captain Cook’s Second Voyage to the National
Maritime Museum, London.
Events
An audience of over 12,250 was drawn to events and
films this year. The audience for our popular ‘Movies
on Macquarie’ increased by 10% to over 2160 filmgoers.
Contemporary and classic films from our collections
are screened to a regular and loyal lunchtime audience.
The Year of Photography was celebrated with a series
of ‘Eye 4’ events focusing on photojournalism, sport,
fashion, and rock star photography with noted Australian
photographers as guest speakers. The Sydney Festival also
supported the Festival of the Eye, a series of events over
two nights which highlighted documentary photography,
an area in which Australian photographers excel. Our
major exhibition Eye 4 Photography opened late over
three nights during the Sydney Festival.
The Literature 2004 program, celebrated from July
to December 2004, included The Written Word series
of talks and panel discussions with young writers
and a daytime program of classic literary biography.
A younger audience
Since 2001 we have worked to attract a new audience.
An audience survey found that a younger audience is
returning to the Library for photography events. Over
half had previously attended a Library event and 63%
of the audience were aged under 35 years.
Reproduction of collection material
More than 2 620 collection items were approved
for reproduction in publications and on websites.
Requests ranged from images of City of Sydney
aldermen to material for family and local history
publications. A number of requests contributed
to television and film productions.
Reaching into schools
Infocus, our Higher School Certificate resource service,
supplied nearly 9 000 resources to HSC students through
school and public libraries across the state. This year 19%
of resources were supplied directly to individual students.
The number of customers returning to the service
suggests students regularly look to Infocus resources
as a shortcut to quality information.
As part of an approach to attract new and younger
audiences to our events and exhibitions program,
we commissioned research to explore the awareness
and attitudes of 18–35 year olds. The research provides
insight into the busy lives of this age group and how we
can promote, attract and hold exhibitions and events that
appeal to them.
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Achievements – NSW public library network
NSW public library network
Maintain & develop an integrated network to deliver shared services across NSW
Shared service delivery enhanced across NSW
• Internet services provided to 149 public libraries
• 90 small and remote communities have access to
the Internet
• 79 public library services have access to legal
information and expertise
• 80% of Rural Link communities ‘very satisfied’
with NSW.net service
Working together
Public libraries, local government and the State Library
work together to provide library and information services
to the people of New South Wales. This partnership
promotes community development and sustainability
through sharing resources and expertise and supporting
programs that could not be developed alone. In turn,
it meets the objectives of the NSW Government’s
Principles for Regional Programs.
The Library administers the Public Library Grants and
Subsidies Program, provides consultancy and policy
advice to local authorities and monitors compliance
with the Library Act 1939.
Investing in local services
In 2004/05 the State Government provided $22,422,550
to public libraries, which included $1.94m allocated to
the continued operation of NSW.net (see Allocation of
public library funds p. 72). Forty seven public library
projects were awarded Library Development Grants
through a competitive process (see Library Development
grants p. 73). Successful applications included eight
projects to improve and build library facilities, seven
projects to enhance services for the aged, youth and
people with a disability and four projects to develop local
history collections.
The Public Libraries Consultative Committee (see Library
Council committees p. 54) provides advice to Library
Council on local government and public library issues.
In December we held a forum for library managers,
council officers, and state and local government
representatives to discuss adjustments to public library
services arising from recent local government reform.
Several newly constituted local councils were also assisted
with issues relating to their libraries including regional
library agreements and changed funding arrangements.
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State Library staff took part in reviews of Wyong and
Warrumbungle libraries, and assisted Marrickville Library
with strategic planning workshops. Staff represented
the State Library at meetings of the Country Public
Libraries Association and the Metropolitan Public
Libraries Association.
NSW.net
NSW.net is a State Library service that provides NSW local
councils and public libraries with Internet connections and
access to online databases. This year 149 NSW public
libraries used the service.
The introduction of ADSL (broadband) services in 2004
was well received and we expect an increase in demand
in 2005.
New options for 2-way satellite or Data Access Radial
(DAR) were offered for rural locations where Internet
connection options are limited. The options were trialled
and implemented at Upper Murray, Riverina and
Richmond-Tweed Regional Libraries.
NSW.net has a growing consultative role to assist regional
libraries with technical support as they upgrade their
Internet and library systems networks. Libraries can lower
their operating costs by the simultaneous upgrade of both
systems. This year network upgrades were completed for
Mudgee/Kandos Library, Lithgow, Macquarie and Upper
Hunter Regional Libraries.
Rural Link
Rural Link is part of the NSW.net service. It provides costeffective fast connections for community facilities in more
than 90 small remote communities who do not have
broadband Internet access.
A survey of Rural Link communities found that 80% were
‘very satisfied’ with our services and their expectations of
a fast, reliable Internet service were met. It has improved
access to a range of online services including Government
websites, and to banking and payroll services where
access to these services was previously slow and
unreliable. In order to maintain the service Rural Link has
purchased ongoing network maintenance and support
with funding provided by the Commonwealth
Department of Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts (DCITA).
Achievements 2004/05
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nsw public library network
BHP Billiton Skills.net NSW
Free Internet training is provided to rural and regional
communities through funding provided by Skills.net NSW.
The project is administered by the State Library and jointly
funded by Rural Link and BHP Billiton.
This year over 500 members of the community attended
a Skills.net Internet workshop offered by their local public
library. In 2004/05 three courses, Internet in Everyday
Life, Family History on the Internet and Internet for Kids,
were added to the range of workshops. Since 2003
more than 3000 residents of rural and remote NSW have
learned Internet search skills at a BHP Billiton Skills.net
NSW workshop.
The program was evaluated in 2004. It found that Skills.
net NSW offered public libraries an efficient and costeffective means to provide their communities with basic
Internet skills. It provides consistent and quality Internet
training programs while improving the training skills
and Internet knowledge of public library staff.
Supporting culturally diverse communities
Our EAPS Plan focuses on initiatives that promote
and provide access to library collections, services
and programs for culturally diverse people.
This year we continued to raise awareness within the
community of the range of free services and multicultural
collections available through the public library network.
Information about how to access multicultural material in
our collections was produced in 43 community languages
and promoted throughout the public library network.
Our Multicultural Consultant also promoted the benefits
of library services through community organisations and
radio, Migrant Resource Centres and the Federation of
Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia Congress.
Our multicultural collections are regularly reviewed to
ensure they are up-to-date and relevant to the community
and more than 4 000 items in 30 languages were
purchased in 2004/05. More than 80,000 foreign
language items were loaned to public libraries.
Public libraries also continue to build their own
multicultural collections through the Multicultural
Purchasing Cooperative coordinated by the State Library.
This year 29 public libraries added over 19,000 items in 32
languages to their collections at a total cost of $408,270.
Other EAPS achievements in 2004/05 include the
exhibitions Kisch in Australia, World Press Photo 2005
and Vive la différence! The French in NSW. A major
exhibition on the French navigator, La Perouse, featuring
the work of two French artists, will open in August 2005.
The 2005/06 EAPS plan will focus on maintaining current
services and strategic projects.
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Top: Multicultural Services consultant
Oriana Acevedo
Bottom: A poster advertising that books are available
in different languages, a service that the State Library
provides to NSW libraries
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Achievements 2004/05
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SLNSW Volunteer: Ingrid
Legal information
LIAC works with NSW public libraries to improve access
to information about the law for the community across
New South Wales.
Promoting the LIAC service to local communities is a key
step in raising the profile of public libraries as sources of
legal information. Two presentations on law @ your library
and Crime @ your library were developed to help public
libraries promote their service while many members
promoted their legal services at over 60 local events
during Law Week in May. Excellence in promoting
community awareness of the LIAC service was recognised
at the annual Law and Justice Foundation of NSW Justice
Awards in October when Wagga Wagga City Library and
Central West Library Services received LIAC Centre of
Excellence Awards.
Drug information
‘I started as a Library Volunteer 12 years ago, and a couple of
years later I began working with LIAC staff. Since then I’ve come
in once a week to organise the free pamphlet service. I ensure
that up-to-date copies of 200 pamphlet titles in many community
languages are always available. I’m in contact with 65 suppliers
whose contact details and publication lists change regularly!
When the pamphlets arrive I organise the displays for visitors to
the LIAC centre. I find it very satisfying to be a part of the LIAC
team serving the public.
I also take tours of the Library and enjoy the chance to convert
visitors. I act as an exhibition host which is so much fun and I get
to see a little of what happens behind the scenes. All in all, my
involvement as a Volunteer is sheer bliss! The staff are so friendly
and accommodating and there’s comradeship amongst the
Vollies. What better place to spend my spare time?’.
Ingrid Beeren, State Library Volunteer, 1993–present
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The Drug Information @ Your Local Library (di@yll) project
helps public libraries provide their local communities with
drug information that can be trusted. di@yll is a joint
initiative of the State Library and the NSW Premier’s
Department and is part of the Community Drug
Information Strategy. This strategy was recommended in
the NSW Government Plan of Action which was
developed in response to the 1999 Drug Summit.
The di@yll project is managed by the Library’s Health
Information Service.
All public library services in NSW participate in the di@yll
project. Central libraries have a core collection of drug
information books, drug information resources and access
to websites that provide reliable and accessible
information on illicit drugs. Branch libraries have drug
information resources, referral information and access
to websites. These resources are updated each year.
Many public libraries also work with local Community
Drug Action Teams (CDATs) to promote awareness of
drug and alcohol issues in their community.
The project is at its second stage where strategies on
how the di@yll service can be sustained in the community
are being investigated. The project is currently being
evaluated by the Bradfield Nyland Group and findings
will be available in August 2005.
Achievements 2004/05
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Digitising local collections
Corporate 0bjectives
results
Services used by Library clients in the last year
The second and last stage of the PictureNSW project,
Digital practice: guidelines for digitising images in
NSW public libraries, was completed. This stage
of the project identified guidelines for digital image
and metadata creation. It builds upon the first stage
of the project where information about local studies
collections were gathered and detailed in Local history
in NSW public libraries.
Summer Reading Club
State Library staff coordinated the participation
of 65 NSW public libraries in Reading Rulz, a Summer
Reading Club program. The club is a reading program
based in public libraries in New South Wales, South
Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland
and the ACT. It encourages young people to continue
reading and using public libraries during the summer
school holidays. Young readers receive Certificates
of Completion when they have read 10 books and
they can compete for prizes. Over 6 000 young people
in New South Wales registered in the Summer Reading
Club, and 65% of participants achieved their goal
of 10 books.
Source: NSW Community Awareness and Attitude Survey,
October 2004
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Achievements 2004/05
NSW PUblic library network
Support the legislative environment in which NSW public libraries
& the State Library operate
• Review of Library Act completed
• Benchmark research on NSW public libraries
and e-Government completed
Review of Library Act 1939
The review of the Library Act 1939 has been completed
and changes to the Act commenced on 1 July 2005 under
the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005.
The amendments updated certain provisions that had
been previously amended by other legislation.
A significant amendment is the change of the definition
of ‘book’ to ‘library material’. This recognises the diversity
of formats in library collections, particularly
in an electronic age.
eGovernment and public libraries
Public libraries in metropolitan and rural areas of NSW
providing public access to the Internet are experiencing
growing demand from clients who need to access
government services delivered online. In 2003/04 the
Public Libraries Research Committee commissioned a
study on the impact of eGovernment on public libraries.
The research report NSW Public Libraries and
eGovernment was launched in November and explores
how public libraries support online government
information and services. It describes how public libraries
help their local communities access government services
online, the community’s use of online government in
public libraries and the resources public libraries require
to support these services effectively. In April the research
findings were presented at Digital amnesia: the challenge
of government online, an ALIA seminar attended by policy
makers and government representatives involved in the
development of eGovernment. The results will also be
presented to the inaugural Public Libraries Australia (PLA)
conference in November 2005.
In 2005/06 research will be conducted into the role of
public libraries in sustaining communities. The research
project, Public libraries and sustainable communities, will
investigate and seek to quantify the contribution public
libraries make to a sustainable NSW community.
Building renaissance
Libraries have emerged as significant hubs in their
communities where people can find a welcoming space
in which to socialise as well as to learn. The State Library
and the NSW Government support public library
infrastructure through promoting quality design
and planning and providing Library Development Grants
for building projects (see Library development grants p. 73).
The Building and Planning Advisory Service provides
expert consultancy services for library building projects
in New South Wales and elsewhere.
This year marked the completion of new public library
buildings in Singleton, Narellan and Lithgow and the early
planning stages of several projects. Local authorities are
replacing older infrastructure with the safe, accessible and
flexible spaces needed in a modern public library. In other
cases new or remodelled buildings are intended to meet
growing community demand.
Projects in 2004/05 included:
• design briefs for new libraries at Burwood
and Byron Bay
• a library space needs study for Ku-ring-gai Council
• site studies for Bellingen, Byron Bay, Gosford
and Jerilderie
• a building assessment for Warren Library
• a study of future branch library requirements
for Willoughby City Council
• advice on a new library facility for the Migration
Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal
in Sydney
• advice on a new public library for Palmerston
City Council in the Northern Territory.
Consultants Heather Nesbitt Planning and Bligh Voller
Nield were appointed to review and revise People places:
guidelines for public library buildings in New South Wales.
Local authorities are being consulted to ensure that
the new edition of this widely used document will be as
up-to-date and helpful as possible.
The Library contributed an information paper to the
Legislative Assembly Inquiry into the Joint Use and CoLocation of Public Buildings. The Library Council noted the
encouragement given to projects which improve
community access and generate efficiencies by
co-locating compatible facilities. Two library buildings
opened this year are co-located with other community
facilities. The new library at Narellan shares a building
with a youth centre, and the new Lithgow Library
incorporates a learning centre.
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SLNSW staff profile: Jim
Training
During the year we provided a range of training programs
for public library staff to support their work including:
• 12 staff from metropolitan and rural libraries
participated in the Rewarding Reading train-thetrainer program. The program provides proactive
strategies for library staff to encourage adults
to read.
• NSW.net delivered an extensive training program
to support the expansion of free databases
available to public libraries from four to six.
43 courses were conducted for over 370 staff from
54 public library services in rural and metropolitan
areas. Use of the free databases increased by over
10% compared to 2003/04.
• Over 155 public library staff attended a one-day
introduction to the State Library. Knowledge of our
services and collections extends the services public
library staff can offer their clients.
• Seminars were held on reference services, local
studies digitisation, marketing, and library services
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Visits
The State Librarian & Chief Executive Dagmar
Schmidmaier AM visited a number of public libraries
including Baulkham Hills, Goulburn, Gunning, Kingscliff,
Lismore, Mullumbimby, Narellan, Orange, Tweed Heads
and Wollongong. She also attended the annual
conferences of the Country Public Libraries Association
in Wentworth and the Metropolitan Public Libraries
Association at Wollongong.
As part of the commitment to providing support and
advice to the NSW Public Library Network, the Assistant
State Librarian, Public Library Services, and staff visited
78 public libraries around the state.
In March the Library’s Executive Committee’s offsite
strategic planning session was held at Singleton and
included a visit to Singleton Library. In May, the Library
Council and Executive visited Central West Library in
Orange during their joint planning session and
Council meeting.
‘While I’m a librarian by training, I’m responsible
for ensuring that all our building services such as
fire protection systems, security systems, lifts,
air conditioning, electrical services and plumbing
are properly maintained. Aside from minimising
the frequency and impact of any building service
failure, I need to ensure that clients enjoy their
visit to the Library.
The main challenge I face is ensuring the buildings
and their systems support the delivery of information
services to State Library clients. I need to keep
up-to-date with the services being delivered at the
Library, and those which are planned for the future.
Another challenge is to deliver services from
a heritage building. All work undertaken in the
Mitchell Wing needs to be sympathetic to its original
architectural features.
Now that the Library has secured an offsite repository
to fulfil its offsite storage needs, onsite storage issues
need to be addressed to support service delivery.
Another priority is the refurbishment of the public and
staff areas of the State Reference Library. We need to
keep pace with developments in technology, and the
requirement to deliver services in the State Reference
Library in a different way.
I hope that my team have delivered a public library
which offers a satisfactory level of systems to our
clients, and which they find aesthetically pleasing.
I want our clients to enjoy coming to the State Library,
and I want them to keep coming back.’
Jim Sinclair, Facilities Manager
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Achievements – NSW government
NSW government
Increase control of the collection at each stage of the information life cycle
Corporate performance indicator
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
Electronic records created for Heritage collection material
605 870
626 839
644 262
Current collection material
817 989
834 215
876 332
Managing the collection
Organise and store
The Library takes a life cycle approach to managing
the collection. Our strategies for the period 2002–2005
include revising our Collection Development Policy,
building an online inventory of our collections, increasing
access to electronic publishing, and allocating space
for our growing collections.
The Library’s collection is approximately 100 linear
kilometres in size and growing. This year we achieved
significant outcomes in planning for future storage
of the collection, through approval of plans and funds
for onsite and offsite storage.
Information life cycle:
Select and acquire
An audit of collection organisation and security was
conducted. Policies and practices are being revised to
ensure the Library’s collections are organised and stored
in the most secure and optimum way.
Preserve or dispose
Preserve
or dispose
Organise
and store
Access and use
Select and acquire
We continued our Collection Development Policy Review
and 35 subject profiles which describe our research-level
collection are now available on our website.
The Library’s Acquisition Policy was revised and approved
by the Library Council. It ensures that we acquire
collection material whether by purchase, donation,
government and legal deposit, or bequest and transfer
in a fair and accountable manner.
In 2004/05 the collection acquisition budget was
$7.1 million, which maintains our purchasing power.
Additions to the collection (p. 69) highlights some of
this year’s most significant acquisitions, in various formats.
Our preservation program continues to ensure that
collections are housed in optimal conditions. This year
preservation treatments were completed for 29,992 items.
These included 8 018 items from the David Scott Mitchell
Bequest, 419 items displayed in State Library exhibitions,
109 items loaned for external exhibition and the Ben
Haneman Cervantes Collection.
Digitising selected material increases access to the
collection and is also a preservation strategy. This year
digitisation activities have included the scanning and
photography of 22,092 images.
Collection materials, such as reel film negatives and
microfilm which contain cellulose acetate, are starting
to deteriorate. We are developing a strategy to deal with
this material which is in line with the Australian Network
for Information on Cellulose Acetate (ANICA) strategy.
Ensuring optimum storage conditions for the collection
is a key preservation strategy. This year the rare book
stack and its 32,180 volumes were cleaned in a pilot
project. We have instituted a continuous cleaning
program of the book collection.
Newspapers
We continued our work to preserve newspapers published
in New South Wales in line with the National Plan for
Australian Newspapers (NPLAN). This year over 1040
newspaper masters were replaced. As part of a longer
term strategy to preserve NSW newspapers and extend
access to information, the digitisation of newspapers
is a high priority in our digitisation plan.
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Continuously improve the management of our resources
Variance from budget
• Returned an operating result on budget
• Net cost of services is met
Facilities are available and meet standards
• TAM Plan projects completed on target and
facilities improved
IT projects achieve time or cost savings
• 20% of information technology infrastructure
upgraded and improved
• Service availability, reliability, security and
performance improved
• Access speed to Internet increased by 100%
• NSW.net achieves lower broadband costs
for community clients
The State Library receives the majority of its funding
through the NSW Government. As a government agency
we comply with government policy and legislative
requirements to provide library and information services
and to collect the documentary record of NSW through
legal deposit legislation and policy.
Managing resources
One of the NSW Government’s priorities is the efficient
management of resources. This year we continued
to streamline our financial management to ensure that
we made the best use of our resources within
budget guidelines.
In 2005/06 and beyond we will focus the management
of our resources on three strategic objectives:
• develop the atmitchell.com web service
• relocate collection items to a new offsite storage
facility using funding provided in 2005/06
• ensure the State Library heritage site and facilities
are preserved and maintained. We have submitted
a new Total Asset Management (TAM) Plan for the
period 2006/07 to 2009/10 to NSW Treasury.
Financial management
In 2004/05 we continued to use financial management
strategies with measurable outcomes. This resulted in
an on-target budget performance for the year.
Other key performance results were:
• 90% of accounts paid on time
• accounts complied with legislative
requirements on time
• strategic financial objectives achieved
within budget.
We completed four major projects during the year:
• introduced the Australian Equivalents
to International Financial Reporting Standards
(AEIFRS) to meet the requirements of new
Australian Accounting Standards
• revalued our land and buildings resulting
in an increased value of $244 million
• revalued our heritage collection resulting
in $387 million being added to the overall
value of the collection of $1.883 billion
• developed and integrated a Project Costing
System with our Financial System which resulted
in improved control of our capital and
maintenance projects.
In 2005/06 we will implement an online Library Shop
where high quality print-on-demand images from the
Library’s collection and other merchandise will be
available for purchasers.
Credit card certification
During the year there have been no irregularities recorded
in the use of corporate credit cards and to the best of our
knowledge and belief we have complied with Premier’s
Memoranda and Treasurer’s Directions.
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Achievements 2004/05
NSW government
Accounts paid on time within each quarter
Quarter
Actual
%
Target
%
Total paid
Total paid on time
Sept 04
90
90
$8,281,112
$7,440,275
Dec 04
89
90
$12,946,533
$11,485,186
Mar 05
92
90
$15,908,899
$14,615,497
Jun 05
89
90
$15,416,666
$13,743,688
Accounts payable performance – aged analysis at the end of each quarter
Quarter
current
(i.e. within due date)
30 days overdue
60 days overdue
more than 60 days
overdue
Sept 04
$828,778
$75,372
$437
$393
Dec 04
$154,892
$11,340
$246
$396
Mar 05
$484,052
$15,599
$546
$187
Jun 05
$1,753,769
$40,301
$123
$384
External consultants engaged
Over $30,000:
Consultant: Spectra Financial Services Pty Ltd
Project title: IT leasing advisory services
Purpose: Review of IT rental arrangements
Cost: $34,250
Under $30,000:
One consultant was engaged to provide advice on procurement at a cost of $13,696
Investment performance
The investments of the Library Council are managed by the NSW Treasury Corporation.
The average rates of return for 2004/05 increased over the previous year.
2003/04
2004/05
TCorp short-term investments
5.0%
5.3%
TCorp medium-term growth facility
6.3%
8.8%
Risk management
IAB Services completed internal audits of selected
operations in accordance with the three-year strategic
plan which is a key element of the risk management
program. Six reviews were conducted in 2004/05:
• inter-library lending
• Goods and Services Tax
• accounts payable, corporate credit cards
and petty cash
• income, collections and banking
• venue management/catering services
• monographs/serials, collection
management and security.
These reviews were finalised to the satisfaction of
IAB Services and their recommendations are being
implemented.
We reviewed our Collection and Services Disaster Response
Plan as part of our risk management strategy. The plan
enables us to respond to a disaster such as fire or flood
and to start the recovery process to restore access to the
collection. The review updated the roles, responsibilities
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Development of an Information Security System leading
to certification to AS/NZS 7799 was started in September.
Cybertrust was contracted to assess the threats and risks
to the Library’s information security systems including
IT systems, facilities, the collection, and corporate
information in print and electronic formats. A draft
information security policy, framework document and
implementation plan have been prepared and are being
reviewed as part of the threat and risk assessment.
In 2005/06 the Internal Audit Bureau will complete
a Library-wide assessment that will combine our risk
management activities into a high-level risk management
strategic plan for the future.
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and processes for responding to such an event. Training
and implementation will be completed in 2005/06.
A staff satisfaction survey will be conducted in
August 2005 which will inform service improvements.
Human resources
Our Information Management & Technology (IM&T)
Strategic Plan for 2004–2007 was completed. The IM&T
Steering Committee, comprising members of the Library’s
Executive Committee, is responsible for implementing the
plan. An ICT Services Policy, which defines acceptable use
of State Library ICT services, is being finalised.
This year we continued to focus on reducing risk
and improving management of our staff resources.
Recommendations arising from audit and Independent
Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) reports were
implemented:
• a process to verify the authenticity of academic
and professional qualifications was introduced
• two leave audits showed that the management
of staff attendance and leave had improved
significantly over the previous year.
We will review our Code of Conduct in 2005/06.
This year we added Windows-based functions to our
human resource information systems. This upgrade has
increased the efficiency of our processing activities and
will allow us to introduce a self-service process for staff
leave in 2005/06. We also implemented ARiES, an online
management reporting tool. Managers now have direct
and timely access to information on position occupancy,
leave and workforce analysis for staff in their
operational area.
Management of information technology
The delivery of services to our clients relies upon a fast,
reliable and secure information and communications
technology (ICT) infrastructure. This year our goal was
to ensure an improved system that is cost-effective, easy
to maintain and compatible with existing infrastructure.
We improved the efficiency and reliability of services
to clients by:
In 2005/06 a Standard Operating Environment will be
installed on new PCs for clients and staff to provide a
more secure and reliable computing environment.
Facilities management
This year we expended $2.5m in Total Asset Management
(TAM) Plan funds on time and on budget to maintain and
improve facilities for visitors and staff and ensure efficient
delivery of services.
In 2004/05 we:
• upgraded air conditioning in the Mitchell
Wing with optimum conditions being achieved
more frequently
• upgraded lifts in the Macquarie Street Wing
resulting in fewer breakdowns and disruptions
to reading room services
• reviewed and improved our security procedures
in response to the changed security environment
• started refurbishing staff workspace in the State
Reference Library to accommodate changing
means of delivering services to clients.
In 2005/06 our priorities will be to work towards
increased compliance with fire protection systems and
relocating collection items to a new offsite store facility.
• upgrading 20% of our information technology
infrastructure and improving its availability,
reliability, security and performance
• upgrading our Internet link from 4 megabits
to 10 megabits and increasing the speed of
access by 100%
• installing a Fuji Xerox Australia system that
integrates and manages printing, copying and
faxing services for clients and staff.
We placed a strong focus on our Help Desk which
supports services to clients and staff. We started the
process of moving to ITIL (Information Technology
Infrastructure Library) which is an international and
Australian standard that describes best practice in the
delivery of ICT services. Our Help Desk operations
were reviewed and restructured and a new Help Desk
management system, TouchPaper, was implemented.
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Achievements 2004/05
NSW government
Energy management
Waste avoidance and resource recovery
The State Library is committed to achieving savings
in energy usage through the use of sustained energy
management principles. Since 2000 our Energy Plan has
integrated effective energy management into our ongoing
activities and operations.
The NSW Government priority to reduce waste
and increase use of recycled products is implemented
through our purchasing policy and corporate plan.
Our new contract with Fuji Xerox for printing,
photocopying, and fax services for staff and clients
requires them to provide consumables with recycled
content wherever possible.
The Library operates as one large site that buys electricity
on the contestable market. This arrangement has reduced
greenhouse gas emissions as we buy 6% of our electricity
from renewable sources. State Parliament House supplies
the Library with heated and chilled water for our air
conditioning system.
The Library has an Energy Performance Contract with
Honeywell. Over the last five years this arrangement
has achieved savings in use of energy in our buildings
by improving the efficiency of the air conditioning system
and installing water and power saving devices. Our annual
Government Energy Management Plan (GEMP) report for
2004/2005 shows that:
• the amount of electricity used to operate the air
conditioning plant was reduced by 4.34% and
other electricity consumption fell by 0.5%
• our overall use of electricity fell by an average
of 1.67%
• the amount of gas used to operate our air
conditioning plant was reduced by 3.68%
Resource recovery:
• 52% of toner cartridges purchased had recycled
content, which is equivalent to usage in 2002/03.
Recycled content:
• stationery products on contract which contain
recycled content increased from 12% to 44% of
items available
• 25% of envelopes purchased had recycled content
• 60% of A3 paper purchased had recycled content
compared to nil content in 2003/04
• the amount of A4 paper purchased with recycled
content fell by 7%.
The staff Intranet also reduces paper usage and waste.
At June 2005 over 1 320 documents and 589 pages of
content were available with site usage increasing by 6%
over 2003/04.
• we have used 4% less energy to air condition
our buildings for each year since 2003.
Energy consumption and costs of fuels used
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00/01
01/02
02/03
03/04
04/05
% change between
03/04 & 04/05
Black electricity
consumption (kWh)
4,544,981
4,588,820
4,822,406
4,746,446
4,667,209
-1.67%
Black electricity cost ($)
$283,590
$288,126
$314,000
$323,259
$357,184
10.49%
Green power
consumption (kWh)
290,105
292,903
307,813
302,965
297,907
-1.67%
Green power cost ($)
$24,660
$25,054
$27,304
$28,735
$31,722
10.40%
Natural gas
consumption (MJ)
6,096,979
3,465,347
6,836,786
7,071,853
6,811,769
-3.68%
Natural gas Cost ($)
$58,522
$35,000
$75,205
$80,902
$88,553
9.46%
Petrol consumption (L)
1 911
3 362
2 841
1 023
566
-44.61%
Petrol cost ($)
$1 550
$2 534
$2 223
$786
$501
-36.19%
Achievements 2004/05
NSW government
Compliance with the NSW Heritage Act 1977, Section 170A(4)
State Heritage inventory number
5 045 212
Name
State Library of NSW, Mitchell Library
Location
Shakespeare Place, Sydney
Level of significance (local or state)
State
Heritage Council endorsed CMP (yes or no)
Yes*
Date of Heritage Council endorsement
10 April 2002
On State Heritage register
(yes or no)
Yes
Last inspection date
April 2000
Condition (good, fair, poor)
Fair
Comment on condition
Maintenance funding has been limited
Item in use? (yes or no)
Yes
Item occupied? (yes or no)
Yes
If not in use or occupied,
measures to protect?
n/a
Activities (repairs, alterations,
re-use, occupancy change)
Maintenance and alterations
Statutory Applications
Heritage Act Section #
Nil
Approval granted? (yes or no)
n/a
Date of commencement
n/a
Works progress update
n/a
*The Conservation Report for the State Library’s Mitchell Wing is due for review in 2007
Allocation of recurrent resources to programs
35% 29% 18% 6% 8% 5% 100%
Public library services - including public library grants and subsidies
Collection management
Library and services
Education and client liaison
Strategy and CIO
Resource management
42.6% 29.0% 17.9% 4.6% 3.5% 2.4% 100%
NSW Government - recurrent allocation
NSW Government - public libraries grants and subsidies allocation
NSW Government - capital allocation
Grants, donations and contributions
Commercial revenue
Investment income
Sources of income
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Achievements 2004/05
NSW government
Improve our working environment
Occupational health & safety requirements
were met
• 16 Safe Work Statements with supporting
training programs completed
• Workplace Inspection Program completed
Targets in the Human Resource Plan are met
• Training to improve EEO development
and access implemented
• Spokeswomen’s Program reactivated
Improving our working environment
Average equivalent full-time staff members
We are committed to creating a safe workplace for staff
and a safe and clean environment for visitors to our buildings.
This is achieved through improving the physical environment,
and the conditions and opportunities for staff.
Occupational health and safety (OH&S)
Ensuring a healthy and safe working environment is the
responsibility of all staff. The Executive Committee monitors
the management of workplace safety through regular
balanced scorecard reports and the OH&S Committee
provides for staff participation and consultation.
The OH&S Committee met eight times during the year. They
also attended training in Consultation for OH&S Committee
Members. This year committee members coordinated a range
of activities to reduce the risk of injury and raise awareness
of workplace health and safety issues including:
• completing a full schedule of workplace inspections
• developing 16 Safe Work Method statements followed
by training on tasks and activities in the statements
• increasing staff awareness of risks and safe working methods
• training staff in a wide range of workplace safety issues
• improving induction training for Volunteers
and visiting contractors
*Calculation based on average EFT
taken from Workforce Profile data
• testing and improving air quality and light levels
• assessment of workstations to meet ergonomic standards
• testing and improving emergency evacuation procedures
• extra cleaning of public areas and the building perimeters.
In May comprehensive and authoritative information on
OH&S issues was added to the staff Intranet. Managers and
staff were also advised of legislative changes that affect their
responsibilities for OH&S matters, notification of incidents
and Return to Work programs.
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Workers Compensation
2002/03
Fund
average
2003/04
Fund
average
2004/05
Fund
average
Total number of claims
19
20
12
Number of claims per employee*
0.048
0.051
0.031
Average cost per claim**
$2 002
$8 732
$4 685
$8 982
$5 858
$7 001
Average cost per employee
$95
$845
$238
$831
$180
$479
* Refers to new claims in the accident year reported
**Based on actual and estimated costs calculated at 31 March in the accident year reported
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
The Library’s EEO Plan 2004/07 aims to ensure that
our policies and practices provide opportunities for EEO
groups and maintain an equitable and diverse workplace.
Our strategies include decision-making based on sound
EEO information, improving employment access
and participation by EEO groups and building a diverse
and skilled workforce.
This year we worked towards these objectives by:
• improving the quality of EEO data through
better data collection
• providing target group members with training and
individual coaching in preparing job applications
• providing cultural diversity and disability awareness
training for staff working with clients
• appointing three Spokeswomen and
a Women’s Liaison Officer to our reactivated
Spokeswomen’s Program
• improving our Community Language Scheme
Allowance (CLAS) arrangements and the
monitoring of client needs to ensure that staff
skills match the language needs of clients
• reviewing the needs of staff who required
workplace adjustments and implementing
changes as needed
• advising staff of new policies on Changes
to Structure and Positions and OH&S
• reviewing our Teleworking policy and procedures
to improve flexible working arrangements
• reviewing our policies on Injury Management,
EEO, Bullying and Harassment, Study Assistance,
Recruitment, Selection and Appointment and
the Code of Conduct (in progress).
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Trends in the representation of EEO groups as a % of total staff
EEO Group
Target (%)
2001 (%)
2002 (%)
2003 (%)
2004 (%)
2005 (%)
Women
50
67
66
66
66
66
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples
2
1
1
1
0.5
1
People whose first language
was not English
20
24
26
27
26
26
People with a disability
12
8
8
8
8
9
People with a disability requiring
work-related adjustment
7
2
2
2
1.6
3
Trends in the distribution of EEO groups
EEO Group
Target
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Women
100
105
111
110
113
111
Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples
100
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a*
People whose first language
was not English
100
86
90
90
88
86
People with a disability
100
92
85
85
79
79
People with a disability requiring
work-related adjustment
100
n/a*
n/a*
n/a*
n/a*
n/a*
Notes: Staff numbers are as at 30 June 2005 and exclude casual staff. A Distribution Index of 100 indicates that the
distribution of the EEO group across salary levels is equal to that of other staff. Less than 100 means that the EEO group
tends to be more concentrated at lower salary levels than is the case for other staff.
*n/a indicates the distribution cannot be calculated from the sample size
Senior Executive Service (SES) positions
as at 30 June 2005
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Level
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
5
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Positions filled
by women
2
2
2
3
3
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Use information and the knowledge
of staff for the benefit of the Library
Corporate
performance indicator
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
Staff participate
in cross-divisional
project teams
319
313
327
SLNSW staff profile: Niki
Using staff knowledge
Our service delivery builds on the specialist knowledge
and expertise of staff shared through project teams and
cross-organisation communication.
This year 327 staff participated in cross-divisional project
teams that contributed to our achievements. The Pathway
Project used expertise and knowledge from across the
organisation to develop Navigator research tools (see p. 22).
Sixty staff members contributed to planning, writing content,
reviewing and testing the search tools. Major project teams
also work on the Mitchell Bequest Project (see p. 44) and the
Collection Development Policy Review (see p. 34).
Using organisational information
Since 2000 we have actively sought to meet our
responsibilities under the State Records Act 1999.
Our Records Management Program works to ensure that
records of the Library’s activities, decisions, and transactions
are created and managed to meet our business needs and
accountability requirements. Over 125,000 records created
since 1960 can be located on the TRIM database via the staff
Intranet. The introduction of a corporate thesaurus in 2004
ensures new records are described and organised consistently.
This year we focused on improving staff awareness of their
responsibilities for good record keeping. A practical record
keeping skills course has been developed for key staff and
this will be implemented later in 2005. All staff will attend
awareness training. In 2005/06 we will develop and
implement procedures for the retention and disposal of
records unique to the State Library.
‘Three or four months’ full-time, uninterrupted work
on a research project you’re passionate about?
It almost sounds too good to be true! But that’s what
the State Librarian’s Staff Fellowship offers members
of staff.
The benefits, I believe, will be significant, not just
to the successful applicant through creating new
knowledge and extending skills, but to our clients
as well, through enhanced access and understanding
of the Library’s collections.
It’s a very exciting initiative.’
(see p. 48 for fellowship details)
Niki Kallenberger, Chair Selection
Committee, State Librarian’s Staff Fellowship
Image: Niki (left) is pictured above with Margot Riley,
the winner of the fellowship
We continued developing our Intranet as the key source
of information for staff about our work and responsibilities.
This year we added comprehensive information about major
legislation, policy and guidelines which affect our staff and
clients, and the Library as a NSW public sector agency.
Our Information Management & Technology (IM&T)
Strategic Plan 2004–2007 (see Management of information
technology p. 37) provides for long-term development of the
Intranet as the key corporate information source. In 2005/06
an Intranet Working Group will be formed to scope and
prioritise Intranet developments and to integrate it with
atmitchell.com.
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State Library partners & advocates
Strengthen personal affiliations
• Capital Campaign raises $3.45m,
$0.45m over target
• 32% net increase in Foundation memberships
from 2003/04
atmitchell.com
The objective of the Foundation’s Capital Campaign
is to raise $10m by 2007 to bring the Library’s collections
online and make them available to a worldwide audience.
The Campaign Committee is chaired by Mr Graham
Bradley and members include Mr Peter Gregg, Ms Belinda
Hutchinson, Mrs Christine Liddy AO, Ms Sam Meers,
Mr Paul Murnane and Mr Rob Thomas.
The Capital Campaign was launched by the Premier
of New South Wales, the Hon. Bob Carr MP, at a function
in October. Private and corporate benefactors’ donations
had raised $3.45m by March, including a pledge of $1m
by the late Dr RW Bruce Reid AM KNO. In-kind
technology and communications support has been
provided by leading companies including George
Patterson Partners, Telstra, Computer Associates and EMC2.
The Foundation’s primary objective in 2005/06 will be to
continue the campaign to achieve its $10m goal by 2007.
The State Library of New South Wales Foundation
The Foundation continues to support the Library by
raising funds to acquire and preserve its unique
collections. This year several key milestones were
achieved. These included further development of
the bequest program, and the launch of the Capital
Campaign in support of the atmitchell.com project.
The Foundation also simplified its operations to reduce
expenses and increase revenue.
In 2004/05, the Foundation contributed $1.065m in
funding to the State Library. Major projects undertaken
with this funding include the following.
Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection
The Heritage Collection is a changing exhibition that
brings rare, famous and historically significant items from
the Library’s collections to public display. The support of
the Nelson Meers Foundation ensured that over 105 items
were displayed during the year. These included the first
edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s collected works, published
in 1532, and letters written by nurse-matron Muriel Knox
Doherty from the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
in 1945.
The Mitchell Bequest Project
This project was launched in 2002 to restore and provide
online catalogue records for David Scott Mitchell’s original
bequest of 61,000 volumes to the people of New South
Wales. To date, the financial support of the Foundation
has provided for the preservation treatment and creation
of electronic records for 26,061 titles (32,821 volumes).
Access to these records has increased interest and use
of the collection. The project will finish in 2007.
Jean Garling Bequest
This year saw the establishment of a three-year
appointment period for the Garling Conservator.
This allows long-term strategies and appropriate
preservation priorities to be established. In the first
year preservation treatments and investigation included
For Auld Lang Syne:an album for original contributions,
autographs and treasured opinions, compiled by Haidee
de Lissa and including contributions by Thea Proctor and
Julian Ashton. Treatment and investigation into previous
conservation treatment of some of the works of Joseph
Lycett was also begun.
Other conservation activities supported by the
Foundation included:
• a condition assessment of the newly purchased
Macquarie Collector’s Chest (see Major purchases p. 63)
• conservation treatment of 29 easel paintings
• the continuing reassembly and conservation of the
John Glover sketchbooks.
Friends of the State Library
The Friends Program had another successful year with
an increase in new members. Improved promotion,
more events and a newly-refurbished Members Room
in the Mitchell Wing have seen memberships increase
by 20% since 2003.
The SL U35 Club was launched in June (see pages 25
& 27) and this new initiative offers targeted events and
other benefits for its members aged under 35.
Volunteer Program
Community members who volunteer their time and
services to the State Library often share a love of books,
history and libraries. Our Volunteer Program has 155
active members who contributed 11,086 hours to support
our work this year. Forty percent of our volunteers have
supported us for at least 10 years.
Volunteers contributed to work and activities that
promote our collections and services including:
• transcribing original material such as books
and letters
• sorting, listing and filing items in various collections
• checking material to be digitised
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Corporate 0bjectives
results
• logging oral history tapes
• locating items in David Scott Mitchell’s collection
• welcoming visitors to exhibitions and venues.
Over 1 600 visitors were introduced to the Library on 212
Volunteer-led tours. Volunteers with language skills translated
for tour groups and helped organise the multicultural
collections. Since June 2004 nine volunteers have taken
the State Library out to the community through the Speakers’
Program. They have introduced 2000 members of community
groups and clubs to our history, collections and services
and many groups and individuals have visited the Library
as a result of this introduction.
This year we conducted a comprehensive audit of the skills,
interests, hobbies and availability of volunteers and updated
our task database. We can now make a quicker and better
match between volunteers and tasks. We are committed to
the continuing success of the Volunteer Program by providing
volunteers with appropriate training and by showing our
appreciation for their contribution.
Implement collaborative
ventures & services
Ventures meet agreed targets
• PictureNSW Project completed
• NSW government agencies provided with access
to ABS@NSW service
• Nestlé Write Around Australia creative writing program
achieves 500,000 entries over 10 years
• 31 libraries participate in AskNow! Reference service
• Indigenous Knowledge Colloquium hosted by the State
Library and the University of Technology, Sydney
Our partners help the Library to achieve strategic priorities
through collaboration, cooperation, sponsorship or joint
ventures. They include public and corporate sector strategic
and project partners, sponsors and organisational supporters.
They also include other government agencies, the National,
state and other libraries and the education sector.
Event partners
Partners who supported our public events in 2004/05
included the Independent Scholars Association of Australia
(NSW Chapter), the Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes Sydney,
the Festival of Sydney, Macquarie University, the University
of Sydney, the History Council of NSW, the Sydney Rotary
Club and the performing arts association, Currency House.
Top: Nick Cave speaking at the Final word in the Mitchell
Reading Room
Centre: Richard Woolcott in conversation with Phillip Adams
at The Diplomats event.
Bottom: A jazz band entertains visitors in the cafe
at Discovery After Dark, photographer Stephan Marshall
Talks were given by many distinguished speakers including
C. H. Currey Fellow Jock Given and Keesing Fellow Jeannine
Baker. Guest speakers included the social researcher and
writer, Hugh Mackay, author and former diplomat, Richard
Broinowski, John Menadue AO, the writer Helen Garner,
journalist Michelle Grattan AO, former Deputy Prime Minister
Tim Fischer AC, and the novelist Frank Moorhouse AM.
International speakers included the musician Nick Cave
and poet Peter Porter OAM.
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Sponsorship
The Library’s exhibition and events program benefited
from the generous help received from sponsors including:
• the Sydney Morning Herald, Principal Sponsor
of the Miles Franklin: a brilliant career? exhibition
and the Literature 2004 and Written Word
events program
• a Visions of Australia grant which supported the
regional tour of Miles Franklin: a brilliant career?
• Malt Shovel Brewery through James Squire which
sponsored exhibition openings and Written
Word series
• the Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes, Sydney
for the exhibition Kisch in Australia
• Street Vision for promotion of exhibitions
at train stations in the Sydney metropolitan area
• Taylors Wines for the public events program
• Industrie streetwear, Red Bull and Canon Australia
for the SL U35 program.
Nestlé Write Around Australia
Nestlé Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
celebrated 10 years of their partnership in the national
Nestlé Write Around Australia creative writing program.
Nestlé Write Around Australia is Australia’s largest creative
writing program for students. Since 1994 almost half
a million primary school students have participated
by writing a story or taking part in a creative writing
workshop with a published Australian children’s author.
The program’s 10th anniversary was celebrated at Luna
Park in November 2004 when the actor, Sigrid Thornton,
presented awards to the NSW and national winners for
2004. A limited edition collection of the winning state
and territory stories for the last 10 years was published
to celebrate the program’s achievements.
The 2005 program is being hosted by 48 public libraries
including 14 NSW libraries. Over 31,250 students have
submitted stories and 48 children’s authors have guided
over 18,000 student writers at creative writing workshops.
Working with other government
& community agencies
The State Library worked with the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, the NSW Treasury and ac3 (Australian Centre
for Advanced Computing and Communications) to set up
a new service, ABS@NSW. ABS@NSW provides all NSW
government agencies with free access to up-to-date
statistical data for research and decision making.
In February the Library provided support for a South East
Asian tsunami fundraising event organised by the Sydney
Children’s Authors & Illustrators Network. Over 50
children’s authors and illustrators took part.
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Approximately $7 000 was raised including $1,700 from
sales of children’s books organised by the Library Shop.
The Office of Information and Communications
Technology at the NSW Department of Commerce funded
the PictureNSW project (see public libraries p. 31) which
provides guidelines for the development of a digital
archive of local collections in New South Wales.
The Legal Information Access Centre works collaboratively
with the Trustees of the Public Purpose Fund and other
government and legal service providers to improve access
to legal information across the state. Providers include the
Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, LawAccess NSW,
NSW Department of Education and Training, Legal Aid,
NSW Attorney General’s Department, Environmental
Defender’s Office, the Family Court of Australia, Law
Courts Library, Women’s Services NSW and NSW
community legal centres. This year LIAC signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LawAccess
NSW to formalise our collaboration, and launched a
regular email newsletter to keep agencies up-to-date
with new service developments.
During 2004/05 we continued to work collaboratively
with the NSW Premier’s Department and di@yll (see p. 30),
with BHP Billiton and Skills.net NSW (see p. 29) and
the NSW Health Department and the Health Information
Service (see p. 20). The advice and expertise provided to
the Library by Ian Carroll is acknowledged.
Collaborating with other libraries
We held our second national Colloquium for libraries,
archives and information services in December. Libraries
and Indigenous Knowledge explored emerging and
changing trends of Indigenous knowledge issues and their
implications for policies and practices in libraries, archives
and information services at local, state and national levels.
It was agreed that the Library and our co-host, Jumbunna
Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology
Sydney (UTS), will work with the Council of Australian
State Libraries (CASL), the Australian Institute of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, UTS, to develop
strategies for new and renewed library and information
service delivery to the Indigenous community.
AskNow! is a cooperative online reference service
sponsored by CASL. Since the launch of the service in
September 2002, it has provided information and research
advice for over 100,000 inquiries. The number of libraries
participating in the service has expanded to 11 state and
territory libraries and 21 public libraries. These include the
National Library of New Zealand, and Cessnock,
Randwick, Auburn, Queanbeyan and Southern Tablelands
public library services in New South Wales.
We continue to contribute to Australia’s online archive,
PANDORA (Preserving and Accessing Documentary
Networked Resources of Australia). 6 388 Australian titles,
created and stored in digital form only, are now linked to
Achievements 2004/05
SLNSW Partners & advocates
our catalogue as part of the cooperative collecting
agreement with other state libraries and the National
Library of Australia. New South Wales government titles
comprise 75% of 633 titles added by the Library in
2004/05.
The Library is a major contributor to Music Australia,
an online service that provides access to information
on Australian music. Contributors include cultural
organisations and specialist online music services.
Electronic records have been created for 542 music scores
in the Mitchell Music Library dating from the 19th century.
151 of the scores have been digitised and are available
as images via the Library’s catalogue.We continue
to contribute new records for pre-1900 sheet music
to the National Bibliographic Database.
Professional leadership
The Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Colloquium
(see Collaborative Ventures p. 46) was a significant event
which brought library and related professionals from
around Australia together. Other events included a full
day seminar, E Futures @ your Library, attended by 80
participants with speakers drawn from the commercial,
educational and government sectors.
International perspectives on library and information
issues were provided by overseas visitors including,
• Lynne Brindley, CEO of the British Library who
outlined the Library’s strategic agenda to set a worldclass standard for modern, entrepreneurial public
sector organisations
• Kay Raseroka, President of the International
Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) who
provided an international perspective on libraries
particularly in Africa
• Daniel Paraide, Director-General of the Office
of Libraries and Archives, Papua New Guinea
discussed library services in PNG
• Professor Anne Clyde, University of Iceland,
who explored the role of weblogs in information
service delivery.
Our Preservation staff continued to work with
AusHeritage to promote the Library’s preservation
leadership role in the Asia-Pacific region. Heather Mansell,
Manager Collection Preservation delivered two workshops
for 45 participants at the ASEAN-COCI Preservation of
Cultural Heritage Symposium at Yangon and Bagan in
Myanmar. This was a self-funded activity.
In 2005 the State Librarian, Dagmar Schmidmaier AM,
was elected Vice-President and President-elect of the
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
She will take up the Presidency in 2006. The State
Librarian also represents New South Wales on the
Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL) and many
staff contribute to CASL working groups and projects.
CASL continues to advocate for state and public libraries
with its priorities focusing on Indigenous services and
shared values and expertise.
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Top: Lynne Brindley, CEO of the British Library, standing
on the balcony of the Mitchell Reading Room
Centre: Geoffrey Cains (left) with 2005 National Biography
Award winner Robert Hillman, and Michael Crouch AO
Bottom: Ronald Briggs (left) with 2004 C. H. Currey
Memorial Fellow Jock Given, and Julie Wood
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Awards and fellowships
Blake Dawson Waldron Prize for
Business Literature
The Blake Dawson Waldron Prize for Business Literature
is an annual prize. It encourages writing that informs the
general reader about people and issues in Australian
commercial life. This includes topics in Australian
corporate and commercial literature, histories, accounts
and analyses of corporate affairs as well as biographies
of business men and women. The prize was awarded
for the first time in 2005 to Fred Brenchley for Allan Fels:
a portrait of power.
In 2004, fellowships were awarded to Mr Nathan Wise
for research on A working man’s hell: working class
mentalities of work and leisure in New South Wales
during the 1900s and 1910s and in the Australian Imperial
Forces during World War I and to Ms Bryoni Tresize for
research on Stories my mother told me that she never
knew: the cultural experience of migrant memory in
Sydney, 1956-.
C. H. Currey Memorial Fellowship
The National Biography Award is administered by the
State Library on behalf of its benefactor, Dr Geoffrey
Cains. This year the award increased to $20,000 with the
additional generous support given by Michael Crouch AO.
The 2005 award attracted 50 entries and was presented
to Robert Hillman for The Boy in the Green Suit.
The C. H. Currey Memorial Fellowship was established
under the terms of a bequest made by the late Dr Charles
Herbert Currey. It promotes the writing of Australian
history from original resources held by the State Library.
The 2004 C. H. Currey Fellow is Dr Lisa Featherstone who
is researching a history of sexualities in 20th century Australia.
Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship
The 2005 Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship for a paper by
a women librarian or student of librarianship was awarded
to Carolyn Bourke for her paper, Building social capital
through networking: how public libraries can be more
than repositories of information’.
Nancy Keesing Fellowship
The Nancy Keesing Fellowship was established by former
Library Council President, Dr Mark Hertzberg AO, in
honour of the late Nancy Keesing. It promotes the State
Library as a centre of research into Australian life and
culture. The 2004 Fellowship was awarded to Dr Jill
Matthews for her research, Hidden treasures of the
Mitchell Library: Sydney periodicals 1900–1930
State Librarian’s Staff Fellowship
The Staff Fellowship is an initiative of the State Librarian,
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM. It is an annual award which
offers a staff member the opportunity to undertake
collection based research using the State Library’s
collections. The inaugural fellowship was awarded to
Margot Riley for her project Looking Australian: a guide to
the dating and interpretation of visual evidence in images
of people selected from the collections of the State Library
of New South Wales.
International affiliations
Ms Lynne Brindley, CEO, British Library
Professor L. Anne Clyde, Professor in Library and
Information Science, Faculty of Social Science,
University of Iceland
Council of Australian State Libraries
Honorary Fellowship
Ms Fiona Gray, Reference Librarian, National Library
of New Zealand
The second Council of Australian State Libraries Honorary
Fellowship was awarded to Dr Maryrose Casey for her
research on Indigenous Australians negotiating, mediating
and constructing representation and identity through
political protests.
Mr Daniel Paraide, Director-General, Office of
Libraries and Archives, Papua New Guinea
Library Council of New South Wales
Honorary Fellowship
Dr Gary Lester was awarded the 2004 Fellowship for research
on Margaret Barr: dance dramas of Australian identity.
Milt Luger Fellowships
The Milt Luger Fellowships are awarded for projects which
investigate and document Australian history, life and
culture using collections and records held within the State
Library of New South Wales. Projects which highlight the
role of innovation and leadership in Australian life and
have not received other support are given preference.
They are open to persons aged between 18 and 25 years.
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National Biography Award
Mr Matthew Powell, Strategic Business Analyst,
Wellington City Libraries, New Zealand
Mr The Khang Pham and Mrs Bui Thi Thuy, Director,
National Library of Vietnam
Dr Lai-Tee Phang, Assistant Director, National
Archives of Singapore
Ms Kay Raseroka, President, International Federation
of Library Associations
Ms Genevieve Vella, Print Disabilities Librarian,
National Library of New Zealand
Mr Antoine Wilemberg, Training Programs, Getty
Foundation
Photograph by Nick Kreisler
Emma Gray, Librarian, Reader Services: ’My colleagues and I help clients access the collections. I’ve worked on some diverse requests – information to help set up a community group; how to build a sculpture
and how cows were unloaded from the First Fleet ships. The beauty of this work is that you don’t know what the next question will be! The services we provide make a positive difference to people.’
Corporate overview
The Library Council of New South Wales
The Library Council is constituted under the Library Act 1939, as amended by the Cultural Institutions (Miscellaneous
Amendments) Act 1989. The Act provides that there shall be a Library Council of nine members nominated by the
Minister and appointed for a three-year term by the Governor.
Members at 30 June 2005
Members from left: Mr Graham Bradley, Mr Richard Fisher, Mr Robert Purves, Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, Ms Belinda Hutchinson,
Mr Paul Murnane, Mr Robert Knight, Mr David Sherbon, Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley and Dr John Barclay.
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Council attendance record – 10 meetings were held in 2004/05
The Hon. Mahla Pearlman AO,
President to December 2004
Ms Belinda Hutchinson, President
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10
Mr Robert Knight
10
Mr Paul Murnane
7
Mr Robert Purves
Dr John Barclay
8
Mr Graham Bradley
5
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM,
Secretary
Mr Richard Fisher
4
Mr David Sherbon
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley
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10
6
10
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The Library Council of New South Wales members
as at 30 June 2005
Ms Belinda Hutchinson, BEc, FCA
President
Consultant, Macquarie Bank Ltd
Appointed 1997; current term ends 2006
Appointed President Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2006
Dr John Barclay, BA, DipEd, DipLib, MEd, PhD,
GradDipEmpRel
Appointed 2002; current term ends 2007
Director, Personnel Relations & Equal Opportunity,
Australian Catholic University
Mr Graham Bradley, BA, LLB, LLM, FAICD
Mr Robert Knight, BA
Appointed 2003; current term ends 2005
Director, Riverina Regional Library
Mr Paul Murnane, BEc, MBA
Appointed 2003; current term ends 2005
Company Director
Mr Robert Purves, BCom
Appointed 2000; current term ends 2005
Chairman, DCA Group Limited/President,
WWF (Australia) Limited
Company Director
Appointed July 2004; current term ends 2007
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
BA, DipLib, MLib, Hon DLitt, FALIA
Mr Richard Fisher, LLB, MEc
State Librarian from 1995
State Librarian & Chief Executive
and Secretary to the Library Council
Appointed 2005; current term ends 2007
Chairman of Partners, Blake Dawson Waldron
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley, BA(Hons), PhD
Appointed 2003; current term ends 2006
ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow in Modern History
and Politics, Macquarie University
Mr David Sherbon, BA Econ(Hons)
Appointed 1997; current term ends 2006
Founding Partner, Committed Capital Pty Ltd
Performance statement
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier, AM
State Librarian, SES Level 5
Appointment at Level 5 commenced on 7 October 2004
Total remuneration package: $228,650
The Director-General has expressed his satisfaction with Mrs Schmidmaier’s performance of her responsibilities
throughout 2004–05.
Mrs Schmidmaier successfully met the performance criteria contained in her 2004–05 performance agreement.
The State Library has maintained its delivery of high quality library and information services that meet a diverse
range of interests and needs.
As the State Librarian, Mrs Schmidmaier is responsible for the administration and management of the State
Library and the library services and information services it provides.
The State Librarian is also Secretary to the Library Council of New South Wales. The State Librarian is, in the
exercise or performance of the State Librarian’s powers, authorities, duties and functions under the Library Act
1939, subject to the control and direction of the Council.
Information regarding key activities undertaken as part of the State Librarian’s responsibilities is contained
in this report.
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State Library of NSW organisational structure
as at 30 June 2005
The State Library of NSW executive team. Front row from left: Elizabeth Ellis, Lucy Arundell, Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, Therese Lake.
Top row from left: Kathleen Bresnahan, Bronwyn Coop and Wilma Norris.
Organisational structure
Library Council of New South Wales
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
Ministry for the Arts
State Librarian & Chief Executive*
Elizabeth Ellis
Therese Lake
Lucy Arundell
Wilma Norris
Kathleen Bresnahan
Vacant
Collection
Management
Services
& Mitchell
Librarian
Reader
Services
Electronic
Library
Services
Education &
Client Liaison
Services
Public Library
Services
Finance
& Strategy
• Education
& Training
• Public Library
Consultants
• Finance
• IT Support
• Original
Materials
• Collection
Services
• Collection
Preservation
• Imaging
Services
• Reading Room
Services
(including
document
delivery)
• Legal
Information
Access Centre
• Health
Information/
Disability
Services
• IT
Infrastructure
• Network
Services (NSW.
net, Rural Link,
ILANET)
• Web
Development
• Community
Programs/
Volunteers
• Building
& Planning
Advisory
Service
• Events &
Exhibitions
• Multicultural
Service
• Human
Resources
• Facilities
• Security
• Policy &
Research
• Merchandising
• Digital Library
• Publications
& Design
• Enterprise
Information
• Media &
Communications
* Reporting directly to the State Librarian: atmitchell project team, Navigator project, SLNSW Foundation,
Friends of the State Library; GlasshouseCafe / Cafe Trim / Functions / Venue Hire Contract Management
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Standing committees of the Library Council of NSW
as at 30 June 2005
Finance Committee
Friends of the State Library of NSW Committee
The Finance Committee is delegated Council’s powers
of investment in accordance with the Library Act 1939
Section 7B(1). It makes decisions concerning the
management of Council and Library Foundation funds
and refers them to Council for information. The Committee
meets quarterly.
The Committee plans activities for members of the
Friends of the State Library of New South Wales. Its role
is to promote Friends’ memberships. The Committee meets
six times a year.
Members
Mr Paul Murnane (Chair)
Ms Belinda Hutchinson
Mr Robert Purves
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
State Librarian & Chief Executive
Mr David Sherbon
Grants Committee
The Grants Committee is responsible for assessing
applications for Library Development Grants received from
local authorities in New South Wales. It defines priority
areas for grants and recommends the allocation of these
grants to the Council, for approval by the Minister for the
Arts. The Committee meets three to four times a year.
Members
Mr Robert Purves (Chair)
Dr John Barclay
Ms Kathleen Bresnahan
Assistant State Librarian, Public Library Services
Mr Cameron Morley, Manager
Funding and Advisory Services, Public Library Services
Fellowships Committee
The Fellowships Committee is responsible for assessing
applications for the annual C.H. Currey Memorial
Fellowship, the Nancy Keesing Fellowship, the Milt Luger
Fellowships, the honorary Council of Australian State
Libraries and the Library Council of NSW Fellowships. It
makes recommendations about the awarding of the
Fellowships to Council. The Committee meets as required.
Members
Dr John Barclay (Chair)
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley
Ms Elizabeth Ellis, Assistant State Librarian
Collection Management Services & Mitchell Librarian
Mr Paul Brunton, Senior Curator
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Members
The Hon. David Levine RFD, QC (Chair)
Dr John Barclay
Mrs Pamela Bell OAM
Ms Marina Etherington
Captain John Faulkner AM
Mrs Maureen Fry
Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley
Ms Roslyn McDonald
Ms Margot McKenzie
Ms Penelope Nelson
Mr John Scott Ryrie
Dr Diana Wyndham
In attendance
Mr Adam Check
A/Executive Director, SLNSW Foundation
Public Libraries Consultative Committee
The Committee provides a consultative framework for
the Library Council, the State Library and key stakeholders
in local government concerning public library services.
The Committee meets four times a year.
Members
Mr Robert Knight (Chair), Library Council of NSW
Mr Noel Baum
Local Government & Shires Associations of NSW
Mr Richard Fisher
Library Council of NSW
Councillor Beverley Giegerl
Local Government & Shires Associations of NSW
Ms Lynne Makin
Country Public Libraries Association (CPLA)
Councillor Sonya Phillips
Vice-President, Metropolitan Public Libraries Association
(MPLA)
Ms Jan Richards, CPLA
Mr Paul Scully, MPLA
Ms Frances Sims, MPLA
Mr Greg Smith
Local Government Managers Australia, NSW Division
Councillor Ewan Tolhurst, Chair, CPLA
Ms Kathleen Bresnahan
State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW)
Ms Bronwyn Coop, SLNSW
Mr Cameron Morley, SLNSW
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, SLNSW
State Library of NSW Foundation Trustees
The Trustees were established by resolution of the Library
Foundation Board in March 2001. It provides strategic
direction, policy and financial management of the
Foundation funds. The Trustees meet four times a year.
SLNSW staff profile: Bronwyn
Members
Ms Belinda Hutchinson (Chair)
Mr Graham Bradley
Mr Paul Murnane
Mr Robert Purves
Mr David Sherbon
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, State Librarian & Chief Executive
In attendance
Mr Adam Check, A/Executive Director, SLNSW Foundation
LIAC Advisory Board
The Board guides the strategic development of the Legal
Information Access Centre service (LIAC).
Members
The Hon. Mahla Pearlman, AO (Chair)
The Hon. G E Fitzgerald AC
Chairman, Board of Governors, Law & Justice
Foundation of New South Wales
Mr Richard Fisher
Chairman of Partners, Blake Dawson Waldron
Mr Bill Grant
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Commission of NSW
Mr Geoff Mulherin
Director, Law & Justice Foundation of New South Wales
Mr Mark Richardson
Chief Executive Officer, Law Society of New South Wales
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
State Librarian & Chief Executive, State Library of NSW
Professor Gordon Stanley
President, Board of Studies New South Wales
Ms Megan Thomas
Director, LawAccess New South Wales
Sue Walden, Acting Manager, LIAC (Secretary)
‘The strategic management cycle guides and
directs our compliance reporting and policy
priorities.
With the Policy & Research team,
I oversee over 60 legislative and policy
compliance requirements to which we apply
excellent organisation and communication skills,
strategic thinking and a big picture view – both
within and outside the Library.
The result is sound corporate governance.
Our success has been recognised with three
Bronze Annual Reporting Awards; industry
and government partners wishing to collaborate
in research and policy development, and
professional leadership at local, state, national
and international levels – through joint projects,
conference presentations, and benchmark
research.’
Bronwyn Coop, Manager, Policy & Research
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Committees of the State Library of NSW
as at 30 June 2005
Executive Committee
External Exhibition Loans Committee
The Committee is responsible for the strategic
development and corporate management of the Library
Reviews requests, policy and procedures for external loans
to institutional exhibitions
Chaired by Richard Neville, Manager, Original Materials
Members
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, BA, DipLib, MLib, Hon DLitt
UNSW, FALIA, State Librarian & Chief Executive (Chair)
Lucy Arundell, BA, DipLib
Assistant State Librarian, Electronic Library Services
Kathleen Bresnahan, BA, AALIA
Assistant State Librarian, Public Library Services
Elizabeth Ellis, BA, DipLib
Assistant State Librarian, Collection Management
& Mitchell Librarian
Therese Lake, BA (LibSc), Grad Dip Comm Mgmt
Assistant State Librarian, Reader Services
Wilma Norris, BA, AALIA
Assistant State Librarian
Education & Client Liaison Services
In attendance
Bronwyn Coop, Manager, Policy and Research
Anne Doherty, Executive Officer
Architectural Honorary Advisory Committee
Promotes and advises on appropriate additions
to the State Library’s architectural collections.
Chaired by Emeritus Professor Neville Quarry, AM
(to October 2004); then Richard Dinham (from
December 2004)
Collection Storage and Access Steering Committee
Investigates and advises on high level collection storage
and access strategies
Chaired by Jerelynn Brown, Manager, Collection Services
Copyright Committee
Provides advice on copyright law reform initiatives
and develops Library copyright policies
Chaired by Elizabeth Ellis
Counter-Disaster Management Committee
Maintains awareness of potential threats to the
collection and updates counter disaster plans
Chaired by Heather Mansell, Manager,
Collection Preservation
Exhibitions Advisory Committee
Plans the Library’s exhibition program and develops
related policies, procedures and promotional strategies
Chaired by Wilma Norris
Expert Reference Group for di@yll
Provides strategic advice on the management of the
di@yll information service
Chaired by Kathleen Alexander, A/Outreach Coordinator
Reader Services
Information Management & Technology (IM&T)
Steering Committee
Monitors the planning, development and implementation
of information technology strategies
Chaired by Lucy Arundell
Occupational Health & Safety Committee
Identifies and implements occupational health and safety
programs and monitors outcomes according to the
Library’s OH&S Strategic Plan.
Chaired by Shauna Miller, Coordinator, Multicultural
Purchasing Cooperative
Preservation Microfilm Steering Committee
Raises awareness, resolves issues, develops policies and
makes recommendations about preservation microfilming
Chaired by Heather Mansell
Professional Leadership Working Group
Develops and coordinates professional leadership
programs for library staff
Convened by Bronwyn Coop
Project 2001 to 2010 Steering Committees
Develops a strategic, integrated approach to celebrating
Project 2001 to 2010 and advises on the planning,
development and implementation of each year
of the program
Chaired by Wilma Norris
Public Library Network Research Committee
Conducts quality research and evaluation to inform
the promotion, planning, development and review
of New South Wales public library services
Convened by Kerrie Burgess, Research Coordinator,
Policy and research
State Librarian’s Staff Fellowship Selection
Committee
Promotes and coordinates selection of the State Librarian’s
Staff Fellowship
Chaired by Niki Kallenberger, Manager,
Education & Training
State Library Industrial Consultative Committee
A forum for discussion of industrial relations issues
within the Library
Chaired by Wilma Norris and Trish Leen, Chair,
Workplace Committee
Volunteer and Staff Council
Coordinates and promotes the State Library
Volunteer Program
Chaired by Val Noake, Manager, Community Programs
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Representation on key external committees
as at 30 June 2005
ABS@NSW Steering Committee
Lucy Arundell, Assistant State Librarian,
Electronic Library Services
ALIA Board of Directors
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
(ALIA Vice-President and President-elect)
Australian Pictorial Thesaurus Management
Committee
Allison Kingscote, Thesaurus Coordinator
Richard Neville, Manager, Original Materials (Convenor)
Australian Standards IT-09 Committee (Computer
applications information and documentation)
Lucy Arundell (representing CASL)
ALIA Education Reference Group
Niki Kallenberger, Manager, Education and Training
Australian Womens’ Archive Project Local Joint
Committee (NSW)
ALIA Expert Group on Government Publications
Elizabeth Ellis, Assistant State Librarian, Collection
Management Services and Mitchell Librarian
Cheryl Grant, Senior Librarian, Collection Services
ALIA Research Committee
Kerrie Burgess, Research Coordinator, Policy and Research
Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Advisory Council
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
Aurora Foundation Ltd
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM (Chair)
AusHeritage Ltd Board of Directors
Heather Mansell, Manager, Collection Preservation
Australasian Innovative Users Group
Blake Dawson Waldron Prize for Business
Literature
Wilma Norris, Assistant State Librarian,
Education & Client Liaison
Stephen Martin
Senior Project Officer, Events and Exhibitions
Cooperative Legal Service Delivery Steering
Committee (NSW Legal Aid Commission)
Laura Ravalico, Acting Coordinator, LIAC Network
Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL)
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
Lynne Billington, Acting Systems Librarian
Susanne Moir, Coordinator, Bibliographic Access
Council of Australian State Libraries Working
Groups
Australia on the Map NSW Steering Committee
State Library staff are represented on various CASL
working groups
Cheryl Evans, Curator of Maps
Australian Dictionary of Biography New South
Wales Working Party
Warwick Hirst, Acting Curator of Manuscripts
Australian Digital Alliance
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM (Director)
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online Partners
Elizabeth Ellis
Richard Neville
Dictionary of Sydney Project Board
Elizabeth Ellis
Discovery after Dark Committee
Australian Institute for the Conservation of
Cultural Material Inc (AICCM): NSW Committee
Rosemary Moon, Manager, Events and Exhibitions
Cecilia Harvey, Conservator
Lang Ngo, Conservator (Secretary)
Briony Pemberton, Conservator
Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
Cheryl Evans
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
History Council of New South Wales Management
Committee and Executive
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
Elizabeth Ellis
Australian Library Journal Editorial Board
International Association of Music Libraries Sydney
2007 Conference Group
Dr. David J. Jones, Manager, Building & Planning
Advisory Service, Public Library Services
Meredith Lawn, Archivist, Original Materials
Justice Sector Metadata Standards: LIAC Subject
Headings Working Group
Sue Walden, Acting Manager, LIAC Network
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 57
Representation on Key External Committees
as at 30 June 2005
Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award Judging Panel
Cameron Morley, Manager, Funding & Advisory Services,
Public Library Services
NSW Department of Lands: Biographies of NSW
Surveyors-General Reference Group
Cheryl Evans
Kinetica Advisory Committee
NSW Law Week Committee
Elizabeth Ellis (representing CASL)
Sarah Condie
Kinetica Users Group (NSW)
NSW Legal Referral Forum
Susanne Moir (Convenor)
Sue Walden
Local Government Association of NSW and the
Shires Association of NSW, Library and Information
Services Reference Group
NSW Public Libraries Evaluation Group (PLEG)
Kathleen Bresnahan, Assistant State Librarian,
Public Library Services
NSW Public Libraries Marketing Working Group
Local Government Association of NSW and the
Shires Association of NSW, Community Planning
and Services Committee
NSW Public Libraries Reference and Information
Services Group
Kathleen Bresnahan (Observer)
Metropolitan Public Libraries Association
Document Delivery Working Group
Sue Parkinson, Consultant, Public Library Services
Victoria Anderson, Consultant, Public Library Services
Ellen Forsyth, Consultant, Public Library Services
Nita B. Kibble Literary Awards
Jerelynn Brown
Sue Parkinson, Consultant, Public Library Services
Online Government Gazette Reference Group
Metropolitan Public Libraries Association Working
Group on Multicultural Library Services
Jerelynn Brown
Shauna Miller, Multicultural Cooperative
Coordinator (Secretary)
Oriana Acevedo
Miles Franklin Literary Award Judging Panel
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
Oral History Association of Australia
Rosemary Block, Curator of Oral History (President)
PANDORA Consultative Committee
Jim Tindall, Librarian, Collection Services
Parliamentary Precinct Security Committee
Museums Australia Performing Arts Special
Interest Group
Jim Sinclair, Facilities Manager
Susanne Moir
PictureAustralia National Participants Committee
National Biography Award
Richard Neville
Rosemary Moon
Stephen Martin
Premier’s Reading Challenge Committee
National Museums and Galleries Association
Avryl Whitnall, Curator of Exhibitions
Preservation Microfilming Course Advisory
Committee (Department of Further Education,
Employment, Science and Technology, SA)
National Plan for Australian Newspapers
Heather Mansell
Jerelynn Brown, Manager, Collection Services (Convenor)
NSW Chinese Australian Cultural Heritage Project
Committee
Jennifer O’Callaghan, Librarian, Original Materials
Val Noake, Manager, Community Programs
Sydney Curatorial and Custodial Institutions
Disaster Preparedness Group
Heather Mansell (Chair)
Tourism New South Wales Working Forum
NSW Civics and Citizenship Committee
(Department of Education)
Rosemary Moon
Sarah Condie, Librarian, LIAC Network
University of Technology Sydney, Faculty Advisory
Committee, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
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Staff publications, presentations & papers
Publications
Presentations & conference papers
Berryman, J 2004, ‘E-government issues and implications
for public libraries’, Australian Library Journal, vol.53, no.4,
p. 349-359
Anthes, T, ‘Preserving your family history’, Scrap-booking
Association, Sydney, November
Brunton, P 2005, ‘Miles Franklin: a brilliant career?’
National Library of Australia News, vol xv, no. 8, May,
pp. 18-21
Davies, A 2004, An Eye for Photography: The Camera
in Australia, Miegunyah Press, Carlton, & State Library
of New South Wales, Sydney
Eye 4 Photography [exhibition gallery guide] State Library
of New South Wales, Sydney
Berry, D, ‘Irish Family History resources’,
Society of Australian Genealogists, July
Block, R, Oral history presentations to libraries, associations,
societies and clubs in Sydney and regional NSW
Brooks, A, ‘De-dramatising disasters’, State Records
Authority (NSW), The Rocks and State Library of New
South Wales, October & May
Ellis, E 2005, ‘Conrad Martens and the art of the Beagle’,
Natural History, vol. 114, no. 3, April, p. 31
Brown, J, ‘NPLAN Progress and Newspaper Digitisation’,
Reference and Information Services Group Seminar,
Sydney, State Library of New South Wales, May
Hirst, W 2004, Upon a painted ocean: Sir Oswald Brierly
[exhibition gallery guide] State Library of New South
Wales, Sydney
Brunton, P ‘The Diaries of Miles Franklin’,
10 presentations in Sydney, Cowra, Orange,
Port Stephens, Wagga Wagga, and Gladstone
Jones, D J & Bresnahan, K 2004, ‘Fusion space’,
Public Library News, vol. 10, no. 3 December, p. 1
‘The Real Miles Franklin’, 26 presentations in Sydney,
Port Stephens, Wagga Wagga, Gladstone, Wollongong,
Launceston, Narooma, Canberra, Bowral and Tumut
Jones, D J 2005, ‘Public library development in New
South Wales’, Australian Library Journal, vol. 54, no. 2,
p. 130-137
‘Matthew Flinders; Indomitable Explorer’,
seven presentations in Sydney and Eden
Jones, D J 2004, ‘The Free Library Movement’ [part 2 of
Public Library Development in New South Wales] , Public
Library News, vol. 10, no. 2 July, p. 1-2
Jones, D J 2004, ‘Inquiry into the joint use and
co-location of public buildings: information paper
prepared by the State Library of New South Wales’
Jones, D J 2004, ‘Critical issues in public library planning:
the New South Wales experience’, Australian Library
Journal, vol. 53, no. 4, November, p. 375-382
Jones, D J 2005, The Australian dictionary of acronyms
and abbreviations book, sixth edition, Australian Library
and Information Association, Canberra
Kallenberger, N 2005, ‘Libraries and indigenous
knowledge’, InCite, January-February, p.14
Morley, C 2005, ‘Children’s policy guidelines for NSW
public libraries book’, Library Council of New South Wales,
Sydney, published at <www.sl.nsw.gov.au/pls/policies>
Riley, M 2005, ‘Cast-offs: aspects of second hand
clothing use in Australia, 1788-1900’, in Palmer, A & Clark,
H (eds), Old clothes new looks: second hand fashion,
Berg, Oxford
Riley, M & Reed, G 2004, ‘Eugene Dominique Nicolle:
pioneer refrigeration engineer’, EcoLibrium, September,
p. 8-10
Wilson, K, 2004, ‘Online resources in Australian public
libraries’, Online Currents, vol.19, no.8, October, p. 7
Wilson, K, 2004, ‘Data factories: competitive intelligence
or privacy violation’, Online Currents, vol.19, no.10,
December, p. 15
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 ‘William Bligh – Rough Words and Fine Art’,
five presentations in Sydney, Newcastle, and Scone
‘The Prado Manuscript’, State Library, 1 and 5 November,
and Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, January
‘The Journal of William Cox’, Australasian Pioneers’ Club,
Sydney, September
‘Foundation Documents of early Australian history’,
International League of Antiquarian Bookdealers,
Sydney, October
‘Henry Lawson: the Making of an Australian Poet’,
Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, October
‘Joseph Banks: Passionate Patron’, Australian Decorative
and Fine Arts Society, Camden, April
‘The Henry Parkes Collection in the Mitchell Library’,
Henry Parkes Foundation, Sydney, May.
Buckley, J, ‘LIAC e-strategy for delivery of legal
information’, Online Legal Information Network,
December
Burgess, K, ‘New South Wales public libraries and
e-government’, ALIA Seminar, April
Conde, S, ‘Human rights @your library’, MESSTA HSC
Legal Studies Conference on Human Rights, October
‘Getting started with crime’, Legal Studies Conference, April
Ellis, E, ‘Line of sight: allusions to the Picturesque in some
Australian houses and gardens’, Australian Garden History
Association Conference, October
‘Portraits of 19th century houses’, Newcastle Region Art
Gallery, May
‘Truth and fiction: the bequest of David Scott Mitchell’.
The John Alexander Ferguson Memorial Lecture, Royal
Australian Historical Society, May
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Staff publications, papers & presentations
Hirst, W, ‘Sir Oswald Brierly’, Friends of the State Library,
January
Kallenberger, N, ‘Why cite a source?’, Society & Culture
Association Personal Interest Project Study Day,
Sydney, March
‘State Library of New South Wales: supporting HSC
teaching’, Annual Conference of Western NSW TeacherLibrarians, Dubbo, May
‘State Library of New South Wales: a treasure trove of
resources and services to support rural schools’, Annual
Conference of Western NSW Teacher-Librarians,
Dubbo, May
Keskin, A, ‘State Library services to schools’, District
Teacher-Librarians’ Conference, Port Macquarie, March
Larkin, M, ‘Records of conservationists’, Local Studies
and Landscape Seminar, ALIA Local Studies NSW, March
‘History of Como and the Como Hotel’, Heritage Week
Lecture, Como Hotel, April
Mansell, H, AusHeritage: presented two, one-day
seminar/workshops at the ASEAN-COCI Preservation of
Cultural Heritage Symposium in Myanmar (Yangon &
Bagan), August (self-funded)
‘John Glover sketchbook project’, State Library of NSW
Foundation, November
‘De-dramatising disasters’, State Records Authority (NSW),
Kingswood, May
Noake, V, ‘Making the Write Connections: public libraries,
schools and authors working together to encourage young
writers’, Get Real and all that Spiel Conference, July
Nunn, B, ‘ISELECT and Infocus’, Australian School Library
Association (NSW) Conference, October
O’Callaghan, J, ‘Quong Tart – his records, photographs
and objects’, Quong Tart & His Times Conference,
Powerhouse Museum / University of Sydney, July
Patton, M, ‘Shakespeare’s First Folio’, Wagga City Library,
July
Pemberton, B, ‘Removal of pressure sensitive tapes and
tape stains’, Australian Institute for the Conservation of
Cultural Material (AICCM), National Archives, Chester Hill,
March & April
Riley, M, ‘Dressing Mrs Calthorpe’: 1927 Study Day,
Calthorpe’s House, Mugga Way, Canberra, ACT Historic
Places, November
Rudd, E, ‘Robin Clough Gardening collection’, ALIA Local
Studies Seminar, March
Schmidmaeir, D, Presentations at CPLA Conference,
ALIA 2004 Biennial Conference, July & September
Thomson, C, ‘De-dramatising disasters’, State Records
Authority (NSW) Kingswood, October; The Rocks and
State Library of New South Wales, October & May
‘The Mitchell Bequest project’, State Library of NSW
Foundation (Custodians), June
Wajon, S, ‘Digitisation and the Ebind at the State Library
of NSW’, AICCM PHOTON digital seminar, Canberra, July
Martin, S, Presentations on Antarctica heritage to
schools, associations, societies and clubs in Sydney
‘Colour management for photographers in heritage
organisations’, State Library of NSW, October
Moon, R, ‘Planning events for public libraries’, State
Library of NSW, August
‘First born digital files’, Picture NSW information day,
State Library of New South Wales, May
Neville, R, ‘Colonial watercolours and the questions they
raise’, Art Gallery of NSW, May
State Library staff overseas travel
Kathleen Bresnahan
Dr. David J Jones
Assistant State Librarian, Public Library Services
Singapore, 25 September to 1 October 2004
Presentation of invited conference paper
$2 147
Manager, Building & Planning Advisory Service,
Public Library Services
Singapore, 25 September to 1 October 2004
Presentation of invited conference paper
$2 147
Jerelynn Brown
Manager, Collection Services
Greenwich, England,12 to 26 November, 2004
Courier collecting exhibition loan items from UK
borrowing institution.
$4 669, airfare funded by the National Maritime Museum,
Greenwich
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Photograph by Nick Kreisler
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Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Richard Chester, Collection Storage & Access: ‘Storing the Library’s collection might appear quite simple - but with nearly 100 kilometres of shelving it’s equivalent to a single line of shelves
stretching from Sydney to Katoomba! Thousands of items are added each year. Clients rely upon us to find what they need now and we balance that with taking care of the collections for the future..‘
Additions
to the collection
Major purchases
Collection material is purchased to meet the information
needs of the community and to document life in NSW.
Examples of printed and electronic resources and original
materials purchased in 2004/05 follow.
Printed & electronic resources
Die Abenteuer eines Auswanderers: erzählungen
aus den Colonien von Van-Diemens-Land by Charles
Rowcroft. Leipzig: Otto Wigand, 1845. A German
translation by Friedrich Gerstäcker of Rowcroft’s Tales
of the colonies, or, the adventures of an emigrant, first
published in London in 1843. This rare German edition
is indicative of interest in the Colony outside the Englishspeaking world. ML 994.602/21
Australian art auction records on-line: including
New Zealand. Thornleigh, NSW: Australian Art Auction
Records Pty Ltd. This database contains 181,000 sale
records for 10,000 artists of Australian and New Zealand
paintings sold at auction since 1973, and 3,600 artist
biographies. Accessible via databases link on PCs in the
reading rooms.
A benevolent epistle to Sylvanus Urban … also Sir
Joseph Banks and the boiled fleas, an ode by Peter
Pindar [ie John Wolcot]. London: printed for
G. Kearsley, 1790. This is one of the many satirical verses
by Wolcot aimed at Joseph Banks, the influential
supporter of the Colony at Sydney Cove. ML Q821.6/2
China: history, philosophy, economics. New York;
London: Routledge Curzon, reprinted 2005. This 40volume work brings together key introductory surveys and
texts on China in a number of subject areas.
SRL N951/135 SET
Credit cards and consumer lending research report:
the Australian market by the Lafferty Group. London:
Lafferty Limited, 2004. This research report describes the
credit card and lending markets in Australia and forecasts
future developments. SRL NQ332.024/16
Encyclopedia of modern optics. Editor-in-chief, Robert
D. Guenther; edited by Duncan G. Steel and Leopold
Bayvel. Amsterdam; Sydney: Elsevier Academic Press,
2005. As an enabling technology in fields such as
information technology, health care, energy, defense and
precision optical components, optics continues to benefit
from new discoveries. This encyclopedia introduces optical
fundamentals and technologies to a general audience.
SRL REF/NQ535.03/1 SET
The garden, by Katharine Nix; Three roses by Garth
Nix. Canberra, ACT: Edition + Artist Book Studio, 2003.
Produced in a limited edition of 20 copies, The Garden is
an artist’s book consisting of watermarked images by
Katharine Nix and the tale Three Roses by Garth Nix.
RB/F442
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The Genuine life and trial of George Barrington …
London: printed for Robert Barker, January 1791. A very
rare edition of the life of the notorious pickpocket George
Barrington, who was transported to NSW. This copy was
once owned by the historian, Lord Macaulay.
ML 364.16209/2
Kleine Schriften: Ein Beytrag zur Völker-und
Länderkunde, Naturgeschichte und Philosophie
des Lebens by Georg Forster. Leipzig: Bey Paul Gotthelf
Kummer, 1789–1797. George Forster was a member of
Cook’s second expedition and became a renowned expert
on the South Seas. This edition, in six volumes, of his
collected shorter writings includes the revised edition of
his groundbreaking biography of Cook and his essay on
the Colony at Sydney Cove. MRB58-63
Ned Kelly: the ironclad Australian bushranger by
James S. Borlase. London: Published at the Office of the
Illustrated London Novelette [1881?]. A rare version of the
Kelly story published in London, indicating an early interest
in Kelly outside Australia. ML Q823.8/8
The Oxford dictionary of national biography:
in association with the British Academy: from
the earliest times to the year 2000. Edited by H.C.G.
Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2004. This major reference work adds 70% new
text to the respected Dictionary of National Biography.
Biographies of men and women who shaped all aspects
of Britain’s past are included along with more than 10,000
portrait illustrations. In addition to the printed work, an
online edition was published and is accessible via
databases link on PCs in the reading rooms.
SRL REF/ N920.041/18 SET
Readers’ guide retrospective, 1890–1982. Bronx, NY:
H.W. Wilson. The Readers’ guide to periodical literature is
an index covering a wide range of subjects, with an
emphasis on articles from popular American periodicals.
This retrospective online file enables searching of more
than three million articles back to 1890. Accessible via
databases link on PCs in the reading rooms.
Le retour des vendanges: contes moraux et
instructifs à la portée des enfans de differens ages
par Mme de Renneville. Paris : A. Thoisnier-Desplaces,
1830. This collection of children’s stories includes the
earliest known children’s story with an Australian setting.
In the tale, ‘Antony, ou la conscience’, the young hero is
shipwrecked in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and when he
reaches Botany Bay, Aborigines befriend him and feed him
breadfruit, pork and roast dog. ML 843.7/4
A specimen of the botany of New Holland written
by James Edward Smith; the figures by James
Sowerby. Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2005. A facsimile
of the first flora of Australia, first published in 1793–95,
this limited edition contains 16 botanical plates, as well as
several illustrations of the original wrappers and title pages
to complement the notes. 212 copies were produced in
three editions, and the Library holds one of each at
Q581.994/ 21, F/ 425 and F/ 426.
major purchases
Spiritual Journey: sacred art from the Musée Guimet
by Ahmet Ertuğ . Istanbul, Turkey: Ertuğ & Kocabiyik,
2004. This large format limited edition book provides
a splendid compilation of photographic images of
masterpieces with curatorial notes from the Musée
Guimet, one of the world’s finest museums of Asian art.
SRL NF709.5/1
A treatise on nautical surveying; containing an
outline of the duties of the naval surveyor …
by Edward Belcher. London: Pelham Richardson, 1835.
The first edition of a standard work providing a practical
textbook for the sailor on all aspects of surveying including
the use of the newly invented chronometer. Belcher himself
commanded two major Pacific exploratory voyages.
ML 526.99/6
Wanderlust. David Frazer. Brunswick [Vic.]: Lexicon
House, 2004. Wanderlust contains a short piece written
collaboratively by Martin Flanagan and David Frazer as well
as 15 wood engravings by David Frazer. The text and artwork
provide a study of isolation. Dual language in English and
German. ML Q702.81/14
Original materials
Portrait of a Bushman by James Anderson.
This unusual oil painting by the portrait painter James
Anderson is dated 1861. During the third quarter of the
nineteenth century, bush life began to define the way
Australians saw themselves. The subject became the
staple of popular artists such as S.T. Gill, and a regular
theme of illustrated newspapers. This painting is a rare
example of the subject moving into the more
sophisticated and formal genre of oils. ML 1349
Miss Fairbrother in the burlesque of the Forty
Thieves, by William Nicholas. This unusual theatrical
watercolour was painted by the prolific Sydney artist
William Nicholas in 1846 and copied after an English
lithograph of the notorious actress who scandalously
married the Duke of Cambridge. Nicholas exhibited this
watercolour in one of the first art exhibitions held in
Sydney, in June 1847, at the Australian Subscription Library,
the precursor to the State Library of NSW. ML 1352
The Night Hawk [Tawny Frogmouth], by John Lewin.
John Lewin painted this wonderful watercolour of a tawny
frogmouth for Governor William Bligh in 1807, as part of a
larger commission. Unusually, Lewin wrote a lengthy inscription
on the drawing, recording his own observations about the
bird. Lewin was the first free professional artist to migrate
to Australia and this is a rare example of his own hand. V112
Top: The Night Hawk [Tawny Frogmouth], John Lewin, 1807
Bottom: Illustrated address to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
creator of Sherlock Holmes, on behalf of Spiritualism in
Sydney, presented by the Stanmore Spiritualist Church,
artwork by Cooke & Goldsmith, Sydney
The Macquarie Collector’s Chest. This magnificent
artefact was made in Newcastle around 1818.
Commissioned by James Wallis, commandant of the
settlement, it is made from rosewood and cedar with
panels painted by convict artist Joseph Lycett. The chest
was given to Governor Lachlan Macquarie. It is also
remarkable for its collections of intact natural history,
including stuffed birds, shells and insects. It speaks of
colonists’ fascination for natural history and their delight
and pleasure in their new environment. XR 69
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major purchases
Tara & Parva and Sauvages de la Nouvelle Galles du
Sud, by Alphonse Pellion. Two watercolours, painted in
1819 by visiting French artist Alphonse Pellion, appear to be
preparatory field drawings for images later worked up for
publication. The Library purchased the more refined prepublication drawings of these images in 2002. This recent
purchase of the less polished field drawings offers fascinating
evidence of the changes to an image brought by the
publication process. SV/118 and SV/119
Marston Homestead Emu Plains, by C.G.S. Hirst.
This eccentric watercolour of a weatherboard cottage at Emu
Plains provides a fascinating record of a working man’s home.
Commissioned in 1871 by carpenter James March, who had
immigrated to Australia in 1857, the watercolour was
executed by C.G.S. Hirst, an apparently itinerant artist who
specialised in house portraiture. V/113
Corroboree, by William Curtis. This fine pen drawing of a
corroboree held in the Wellington district in April 1847 is an
interesting and rare depiction of a Wiradjuri people’s
ceremony. The dance is being observed by two Europeans.
Little is known about the artist, but it seems that he was
living and working around Wellington in the 1840s and
1850s. ML 1374
Sermon preached by Rev. William Howell after the
execution of the Bounty mutineers, 3 November 1792.
Rev. Howell, a naval chaplain, witnessed the execution of
the three condemned mutineers and used their deaths to
illustrate a sermon on the disastrous effects of mutiny on
the mutineers and their families, and the Royal Navy.
MLMSS 7401
Log, ship portrait and charts for the ship Marquis
Cornwallis, 1793, 1796. In 1795 the Marquis Cornwallis,
under Captain Michael Hogan, sailed from Cork with a cargo
of Irish convicts for NSW. This collection includes the log
book of the voyage, an oil portrait of the ship by Balthazar
Solvyns and two maritime charts of the return voyage
showing the track from Norfolk Island to New Guinea.
MLMSS 7491, ML 1353 and M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7491
Maps 1 & 2
Top: Sauvages de la Nouvelle Galles du Sud d’apres
nature dans leur Camp pres de Sidne, 20 decembre 1819,
Alphonse Pellion
Bottom:The convict ship Marquis Cornwallis,
Balthazar Solvyn, 1793
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Letter from William Bligh to Sir Joseph Banks,
26 November 1805. This letter was written by Bligh
several months before he sailed from England to take up
his appointment as Governor of New South Wales. In it he
discusses his preparations for the voyage. MLMSS 7400
Journals of Captain Thomas Watson on the schooner
Essington, 1838-39 and the brig Diana, 1843-44.
The first journal records Watson’s voyage from Sydney to
the north coast of Australia to assist in the founding of the
settlement at Port Essington while the second records a
voyage through the south-west Pacific in search of
sandalwood. MLMSS 7563
major purchases
Original manuscript of A Book for Kids by C.J. Dennis,
1921. This was Dennis’ only book written for children.
Included with the manuscript are the author’s corrected
typescript, original artwork, letters and two sample dust
jackets. MLMSS 7567
Papers of Roger Hollinrake relating to Alfred Hill,
1932–1960. Roger Hollinrake, an English organist, first met
the distinguished Australian composer Alfred Hill during a
visit to Sydney in 1957. This collection comprises letters
and original music manuscripts for the organ which Hill
subsequently sent to Hollinrake for his opinion. MLMSS 7450
Letters and postcards from Ray Mathew to Pixie
O’Harris with associated material, 1954–1991.
Ray Mathew was a successful expatriate Australian playwright,
poet and novelist who lived in New York. Pixie O’Harris wrote
and illustrated over 20 children’s books. Aside from dealing
with literary matters, the letters illuminate the close friendship
that existed between the two writers. MLMSS 7450
A new general chart of the world exhibiting the whole
of the discoveries made by the late Captain James
Cook, F.R.S … by J.S Wyld. James Wyld’s 1828 map is an
updated version of William Faden’s 1787 world map recording
the routes of Cook’s expeditions. This map incorporates
recent discoveries in both the Arctic and the Antarctic seas,
and in Australia. M2 100/1828/1
Top: Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction, 1930,
with two aeroplanes, Charles Ulm’s Southern Sun
& a gypsy moth, photomontage by Edward Searle
for Hall & Co., Sydney 1865–1930
Bottom: Staff member Rachelle working on the Mitchell
Bequest Project
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 65
Deposits & donations
Each year material received as deposits, donations and
bequests adds to the value of the Library’s collection and
the resources available for researchers.
Highlights in 2004/05:
• 2116 books and 1453 journal issues were deposited
by NSW government agencies
• 440 new electronic titles from NSW government
agencies were identified and archived
• 4 568 books and 7 122 journal issues including 510
new titles and newspapers, posters, calendars and
performance programs were received from
commercial and private NSW publishers
• donations of printed material included 72 new
journal titles and 2 782 books
• donors gave collection material in original formats
to the value of $111,860
• donations of original and printed material to the
value of $163,301 were received under the Cultural
Gifts Program.
Select list of deposits and donations
100K+. East Balmain, NSW: 100K Plus Publications Pty.
Ltd., 2005-. A bi-weekly magazine of food, fashion, travel,
recruitment, shopping, finance, property, popular culture
and ‘Sydney’s best executive jobs’ for those earning over
$100,000. Q052.09944/2
Archibald Prize [website] This website lists all winners
of the Archibald Prize and includes a short biography of
J. F. Archibald who established the annual art prize.
It outlines the history of the competition and the
controversies that have raged over the selection of the
winner. Find the link through the WEBCAT catalogue.
AWABA [website] A database and guide to the history,
culture and language of the Indigenous peoples of the
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of NSW. Over 100
documents and materials about the Awabakal people and
their language are available with contributions from
locally-based scholars, writers and community leaders.
Find the link through the WEBCAT catalogue.
Circus in Australia: its origins and development to
1856. Mark St Leon. Penshurst, NSW: Mark St Leon &
Associates, 2005. The travelling circus played an important
role in Australia in the late 19th and 20th centuries and
reflected Australian life over more than 150 years. It includes
images of playbills and documents from the Mitchell Library
collection. Q791.30994/11
The Conserver: every drop counts: business bulletin.
Sydney South, NSW: Sydney Water, 2003-. A topical
journal to help businesses analyse their water usage and
identify ways to save water and money and protect the
environment. Q333.9116/5
Guidelines for end-of-life care and decision-making.
North Sydney, NSW: Department of Health, 2005. These
guidelines set out a process for reaching end-of-life
decisions. Q362.17509/3 or find the link through the
WEBCAT catalogue.
John Hoyle’s cookery book collection. The collector
and bibliographer John Hoyle has compiled a major social
research collection of cookery and food literature. The
collection documents Australian eating habits, recipes,
entertaining, availability of foods, contributions of migrant
communities, and the development and introduction of
technologies, such as refrigeration. Presented by John Hoyle
Ocean shores to desert dunes: the native vegetation
of New South Wales and the ACT, by David Keith.
Hurstville, NSW: Department of Environment and
Conservation, 2004. This major work introduces the
science of mapping and classifying vegetation and
captures the diversity of the Australian landscape.
NQ581.9944/12
On Austral shores: a modern traveller’s guide to the
European exploration of the coasts of Victoria and
New South Wales by Trevor Lipscombe. Annandale,
NSW: Envirobook, 2005. Readers are guided through
coastal areas in New South Wales and Victoria named or
described by James Cook, Matthew Flinders, George Bass
and other early European explorers while learning how
these areas have changed since European discovery.
Q919.404/37
Retail technology. Glebe, NSW: Intermedia Group,
2004-. This journal for the Australian retailer presents
information about technological innovations and
automation in the retail trade. It shows how technology
and e-business can improve sales, save costs and locate
stock. Q658.0546/1
Sydney Jewish Museum [website]. The Sydney Jewish
Museum focuses on Jewish life from the first days of
European settlement in Australia. Its website provides
experiences to lead to understanding the Holocaust.
Voices of those who lived through the Shoah are
combined with text, audiovisual displays, primary source
materials, and authentic images. Find the link through the
WEBCAT catalogue.
World Youth Report 2003. The global situation of
young people. New York: United Nations Department of
Economic and Social Affairs, 2004. This report contributes
to the development of strategies that give young people
everywhere an opportunity to become independent and
responsible global citizens. NQ305.242/2 or find the link
through the WEBCAT catalogue.
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Deposits & donations
Yesterday’s tomorrows: the Powerhouse Museum
and its precursors 1880–2005. Edited by Graeme
Davison and Kimberley Webber. Haymarket, NSW:
Powerhouse Publishing in association with UNSW Press,
2005. Published on the occasion of the Museum’s 125th
anniversary, this book traces the many stories about
people, objects and events that have shaped the
institution and its collection. M Q069.09944/14
Collection of posters produced by the National
Portrait Gallery. Canberra, ACT: National Portrait
Gallery, 1999–2004. Fifteen posters from recent
exhibitions featuring well-known Australians including
Ian Thorpe and Barry Humphries. POSTERS 1804/1-15
Significant newspaper donations
Five Dock Recorder. Parramatta, NSW, Oct.–Dec. 1922;
Feb. 1925 to Feb. 1975. Donated by Canada Bay Library.
TN716
Review Pictorial. Auburn, NSW. 1960.
Donated by Auburn Library. TN478
Area News. Griffith, NSW. Sept. 1929 – Aug. 1969.
Donated by Griffith City Library. BN257
Seven newspapers first published in 2004/05 were
received on Legal Deposit including Epoch Times, Urdu
Post Australia, Newcastle Extra, Lower Hunter Weekend
Star, South Western Rural Advertiser, Tweed Mail, and
Coolangatta/Tweed Border Mail.
Top: Bullock’s Museum, watercolour drawings
of the Platypus Anatinus, artist unknown, 1814
Bottom: Corroboree, William Curtis, April 1847
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 67
Deposits & donations
Original materials
Architectural plans by Hugh Buhrich. Buhrich, who
died in 2004, fled Germany before World War II to escape
persecution, before eventually settling in Australia. His
inventive modernism, learned in Europe but largely
practised in Sydney, is now attracting critical attention.
This collection of 3500 plans reveals the extent of his
design oeuvre from the early 1940s through to the 1980s.
Presented by Neil & Clive Buhrich. ML 04/1012
Papers of Sydney Levine relating to dentistry,
1800–2003. After service with the AIF Dental Unit during
World War II, Sydney Levine returned to private practice in
Sydney. In 1965 he became a full-time lecturer at Sydney
University. His papers document his long and varied career
and also reflect his deep interest in 19th century
Australian dental history. Presented by Mrs Helen Bersten.
MLMSS 7512
Collection of Australian art exhibition and gallery
catalogues and bookplates, 1901–2004. This collection
comprises 1100 art catalogues including solo and group
exhibition catalogues from private galleries, catalogues
and books from state and regional galleries, exhibition
catalogues from art prizes and overseas catalogues of
Australian artists. It includes 33 bookplates by artists such
as Lloyd Rees, Brett Whiteley and John Coburn. Presented
by Pat Corrigan AM. ML 812/01; PXA 1060
Letters of Walter Gassner, 1938–1976. During World
War II Walter Gassner, an Austrian refugee, was interned
as an enemy alien in Southern NSW. In these letters to
family and friends he writes about this experience as well
as his life in Europe before he migrated to Australia and
his life there after the war. Presented by Shannus
O’Sullivan. MLMSS 7455
Medals presented to Mina Wylie. Mina Wylie was
one of Australia’s first female Olympic swimming
representatives. Wylie competed at the Stockholm
Olympics in 1912, and in 1911, 1922 and 1924 she won
every Australian and NSW swimming championship in
freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. This collection
of medals and badges represents her long career, and
includes the silver medal she won for the 100 metres
freestyle at Stockholm. Presented by John Wylie. R 956.
Pearson’s cyclist’s and traveller’s road map of New
South Wales, a map by J. Pearson, published by
H.E.C. Robinson in 1923. A folded road map of New
South Wales from Murwillumbah to Bourke to Orbost.
It shows road distances, degree of undulation, accommodation
and doubtful tracks and roads, with detailed inset
diagrams. Presented by Thea Farnham. MC 810/1923/2
Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology 5 map set
2005. Average daily sunshine in Australian capital cities;
Average daily 3pm relative humidity in Australian capital
cities; Average monthly rainfall in Australian capital cities;
Average daily maximum temperatures in Australian capital
cities; Average daily minimum temperatures in Australian
capital cities. Presented by Bill Stinson.
Letters of William and Eliza Oxley, 1839–1842.
William Oxley, an assisted immigrant and his wife Eliza,
describe their lives at Richmond NSW in letters to his
brother James in England. William held a position as a
farm overseer and Eliza worked as a schoolmistress.
Presented by Ms Vivien Parker. MLMSS 7462
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Papers of actress Kerry Walker concerning her
friendship with Patrick White, 1913, 1979–2004.
This collection includes cards and letters from White to
Walker, annotated typescripts of the White plays in which
Walker had roles, Walker’s reminiscences about White,
two recipes in White’s hand and a silver egg cup and
spoon engraved ‘Paddy 25.12.13’. This last item was
presented to White on his baptism. Presented by Ms Kerry
Walker. MLMSS 7566
Interviews for Forged by War: Australians in combat
and back home, Gina Lennox. Recorded interviews
conducted by eminent historian and writer Gina Lennox
for her recently published book, Forged by War:
Australians in combat and back home. It is a rare and
frank insight into the realities of combat and its effect on
participants when they returned to their families.
Engineers Australia, oral history collection.
Over 200 hours of recorded interviews with active
and retired engineers have been added to the Library’s
significant holding from this professional group. This
collection includes interviews with the Sydney and Monaro
groups, and with engineers who worked at BMC Leyland.
Additions to the collection
Additions at a glance 2004/05
Number of items added this year
(excluding manuscripts)
80,876
Linear metres of manuscripts acquired this year
192.78
Current serial titles (physical formats)
13,897
Full-text online serial titles
19,556
Web publications preserved
633
Pages, pictorial images digitised
22,092
State Reference Library additions
Additions 02/03
Additions 03/04
Additions 04/05
Total at 30.6.05
Monograph volumes
11,825
12,587
12,923
941,518
Bound serials
6 152
6 162
6 545
471,064
Newspaper volumes
547
776
802
53,678
Microforms
16,939
17,900
14,204
1, 018,579
Computer files
430
347
-91
7,912
Audiovisual material
461
606
176
34,114
25,440
Vertical file material
Rare Books and Special Collections
35
6
1
25,157
4 643
Donald MacPherson Collection
Shakespeare Tercentenary Library
30
39
10
5 578
Multicultural Service
-1 950
2 287
337
63,609
Disability Access Service
305
-540
962
20,864
Additions 02/03
Additions 03/04
Additions 04/05
Total at 30.6.05
Monograph volumes
8 642
10,475
9 207
377,765
Bound serials
2 166
2 877
2 468
170,489
Sheet music
52
33
54
22,261
Microforms
3 978
2 017
1 858
155,957
Computer files
60
45
7
407
Audiovisual material
0
0
0
590
Posters
344
188
188
8 402
Bookjackets
462
434
352
21,926
Ephemera
1 377
1 208
1 037
106,047
Manuscripts (in linear metres)
127.44
169.42
192.78
10,859.20
Oral history (in hours)
335
506
755
8 734
- Individual
310
556
486
20,118
- Series sheets
165
190
49
78,689
- Aperture cards
0
0
90
71,921
- Paintings
20
23
33
2 081
- Prints and drawings
1 075
1 076
2 396
126,790
- Realia
190
34
83
3 016
- Photographs and negatives
26,534
13,579
25,196
1,114,548
Architectural plans
725
2190
1503
108,922
Mitchell Library additions
Maps
Pictures
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 69
additions to the collections
Dixson Library (a closed collection)
Additions 02/03
Additions 03/04
Additions 04/05
Total at 30.6.05
Monographs and bound serials
0
0
0
20,970
Manuscripts (in linear metres)
0
0
0
42.9
- Portfolios
0
0
0
205
- Single items
0
0
0
1 581
Maps
0
0
0
1 082
Realia
0
0
0
268
Coins, tokens, medals
0
0
0
8 156
Paper currency
0
0
0
800
Postage stamps
0
0
0
9 707
Pictures
Selected totals at a glance
Monographs and bound serials
2,084,900
Manuscripts (in linear metres)
10,902.1
Maps
171,810
Pictures and photographs
1,245,205
Microforms
1,174,536
Audiovisual materials
50,461
Computer files
8 319
Above: The Macquarie Collector’s Chest, made in Newcastle c. 1818,
was commissioned by James Wallis (see p. 63 for more information).
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Photograph by Nick Kreisler
Vanessa Bond, Media & Communications Branch: ‘There’s always something new going on in this amazing place so it’s essential that we help keep the people of NSW up to date with what we have on offer.
With a rich and diverse collection and range of events, exhibitions and community initiatives, we’re always looking for new publicity and promotional avenues to get the Library seen and heard in the media.’
Public library grants
& subsidies
Allocation of public library funds
In 2004/05, the Minister for the Arts approved the
allocation of $22,421,550 in grants and subsidies to local
authorities according to the Library Act 1939, the Library
Regulation 2000 and the 1990 Funding Formula.
E. Library development grants: 16%
Grants are approved by the Minister for the Arts on
the recommendation of the Library Council for the
following purposes:
a) $145,500 allocated to the Royal Blind Society
b) $2,115,000 allocated to Library Development
Grants, a competitive grant program for the
purpose of improving library services (See part F
below and p. 73)
c) $331,405 allocated to cooperative and networking
activities supported by the Library Council.
A further $116,595 was allocated from the balance
of the funding, making a total of $448,000 for
co-operative and networking activities
(2% of total funds):
• $82,000 – Multicultural Purchasing
Cooperative
• $2 000 – email and website support
• $20,000 – Interlibrary Loan Van Subsidy
• $78,000 – statewide network
• $81,000 – professional development
• $95,000 – statistics database
• $90,000 – research projects.
F. Additional funding
The Minister for the Arts approved additional funding
as follows:
• $1,940,000 allocated to NSW.net for statewide
connectivity for public libraries
Top: Riverina regional mobile library
Bottom: Griffith Library children’s area, mural by Jenny Forster
$16,570,250 was allocated through the 1990
Funding Formula as follows:
A. Base grant: 5%
$828,512 allocated equally to councils that comply with
the Library Act 1939
B. Population grant: 69.5%
$11,516,324 allocated according to population figures
published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as
Preliminary Estimates
C. Disability loadings: 4.5%
$745,661 allocated according to each council’s weighted
population derived from the NSW Local Government
Grants Commission disability factors for isolation 1.5%;
population distribution 1.5%; and demographic
composition 1.5%.
D. Local special projects: 5%
$828,512 allocated equally to all eligible councils under
the Special Purpose Grants (See part G below)
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• a further $1,250,000 allocated for Library
Development Grants in addition to E(b) above, of
which $35,032 was distributed as part of the
subsidy payments as described in A, B and C above
• a further $64,041 was distributed as part of the
subsidy payments as described in A, B and C above.
G. Special Purpose Grants
Special Purpose Grants under the categories of
technology, building, collections, research and promotion,
were made to local authorities providing library services.
These grants have three components:
1. Local special projects funds (see part D above)
2. $250,000 for collections
3. $2,158,000 in additional funding in 2003 and
2004.
Local Special Project and Collections funds are allocated
equally to all local authorities providing public library
services. The third component is allocated using the base,
population and disability components of the 1990
Funding Formula (see parts A, B, and C above).
H. State Library services for public libraries
$132,000 allocated to State Library services to support
the provision of public library services to local authorities
Library development grants 2004/05
Council
Project
Amount
Recommended $
Albury
New Albury Library: Cultural Hub
200,000
Ashfield
User/Non-User Research Project
59,650
Ballina
Disability Support – Kurzweil 3000
3 534
Barraba
Barraba Library Carpet and Shelving
12,484
Bathurst
Connecting to sight & Sound: Books in Large Print, DVDs & Audio Books on CD
30,000
Bega Valley
Bermagui Community Centre & Branch Library
200,000
Berrigan
Lovers of Large Print
75,000
Blue Mountains
Patron Self Check Units
83,733
Boorowa
South West Slopes Library Service
67,000
Broken Hill
The Outback Letterbox Library Service
94,900
Camden
Fit Out for the New Narellan Library
200,000
Campbelltown
CALD Collection
93,000
Carrathool
Reproducing History
12,465
Eurobodalla
Imagine That! Enriching Eurobodalla and Bega Valley Fiction Collections
37,500
Fairfield
Window to the Past
57,872
Fairfield
Multilingual Glossary Project
37,000
Great Lakes
Enhancement of Forster Library
27,210
Greater Taree
Resources for Aged and Housebound
25,188
Gundagai
Extension and Upgrade of Library
200,000
Holroyd
Getting Graphic: Graphic Novels at Holroyd
6 750
Inverell
Website Development and Online Catalogue
45,782
Kempsey
Fiction for Grownups
60,000
Kiama
Extensions to Kiama Library Building
189,100
Ku-Ring-Gai
Tell Me How: A Non-User Survey
31,500
Kyogle
Establishment of DVD Collection
15,282
Leeton
Breathing Out at Leeton Library
200,000
Liverpool
Library Information Kiosks
51,477
Manly
More Work and Less Play
7 156
Marrickville
Library Management System Functional Enhancement
133,100
Mosman
Mosman Library Wired for Youth
4 594
Muswellbrook
Moving to the Times – Collection Rejuvenation
75,000
Narrabri
Extending the Horizon
200,000
Narrandera
Caught in Time – Historic Photographs
13,174
Newcastle
Digitisation: Rare Books and Pictures
25,229
Parramatta
Technology Learning Centres
86,893
Penrith
PCL Market Research Project
45,035
Pittwater
Teenscene: New Look YA Collection
18,160
Port Stephens
Port Stephens Library Review
34,500
Randwick
Chinese Resources for a Growing Community
35,000
Richmond Valley
Resources for Youth
12,321
Sutherland
First Steps: A Lapsit Program
9 658
Tenterfield
Catalogue on the Web
7 234
Warringah
Accessible Integrated Library
43,100
Weddin
Improving Service by Improving LP
4,814
Wellington
Time to Grow
199,988
Wingecarribee
Beyond Books: Stocking Options
58,585
Wollongong
Central Library Revitalisation Project
200,000
Total
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 3,329,968
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Public library subsidies, special purpose grants & voted expenditure
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Council
Subsidy 2004/05 $
Special purpose grant
2004/05**$
Total expenditure
voted July 2004 to
June 2005 $
Per head
$
Albury
88,376
22,559
1,406,000
30.11
Armidale Dumaresq
48,189
14,256
761,301
30.85
Ashfield
76,414
18,993
1,117,338
27.71#
Auburn
117,311
25,730
2,193,400
35.88
Ballina
75,615
18,817
976,600
24.87
Balranald
11,818
8 033
73,236
26.53
Bankstown
322,849
60,157
5,300,138
30.37
Bathurst
72,775
24,216
1,006,634
27.71
Baulkham Hills
285,818
52,599
4,259,407
27.57
Bega Valley
69,946
17,552
783,770
24.88
Bellingen Shire
31,941
11,334
311,950
24.40
Berrigan
23,341
9 900
598,000
73.27
Blacktown
514,682
91,866
28,066,641
102.71*
Bland
21,375
9 539
254,888
38.60
Blayney
17,500
9 037
108,694
16.34
Blue Mountains
147,712
30,797
1,467,094
18.94
Bogan
12,303
8 121
150,863
48.42
Bombala
10,972
7 910
81,200
31.57
Boorowa
9 996
7 775
48,790
19.92
Botany
71,264
18,129
1,277,100
34.08
Bourke
16,858
8 770
191,010
48.50
Brewarrina
11,716
7 978
71,500
33.30
Broken Hill
49,069
14,099
866,576
41.93
Burwood
59,958
16,206
1,057,947
34.32
Byron
60,260
16,217
988,200
32.50
Cabonne
29,293
10,978
165,099
13.08
Camden
94,809
22,008
9,885,704
199.91***
Campbelltown
278,590
52,345
5,808,280
38.57
Canada Bay
119,641
26,102
1,130,050
17.47
Canterbury
253,790
48,552
3,792,000
27.97
Carrathool
13,987
8 354
152,357
45.90
Cessnock
92,658
21,618
1,014,600
21.21
Clarence Valley
116,845
43,001
392,145
7.93
Cobar
19,153
9 146
238,805
47.05
Coffs Harbour
121,194
27,045
1,289,610
19.80
Conargo
8 945
7 594
43,978
24.35
Coolamon
13,138
8 296
79,450
19.36
Cooma-Monaro
24,640
10,325
301,529
31.26
Coonamble
16,415
8,767
143,511
30.16
Cootamundra
20,525
9 496
202,860
26.67
Corowa
28,499
12,653
189,200
17.20
Cowra
30,448
11,161
254,965
19.45
Deniliquin
23,525
9 932
229,826
27.76
Dubbo
75,190
18,740
658,775
16.92
Dungog
21,046
9 619
178,939
21.23
Eurobodalla
75,794
18,571
987,825
27.99
Public library subsidies, special purpose grants & voted expenditure
Council
Subsidy 2004/05 $
Special purpose grant
2004/05**$
Total expenditure
voted July 2004 to
June 2005 $
Per head
$
Fairfield
353,417
65,113
3,987,951
21.16
Forbes
25,387
10,298
165,000
16.34
Gilgandra
14,379
8 501
137,596
29.03
Glen Innes Severn
28,702
16,951
262,177
29.65
Gloucester
15,210
8 621
178,926
36.43
Gosford
303,445
56,847
4,769,724
29.35
Goulburn Mulwaree
55,903
20,325
531,327
19.74
Great Lakes
72,450
18,019
1,260,000
37.53
Greater Hume
31,790
20,202
306,226
30.41
Greater Taree
87,862
20,855
830,600
18.14
Griffith
53,923
15,010
522,475
21.09
Gundagai
12,712
8 219
118,260
31.32
Gunnedah
28,791
10,860
293,630
24.11
Guyra
13,923
8 422
99,103
22.24
Gwydir
23,710
17,139
125,250
22.38
Harden
13,031
8 262
77,650
20.41
Hastings
128,870
27,733
1,942,883
28.38
Hawkesbury
124,192
26,800
1,607,979
25.24
Hay
14,513
8 440
94,223
26.32
Holroyd
167,486
34,129
2,313,214
25.55
Hornsby
288,546
53,473
4,145,460
26.58
Hunters Hill
28,649
10,966
472,200
34.49
Hurstville
139,176
29,386
4,684,999
62.28
Inverell
36,009
12,067
701,963
44.49
Jerilderie
9 142
7 626
70,570
37.28
Junee
16,116
8 805
139,979
23.76
Kempsey
56,582
15,564
748,833
26.89
Kiama
40,990
13,019
736,140
36.34
Kogarah
99,872
22,960
1,425,938
26.52
Ku-Ring-Gai
201,206
39,210
3,502,299
32.20
Kyogle
23,970
10,085
218,818
22.62
Lachlan
24,504
10,005
199,840
26.73
Lake Macquarie
351,309
64,885
10,971,000
58.00
Lane Cove
60,599
16,387
2,022,607
62.68
Leeton
30,972
11,155
251,165
20.90
Leichhardt
94,561
21,939
1,712,007
33.49
Lismore
80,224
19,674
974,200
22.63
Lithgow
42,635
13,643
1,042,568
50.38
Liverpool
317,371
58,872
5,083,228
30.69
Liverpool Plains
22,344
12,656
158,500
19.94
Lockhart
12,236
8 141
75,901
21.42
Maitland
110,928
24,750
1,295,951
21.99
Manly
71,999
18,319
2,170,302
55.84
Marrickville
140,583
29,563
3,773,180
49.65
Mid-Western
54,240
22,001
732,935
32.58
Moree Plains
42,234
12,903
667,109
41.30
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 75
Public library subsidies, special purpose grants & voted expenditure
76
Council
Subsidy 2004/05 $
Special purpose grant
2004/05**$
Total expenditure
voted July 2004 to
June 2005 $
Per head
$
Mosman
53,515
15,187
1,875,966
66.59##
Murray
19,904
9 338
94,338
14.58
Murrumbidgee
11,058
7 926
21,275
8.04#
Muswellbrook
34,496
11,836
808,305
8.04****
Nambucca
39,518
12,684
509,200
28.07
Narrabri
35,050
11,847
255,020
17.73
Narrandera
19,047
9 238
244,455
36.82
Narromine
18,837
9 238
292,636
41.56
Newcastle
267,094
49,736
6,750,052
46.75
North Sydney
111,076
24,579
6,430,140
107.10###
Oberon
15,347
9 010
163,048
30.33
Orange
71,345
18,143
1,647,510
43.90
Palerang
29,285
15,783
265,100
23.65
Parkes
34,671
11,844
533,939
35.43
Parramatta
275,680
51,705
5,580,000
37.45
Penrith
329,731
61,285
4,540,835
25.48
Pittwater
105,134
23,773
2,947,114
51.86
Port Stephens
121,165
26,249
1,305,548
21.27
Queanbeyan
69,978
18,775
800,062
22.23
Randwick
233,089
44,450
4,341,307
34.46
Richmond Valley
44,981
13,765
398,800
19.01
Rockdale
174,187
35,217
2,726,610
28.96
Ryde
184,086
36,560
5,719,200
57.48
Shellharbour
114,633
25,411
1,327,757
21.56
Shoalhaven
180,918
36,018
2,544,106
28.06
Singleton
44,573
13,585
2,331,134
107.28
Snowy River
22,319
9 711
132,510
18.09
Strathfield
58,898
16,027
1,052,824
34.84
Sutherland
397,905
70,871
4,771,310
22.18
Sydney
261,473
55,589
7,049,612
49.88*****
Tamworth
120,210
48,742
1,334,377
24.61
Temora
17,966
9 074
212,585
33.71
Tenterfield
20,615
9 453
296,500
43.57
Tumbarumba
13,294
8 365
99,014
26.83
Tumut
28,136
10,841
341,890
29.25
Tweed
157,479
32,122
1,860,150
23.77
Upper Hunter
39,497
21,981
441,868
33.17
Upper Lachlan
23,676
15,712
243,466
32.26
Uralla
16,272
8 835
140,830
23.37
Urana
7 947
7 438
33,871
23.95
Wagga Wagga
106,513
24,060
1,361,097
23.78
Wakool
18,569
9 055
120,765
24.86
Walcha
11,857
8 074
56,715
17.25
Walgett
27,515
10,447
190,072
23.16
Warren
12,551
8 165
152,556
46.20
Warringah
254,656
47,641
3,065,962
22.27
Public library subsidies, special purpose grants & voted expenditure
Council
Subsidy 2004/05 $
Special purpose grant
2004/05**$
Total expenditure
voted July 2004 to
June 2005 $
Per head
$
Warrumbungle
34,823
17,872
217,068
20.35
Waverley
115,237
25,306
3,834,297
61.56
Weddin
13,403
8,311
145,557
38.15
Wellington
21,845
9,743
179,674
20.62
Wentworth
20,543
9,472
517,544
71.10
Willoughby
116,866
25,678
2,810,100
44.48
Wingecarribee
84,761
20,326
1,788,100
40.68
Wollondilly
80,124
19,444
891,057
22.36
Wollongong
354,464
64,684
7,901,928
41.24
Woollahra
98,664
22,655
2,681,428
50.28
Wyong
261,415
49,865
3,303,435
23.55
Yass Valley
29,405
13,116
243,484
19.96
Young
29,398
10,943
223,647
18.79
In 2004/05 the number of local government authorities receiving State Government funding for public library services
reduced from 171 to 151 as a result of amalgamations and boundary changes.
# excluding depreciation
## including depreciation
### includes $1,557,644 of S94 money
* includes capital expenses for a new library building
** includes Local Special Project, Collection funding and Additional State funding
*** includes $7,921,321 capital expenses (Narellan Library)
**** includes capital expenses for library extension
***** includes $1,170,000 capital expenses
Left: Barooga Branch, Berrigan Shire Library Service
Right: Opening of the new Lithgow Library Learning Centre
by the Premier, the Hon. Bob Carr MP
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 77
Staff snapshots
I was a member of the building committee which was
responsible for the restoration and renovation of the
Mitchell Reading Room in 2001. The architectural design
of the space still really inspires me.
I look forward to 2010 when we celebrate the centenary
of the Mitchell Library!
Saraj Mughal, Manager, IT Operations, eLibrary Services
I love the original Mitchell stack with its glass and
marble floors, adjustable steel shelves, timber cabinetry,
wrought and cast iron stair etc. It was one of the
earliest parts of the current buildings to be completed
and fitted out, and one of the very few with a seemingly
uninterrupted history of having remained true to both its
original form and function. As a designer working in such
a temporal discipline, it serves as an enduring reminder
of the value of honest design.
Martin Wale, Exhibition Designer, Events & Exhibitions
If you ask me what I like most about the Library, it’s my
work. I’m a sleuth on a never-ending quest to complete
our newspaper collection because I want your great
grandchildren to have every copy of every NSW
newspaper at their fingertips. That quest to identify
unknown newspapers leads me up many avenues —
from state libraries and local historical societies to
backyard sheds and papers left behind on bus seats.
I look backward to preserve for the future.
Kay Hynes, Newspaper Librarian, Collection Services
Book in image opposite: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Newly Augmented, 1896, ornamented with pictures designed
by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved by W. H. Hooper
78
Staff & supporters
Maggie Patton, Reader Services: ‘Working with the Library’s rare book collections is a wonderful privilege. Imagine turning the pages of a volume of poetry hundreds of years old. Imagine the volume’s journey
from a small printing house near St. Paul’s Cathedral before the Great Fire of London to the shelves of a country squire in Oxfordshire. How did it find its way into our collection on the other side of the world?’
Photograph by Charlie Gordon
79
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 results
Corporate 0bjectives
Staff of the State Library of NSW
Janette Abonado
Anatta Abrahams
Oriana Acevedo
Martha Agudelo
Barbara Ahrens
Michael Alchin
Marie Alcorn
Kathleen Alexander
Jeoffrey Alexander
Steven Alford
Victoria Anderson
James Andrighetti
Louise Anemaat
Tegan Anthes
Ruth Arentz
Philippa Armfield
Lucy Arundell
Megan Atkins
Connie Attard
Gabrielle Avery
Suzane Ayoub
Iris Ayoub
Joyce Azzopardi
Thomas Bailey
Rajesh Bandar
David Barclay
Abdul Barekzai
Phillipa Barlow
Cathryn Bartley
Kirk Beattie
Martin Beckett
Sue Beckett
Steven Bell
Susan Bellenger
Helen Benacek
Suzanne Bennett
David Berg
David Berry
Jennifer Berryman
Kinga Biedronska
Lynne Billington
Predrag Bjekic
Margaret Bjork
Rachael Blackbourn
Rosemary Block
Marisa Boffo
Malgorzata Bojanowski
Vanessa Bond
Martin Bongiorno
Ania Boniecki
Daniel Boreland
Dennis Boyd
Tony Bramble
Kathleen Bresnahan
Ronald Briggs
Anna-Louise Brooks
Karen Broome
Jennifer Broomhead
Jerelynn Brown
Suzette Brunati
Paul Brunton
Catherine Bryant
Lea Buchanan
Jeanell Buckley
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Kerrie Burgess
Gregory Burns
David Butler
Andrea Calleia
Jason Cameron
Mary Cannataci
Wendy Cao
Grace Carmona
Guy Caron
Andrew Carr
Chris Carr
Amanda Chahine
David Chan
Susan Chapman
Matthew Chapman
Lisa Charleston
Richard Chester
Alexander Chew
Belinda Christie
Elizabeth Chylewski
Ben Clark
Helen Clark
Janice Clark
Noel Clifton
Joe Coelho
Sarah Condie
Bronwyn Coop
Leanne Cooper
Richard Corey
Anthony Corral
Maria Correa
Helen Cumming
Andrea Curr
Margaret Daly
Veronica Dartnell
Alan Davies
Janice Davies
Daniel Day
Rachelle De Casanove
Desmond De Mello
Josephine De Monchaux
Aileen Dean-Raschilla
Raouf Debsie
Jane Deen
Anne Doherty
Joanne Drogitis
Elaine D’Silva
Marissa Duncan
Lyndell Dunne
Arthur Easton
Elise Edmonds
Christine Edwards
Jennifer Elgueta
Elizabeth Ellis
Nicole Ellis
Cameron Emerson-Elliott
Anthony Estorffe
Cheryl Evans
Christopher Fagan
Christine Fam
Alice Farrell
Michael Fegan
Karen Flynn
Ellen Forsyth
Sau Foster
Leonarda Franco
Mee-Ling Fung
Vincent Godfrey
Orlando Godinez
Edward Goldsmith
Aaron Goldsworthy
Katarina Golik
Raji Gopalan
Charles Gordon
Nina Gosford
Perry Goulder
Cheryl Grant
Emma Gray
Denis Green
Catherine Greiss
Ganga Guentner
Panya Guex
Pascale Guillaume
Sudhi Gupta
Gail Guyatt
Hans Hagen
Helen Halfpenny
Catherine Hammer
Simon Handfield
Rosie Handley
Christopher Hannan
Ingrid Hansen
Moira Harper
Helen Harrison
Cecilia Harvey
Susan Hawksford
Robynne Hayward
Lynnette Hewitt
Mark Hildebrand
Mark Hinde
Warwick Hirst
Edith Ho
Andrew Hogan
Wendy Holz
Danielle Hopkin
Darren Hopton
Cassandra Houlcroft
Mary Hounslow
Janice Howie
Teresa Hughes
Lien Hung
Charles Hunt
Kay Hynes
Nada Ilic
Tracey Issitt
Dianne Jackson
Melissa Jackson
Lynne James
Gregory James
Kaye James
Pat Johnson
Jane Johnson
Gwenda Johnston
David Jones
Sarah Jones
Annette Jordan
Catherine Joseph
Mylee Joseph
Dana Kahabka
Lilianna Kalinowska
Niki Kallenberger
Dot Karakatsis
Nelly Karatzetzos
Angela Karpathios
Chuck Kavalec
Assiye Keskin
Hea Kim
Daniel King
Allison Kingscote
Nicholas Kreisler
Therese Lake
Geoffrey Large
Maryanne Larkin
Meredith Lawn
Kevin Leamon
Alexandra Lean
Patricia Leen
Graeme Leith
Simon Leong
Emanuel Lieberfreund
Jane Little
Kong Liu
Susan Lloyd
Suvapan Lo
Lisa Loader
Jonathan London
Jana Longauer
Kathy Loukakis
Stephen Lucca
Clive Luk
May Ly
Ross Macbeth
Aneta Magoulas
Paul Mak
Suzanne Mallon
Heather Mansell
Helen Manu
David Marsay
Stephan Marshall
Stephen Martin
Daniele Martin
Virginia Mason
Karin Matas
Gillian McAllister
Diana McBain
Gabriel McCann
Peter McDonald
Greg McDonald
Maggie McElhill
Renee McGann
Jeffery McGowan
Craig McIlwain
Elizabeth McKibbin
Julie McPhee
Jason McPherson
Anne Meek
Susan Mercer
Michael Merrigan
Ivan Mihalic
Bob Milinovic
Shauna Miller
Susanne Moir
Laura Molino
Rosemary Moon
Abel Morales
Janice Morley
Cameron Morley
Kathleen Morrison
Jon Morrison
Britta Mortensen
Saraj Mughal
Susan Mulquin
Daniel Murcutt
Robin Murray
Manjula Naidu
Hatta Nazar
Judy Nelson
Peter Nelsson
Richard Neville
Lang Ngo
Mike Nguyen
Phong Nguyen
Lily Nguyen
Vee Nguyen
Anie Nheu
Valerie Noake
Wilma Norris
Barry Nunn
Jennifer O’Callaghan
Thomas O’Connor
Jessica O’Donnell
Kate O’Grady
Leo Omodei
Cheng Ong
Jane Owen
Zoe Panayi
Vincent Panetta
Maria Paranomos
Susan Parkinson
Daniel Parsa
Nichola Parshall
Margaret Patton
Timothy Peach
Ian Pederson
Margarita Peloche
Briony Pemberton
Brendan Peppard
Helen Perry
Leanne Perry
Donald Peters
Kate Pollard
David Pollock
Royce Propert
Christine Pryke
Vener Puno
Winnie Pun-Wong
Gerry Quach
John Ramnac
Taran Rana
Laura Ravalico
Eve Rebhun
Penuel Reed
Penny Reid
Bridget Reilly
Diana Richards
Margot Riley
staff of the state library of nsw
Linda Roberts
Carolyn Ross
Aubrey Ross-Clift
Agata Rostek-Robak
Marion Roubos-Bennett
Edwina Rudd
Stephanie Salazar
Sue Salvaggio
Christine Samuels
Dagmar Schmidmaier
Robert Scott
Joanne Searle
Renata Shabanz
George Shamayil
Nuala Sharpe
Binam Shivakotee
Julie Short
Rhonda Shorter
Iva Simcic
James Sinclair
Saras Singh
Susan Sitku
Karen Small
Leon Smoliar
Durgesh Soni
Kathi Spinks
Josef Stejskal
Mark Stevenson
Emma Stockburn
Kerry Sullivan
Gordon Swarbrick
Ania Szafjanska
Elly Tan
Lesley Targ
Alan Tasker
Gail Taylor
Bernadette Taylor
Susan Thomas
Elin Thomas
Catherine Thomson
Nandu Thundatil
Jennifer Timms
Jim Tindall
Rhonda Tisdell
Vanessa Tracey
Jenny Tran
Nishi Tripathi
Josef Trunecke
Patricia Turner
Grazyna Tydda
Barbara Tylman
Laura Van Manen
Yvette Vartuli
Helen Vasilevski
Philip Verner
Edward Vesterberg
Craig Vial
Diana Virgils
Silvana Volpato
Scott Wajon
Sue Walden
Martin Wale
Shirley Walker
Kenneth Walker
Jacqui Ware
Colin Warner
Angela Watts
Therese Weiss
Linda West
Lenore Whalan
Mark Wheadon
Maggie White
Avryl Whitnall
Malgorzata Wiatrak
Maria Wiemers
Catherine Williams
Timothy Williams
Katie Wilson
Jannette Witcombe
Karen Wood
Julie Wood
Robert Woodley
Andrew Woodward
John Wright
Min Xiao
Angela Yam
Andrew Yates
Jiasong Ye
Safwan Zabalawi
Rosanna Zettel
Yin Zhang
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Top: Staff members who attended the IPAA CEO &
Young Professional’s Breakfast in 2005
Centre and bottom: staff members working on the
Mitchell Bequest project
81
State Library of NSW Foundation members
Foundation
Philanthropist
Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
Miss Jean Garling
Dr Ruth S Kerr OAM
Nelson Meers Foundation
Nestlé Australia Ltd
Foundation
Life Governor
Ian & Helen McLachlan Trust
Mr Harold Schultz
Mr & Mrs EPT Simpson
Foundation
Life Benefactor
Sir Ron Brierley
Mr James O Fairfax AO
John T Reid Charitable Trusts
Mr Howard J Lewis &
Mrs Beryl J Lewis JP
St George Bank Limited
Vincent Fairfax Family
Foundation
Mr Milton &
Mrs Helen Whitmont
Foundation
Governor Benefactor
Top: Belinda Hutchinson, Tasman Storey
and Lucy Arundell
Centre: Ken Bloxsam being inducted into
the Library Circle with Belinda Hutchinson
Bottom: The Hon. Mahla Pearlman AO
and Millie Mills
82
Mr Robert O Albert AO RFD RD
The Hon Franca Arena AM
Mr J K Bain AM
& Mrs Janette Bain
BHP Billiton
Brambles Industries Limited
Mr Kevin W Hewitt
Macquarie Bank Foundation
Medical Benefits Fund
of Australia Limited
Moran Health Care
Group Pty Ltd
Harry & Penelope Seidler
Mr David
& Mrs Tricia Sherbon
The Synthesis Consulting
Group Pty Ltd
Foundation Major
Benefactor
Mr Ian & Mrs Hanne Angus
Mrs Sibilla Baer
Mr Ken Bloxsom
Dr Geoffrey Cains
Coles Myer Ltd
Gordon Darling Foundation
Mr Martin Dickson
Esso Australia
Graham & Charlene
Bradley Foundation
Mrs Barbara E Hudson
Ms Belinda Hutchinson
James Hardie Industries Ltd
McDonald’s Australia Ltd
Mr B G & Mrs Rachel O’Conor
Qantas Airways Limited
Reader’s Digest (Australia)
Pty Ltd
Joy Storie
Dr Douglass G Seaton
Sydney Mechanics’
School of Arts
Thyne Reid Charitable Trust
Sir Arthur Weller CBE &
Lady Weller
Foundation Benefactor
Commonwealth Bank
(formerly State Bank of NSW)
CSR Limited
Mr Hugh &
Mrs Patricia Dixson
Mr John B Fairfax AM
Mr Edward Gilly
Mrs Maurine GoldstonMorris OAM
Mimi B Hurley
Macquarie Bank Ltd
Mrs Alice &
Mr Conrad Oppen
Dr Alex Robertson
& Ms Dorothy Peake
Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto
Aboriginal Foundation
Ms Meg Stewart
Miss Mary M Strettles
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation
Wesfarmers Dalgety Ltd
Mr & Mrs Peter Willcox
Mr James D Wolfensohn AO
Foundation
Senior Fellow
Miss Jean M Allen
AMA Charitable Foundation
Mr W R Arnott
Black & White Committee
Ms Yvonne D Buchanan May
Cadry’s Handwoven Rugs
Mrs Wendy E Clarke
Mr Ray & Mrs June Cooper
CSC Australia Ltd
Mr Sam & Mrs Janet Cullen
Mrs Rowena Danziger AM
& Mr Ken G Coles AM
Mr Ian W Dickson
Mrs Sarah M Dingwell
The Hon Mr Justice Rae
Else-Mitchell CMG QC
GIO Australia
Neville & Leila Govett
Mr David S Greatorex AO
Mr Laurence Halloran
Howard Smith Limited
Mr John Hoyle
Mr John Iremonger
Mr R J Lamble AO
& Mrs Joan McClung
The Hon David Levine
RFD QC
Lady Loewenthal
Ms Annette MacarthurOnslow
R McDonald Luger
Media Monitors Australia Pty Ltd
Mr James S Millner AM &
Mrs Jean P Millner
NSW Nurses Association
The Hon Mahla Pearlman AO
Reckitt Benckiser (Australia)
Mr John B Reid AO
Miss Ruth G Robertson
Mrs E Sternberg
Taylor’s Wines
Ms Sue Thomas
Mr Leo & Mrs Heather Tutt
Mr Bret Walker SC
Mr James Walker
Westpac Banking Corporation
Mr Robert J White AO
Foundation Fellow
Alexander Tzannes Associates
Pty Ltd
Emeritus Professor
Derek J Anderson
Mrs P R Andrews
Mr Henry Badgery
& Mrs Peta Badgery
Ms Lucy Bantermalis
Dr Charles S Barnes
& Mrs Beverly Barnes
Mr Jim Barrett
Dr J M Bennett
Mr William D Blackshaw
Mr W & Mrs Nan Blanshard
Dr Kevin F Bleasel AO
& Mrs Marianne Bleasel
Mr Julian &
Mrs Rosemary Block
Mr Alexander Boyarsky
Bridge Oil Ltd
Ms Maxine Brodie
Mr Mark D I Burrows
Mr W I Burrows
Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd
Father Edmund Campion
Mr Michael Canavan
Dr John Christian AO &
Mrs Helen Christian AM
Dr Frederick B Clarke
Ms Shirley A Colless
Mrs Alison Cox OAM
Mrs Dorothy Craig
Dr Alison Crook AO
Mr Peter Crossing
Mrs Barbara
& Mr John Dalton
Mr Colin & Mrs R Dean
Mr Michael S Diamond AM MBE
Professor Dexter Dunphy
Mrs Jean Edgecombe OAM
Mrs Zeny Edwards
Mr John Eldershaw
Lady (Vincent) Fairfax OBE
Ms Suzanne Falkiner
Mr Brian C France AM
& Mrs Philippa France
state library of nsw foundation members
Mr Anthony Gan
NCR Australia Pty Ltd
Mr J A Gilbert AM
Mr Kenneth Neale
Mr Malcolm &
Ms Tania Nesbitt
Mrs Margaret Goldfinch
Ms Marion &
Mr Ray Nicolson
Mr David M Gonski AO
Mr Geoffrey R Graham
Mrs Marie J Gray
OzEmail Limited
Mr J L Parker
Mr Ian Harper AM &
Mrs Rosemary Harper
Dr Marjorie J Pink
Mrs Gwenneth M Pearson
HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd
Ms Debra Pinkerton JP
Mr Derek A D B Heath &
Mrs Prudence Heath
Mr V J Plummer
Mr Adrian &
Mrs Philippa Poole
Mr Michael &
Mrs Julia Hodgetts
Mr T C Powell
Dr John & Mrs Mary Holt
Mr Alan Rees
Mr Francis M Hooper
Mr Max Hooper
Mr Stanley Howard
Mr Ray Hyslop
Mr David C Jackson
Mr Neville &
Mrs Eileen Jeffress
Lady Joel
Mr M M Johnson
& Mrs G T Johnson
Mr Ian Johnston
Mrs Jana Juanas
Mr Tom Keneally AO
& Mrs Judy Keneally
Mr Larry King
Mr Gilles T Kryger
Mrs Nathalie Kulakowski
Mr Richard F LaGanza
Mr Peter Larcombe RFD
& Mrs Judith Larcombe
Miss Wilma Radford
Mrs Susan Robertson
Miss EJ G Russell
Mrs Lyndall S Russell
Mr Preston G Saywell
Dr Rodney Seaborn AO OBE
Ms Marian Seville
Mr John L Sharpe
Mr Brian Sherman
Mr Laurance A Sidari
Mr William J Sinclair
Mr Kenneth G Smith
The Hon J Spigelman QC
& Mrs A Spigelman
Mr David
& Mrs Beverly Staples
Mrs Warwick Stening
Miss Alison Stephen
Mr Robert Strauss MBE
Mr Alfred & Mrs Street
Mr James E Layt AM
Mr Jeremy D St John
Mr Josef &
Mrs Jeanne Lebovic
The Cox Group Pty Ltd
Mr Sidney Thistleton
Mr A G Lee AM
& Mrs Judy Lee
Trust Company of Australia Ltd
Lend Lease Corporation Ltd
Alexander Tzannes Associates
Pty Ltd
Mr D G Lesnie
Mrs Angela Lind
Mr David G Lovehill
Miss Dorothy Maber
Miss Ann Macansh
Mr George Maltby AO
& Mrs Mary Maltby
Mr Robert Maple-Brown
Dr Helen Markiewicz
Mr Frank Markovic
Mr Malcolm B Turnbull
Mr William D T Ward QC
& Mrs Carolyn A Ward
Mr Michael H Waterhouse
& Mrs Vashti Waterhouse
Wattyl Aust Pty Ltd
Mr Peter Weiss AM
Mr Ken W Wilder OAM
Mayne Nickless Ltd
Foundation Member
Justice Robert McDougall
Mr A W D McIntyre
Dr Stephen McNamara
Bottom: (front) Mrs Carole Meers, Mr Nelson Meers
AO and Sam Meers at the atmitchell.com launch
Mr John B Whittle
Mr Claude Wright
Miss Kathleen L McCredie
Top: The atmitchell.com dinner launch 2004
in the Mitchell Reading Room
Mr Norton J Whitmont
Dr Alan Matthews
Ms Anne McCormick
& Mr Derek McDonnell
results
Optus Communications Pty Ltd
The Hon Justice Ian V Gzell
The Hon Justice J D Heydon
Corporate 0bjectives
Mrs Heather Adams
Mrs Roslyn Airs
Mr David Aitken
Ms Jan Aitkin
Mrs Shirley Alder
Mrs Barbara McNulty
Mr John Merewether
& Mrs Tempe Merewether
Miss Millie Mills
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 83
state library of nsw foundation members
Ms Toni Alexander
Mr John Bolas
City Rail
Dr Andrew Dowe
Dr Allan R Glanville
Ms Rosemary Allen
Mr Douglas Booker
Dr Elizabeth Clark
Mr Tom Downes
Mrs Margery Glanville
Mr Timothy Allen
Miss Michelle L Books
Mr H R Clark
Mr Murray Doyle
Ms Libby Gleeson
Hon Justice James Allsop
Dr Ninette Boothroyd
Mr S S Clark
Mr J A Dunlop
Mr A D Glover
Ancher Mortlock
& Woolley Pty Ltd
Dr Michael R Bowden
Dr Christopher W Clarke
Mrs Jayati Dutta
Dr George Gluck
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Top: The Hon Justice David Levine RFD
with Associate Professor John Brotherton
who delivered the Ben Haneman
Memorial Lecture
Centre: Rachel O’Conor, Fiona Ford,
Caroline Pidcock, Geoff O’Conor,
Tasman Storey and John B Fairfax AM
at the atmitchell Benefactor’s update
presentation
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and Graham Bradley
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State Library of NSW Volunteers
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Image on screen opposite: selected page from William Bligh’s papers relating to HMS Bounty, 1787–1794
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Photograph by Nick Kreisler
Andy Carr, Reader Services: ‘It’s tremendously rewarding to help library users find the information they require. It may be contained in a book, newspaper article, in a fragile handwritten letter, on a database
or it might be on the Internet. From incunabula to Internet, basically! I help users to devise research strategies, enabling them to search through resources of which they may not be aware.’
Publications &
information available
Publications & information published in 2004/05
@ the Library
LIAC Crime Library, 2nd edition
Free, bimonthly
Guide to State Library public programs
and exhibitions
2005 web only version available on the
LIAC website. An essential and popular
resource for HSC legal studies teachers
and students with summaries and web
links to over 50 high profile criminal
cases.
Annual Report
First copy free
Also available at
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/annual/>
Corporate Plan 2002/2005:
Shaping our Future Together
Free
Also available at <www.sl.nsw.gov.au/
publications/pdf/shaping.pdf>
Exhibition gallery guides
Free guides were published for the
following exhibitions:
• Eye 4 Photography
• Kisch in Australia
• Nelson Meers Foundation
Heritage Collection 2005
• Pride of place: 19th century
oil paintings from the Mitchell
and Dixson collections
• Reclaiming Felix the Cat
• The Power Elite
• Upon a painted ocean:
Sir Oswald Brierly
Hot Topics: legal issues
in plain language
Three issues per year
Current news about access to legal
information across the statewide
network of public libraries. Incorporated
in Public Library News
Public Library News
Published in July, November and March
Also available at
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/plb/publications/
plnews/>
Public Libraries News Update (electronic)
published monthly at
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/plb/publications/
plnewsupdate/>
Public Library Directory 2005
$27.50, or free to New South Wales local
government organisations.
Also available at <http://pls.sl.nsw.gov.
au/dir/directory.cfm>
Public Library Statistics 2003
Free to New South Wales local
government organisations
$17.60 an issue; $82.50 annual
subscription (prices include GST)
Provided free of charge to all NSW public
libraries and key legal agencies including
community legal centres and Legal Aid.
The State Library Privacy
Management Plan
Issues, numbers 47–51,
published in 2004/05
Monthly information sheet on new
services, events and changes within the
State Reference Library, Mitchell Library
and Sir William Dixson Research Library
• Domestic Violence
• Native Title
• Juvenile Justice
• Neighbours and the Law
• Personal Injury
Infocus Topic List
Quarterly
A listing of HSC resources
Also available at <www.infocus.sl.nsw.
gov.au/res/search.cfm>
Infocus membership is by annual
subscription of $75 pa plus GST.
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LIAC Newsletter
Free
Update
Upfront : Journal of the Friends
& Supporters of the State Library
of New South Wales
Published in July, November and March
Volunteers’ Voices
Three issues per year
Newsletter of the State Library Volunteers
The Library also publishes a range of
brochures and flyers to support specific
programs and services and adds
electronic publications to the website at
<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/
publications/>.
Freedom of Information Annual Statement of Affairs
Structure and functions of the State Library of NSW
The State Library is the major public reference and
information service for the people of New South Wales.
It has over 5 million items in its collection and provides
instant access to electronic information services around
the world. The Library’s origins date back to 1826 with
the opening of the Australian Subscription Library. The
NSW Government took over the private subscription
library in 1869 and created the Sydney Free Public Library.
From 1895 to 1975 the Library was known as the Public
Library of New South Wales. It was renamed the State
Library of New South Wales in 1975.
The Library Council of New South Wales is the governing
body of the State Library of New South Wales. The Library
Act, 1939 and Library Regulation, 2000 define the powers,
authorities, duties and functions of the Library Council.
The State Library is managed by an Executive which
includes the State Librarian and Chief Executive, and five
Assistant State Librarians responsible for Collection
Management Services, Electronic Library Services, Public
Library Services, Reader Services, Education and Client
Liaison Services, and the Director Finance & Strategy.
An organisation chart is shown on p. 53.
The Library’s key objectives are set out in the corporate
plan Shaping our Future Together: Strategy 2005. Copies
are available from the Library’s website or on request from
the State Librarian’s Office.
Key functions which directly affect the public
All State Library services are designed for the public to
meet the diverse range of interests and information needs
of the people of New South Wales. Services are provided
directly to people who visit the State Library in Macquarie
Street, Sydney, and to remote clients who make contact
via telephone, mail, fax, email, or through the Library’s
websites and atmitchell.com.
Clients who visit the Library in Macquarie Street Sydney
have direct access to the collections and services in the
reading rooms, exhibitions and displays, Library tours,
special events for friends and supporters, education and
school holiday programs, the Library Shop, the Glasshouse
Café, and Café Trim. The State Library also provides
services to clients of the New South Wales public library
network including document delivery services, NSW.net,
and electronic information network linking public libraries
and councils to the Internet.
State Library services are evaluated and monitored by a
comprehensive program of surveys and performance
measurement. These indicate a high level of satisfaction
with Library services, and help to inform ongoing
improvements in service delivery strategies.
Arrangements for the public to participate
in policy development
The Public Libraries Consultative Committee and the
Grants Committee of Library Council enable
representatives of local government to participate in
decision making and policy formulation concerning the
provision of public library services.
The State Library welcomes public comment. Suggestion
forms are available for this purpose at the Foyer Inquiry
Desks, at service points in the Reading Rooms, and on the
Library website. The Library also conducts extensive client
research. The findings are used to improve our services
and develop standards against which our performance
levels in key areas of service provision are measured.
Categories of documents held by the State Library
Documents relating to the exercise of the Library’s diverse
functions are housed at the State Library in Macquarie
Street. These include documents relating to administrative,
personnel and financial matters common to most NSW
government organisations. Other records relate to the
provision of library and information services to members
of the community, services and support provided by the
Library to New South Wales public libraries, and the
management of the Library’s collections.
Documents containing personal information are described
in the Library’s Privacy Management Plan. A copy is
available from the Privacy Contact Officer.
Applications for access to documents under the provisions
of the Freedom of Information Act, 1989 should be made
in writing to:
Freedom of Information Contact Officer
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9273 1796 Fax: (02) 9273 1268
Email: [email protected]
Publications and information available from the State
Library of New South Wales are listed on p 92.
Impact on the State Library
The State Library received three requests for information
in 2004/05 under the NSW Freedom of Information Act,
1989. One request pertained to personal information and
was granted in part with documents withheld from
disclosure in accordance with provisions of Section
25(1)(a) of the Act on the ground of exemption provided
at Clause 4(1)(d) of Schedule 1 of the Act. The second
request pertained to non-personal information and was
granted in full. The third request pertained to nonpersonal information and was withdrawn.
The impact of the FOI requirements on the State Library
has been minimal in the year 2004/05.
Major compliance issues
No issues have arisen.
The Library Act, as amended by the Cultural Institutions
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1989, provides for a
Library Council of nine members of the public, nominated
by the Minister for the Arts, and appointed for a three
year term by the Governor of NSW.
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 93
Freedom of Information requests
SECTION A Number of FOI requests received, processed and completed
FOI Requests
Personal
03/04
04/05
2
A3 Total to be processed
A4 Completed
A1 New (Including transferred in)
Other
Total
04/05
03/04
04/05
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
03/04
A2 Brought forward
A5 Transferred out
1
A6 Withdrawn
A7 Total processed
2
1
1
2
3
2
A8 Unfinished (Carried forward)
SECTION B What happened to completed requests
Result of FOI Request
Personal
03/04
B1 Granted in full
1
B2 Granted in part
1
Other
04/05
04/05
03/04
1
1
B3 Refused
B4 Deferred
1
B5 Completed
1
SECTION C Ministerial Certificates: number issued during the period. Not applicable
SECTION D Formal Consultations: number of requests requiring consultations (issued) and total number of formal
consultation(s) for the period
Issued
D1 Number of requests requiring
formal consultation(s)
Total
03/04
04/05
03/04
04/05
2
3
2
3
SECTION E Amendment of personal records: number of requests processed during the period. Nil
SECTION F Notation of personal records: number of requests processed during the period. Nil
SECTION G FOI requests granted in part or refused: number of times each reason was cited as the basis
for disallowing access in relation to completed requests which were granted in part or refused.
Basis of disallowing or restricting access
Personal
03/04
04/05
1
1
1
1
G1 Section 19 {application incomplete, wrongly directed}
G2 Section 22 {deposit not paid}
G3 Section 25 (1)(a1){diversion of resources}
G4 Section 25(1)(a) {Exempt}
G5 Section 25(1)(b),(c),(d) {Otherwise available}
G6 Section 28(1)(b) {documents not held}
G7 Section 24(2) - deemed refused, over 21 days
G8 Section 31(4) {released to Medical Practitioner}
G9 Totals
SECTION H Costs and fees of requests processed during the period
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Other
03/04
04/05
freedom of information requests
Assessed costs
H1 All completed requests
FOI fees received
03/04
04/05
03/04
04/05
$1 200
$1 200
$45
$90
SECTION I Discounts allowed: numbers of FOI requests processed during the period where discounts were allowed
Type of discount allowed
Personal
Other
1 Public interest
2 Financial hardship - Pensioner/Child
1
3 Financial hardship - Non profit organisation
4 Totals
1
5 Significant correction of personal records
SECTION J Days to process: Number of calendar days taken to process completed requests
Elapsed time
Personal
03/04
Other
04/05
03/04
04/05
1
J1 0 - 21 days
J2 22 - 35 days
1
J3 Over 35 days
1
J4 Totals
2
2
2
SECTION K Processing time: Number of hours taken to process completed requests
Processing hours
Personal
Other
03/04
04/05
1
1
K4 Over 40 hrs
1
1
K5 Totals
2
2
03/04
04/05
K1 0 - 10 hours
K2 11 - 20 hrs
K3 21 - 40 hrs
SECTION L Reviews and Appeals: number finalised during the period. 1
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 95
Privacy Annual Report
The introduction of the Health Records and Information
Privacy Act 2002 in September 2004 required a major review
of the State Library’s Privacy Management Plan (2000),
holdings of personal information and compliance
requirements.
During the review the Library sought expert advice on the
draft Privacy Management Plan 2005, supporting documents,
and compliance issues and strategies. These documents will
be finalised in July 2005 and followed by the implementation
of the Privacy Action Plan 2005–06.
Education and awareness was a key focus for the year.
Information was placed on the staff Intranet and staff,
contractors and volunteers were required to attend awareness
training on Privacy and Freedom of Information (FOI) in the
workplace. The legislation and its responsibilities were
explained and guidance was provided on how it concerned
the Library, its staff and operations. The following training
schedule was completed:
October–November 2004:
• 50 volunteers attend sessions on Privacy and FOI
• staff and contractors attend compulsory awareness
sessions on Privacy and FOI.
February 2005:
• new volunteers attend awareness session on privacy
• privacy information mailed to all volunteers.
March 2005:
• follow-up sessions held for staff and contractors
on leave in October–November.
The Web Privacy Statement, which outlines how we deal
with personal information related to the content and use
of our website, was finalised and placed on our website.
The State Library uses Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) to
monitor the security of the collection and for the safety of
clients and staff. Our signage was reviewed to ensure that the
public and staff were provided with appropriate notice of our
use of CCTV.
A copy of the Privacy Management Plan can be obtained
by contacting the Privacy Contact Officer.
Top: Helen Garner displaying her book
Joe Cinque’s consolation
No privacy complaints were received by the Privacy Contact
Officer during 2004/05.
Centre: Children’s authors Andrew Daddo and Deb Abela
at The written word series: Talkin’ kid’s writing ‘n’ stuff
For further information please contact:
Bottom: Bust a rhyme event, slam poets and hip hop
artists, Wire MC, Briohny Doyle, Miles Merrill, MC Trey
and Maya Jupiter
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Privacy Contact Officer
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9273 1796 Fax: (02) 9273 1268
Email: [email protected]
Web addresses
atmitchell.com
<www.atmitchell.com>
INFOQUICK index to the
Sydney Morning Herald
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infoquick/>
Ask a Librarian
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ask/>
Legal Information Access Service
<http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/>
Australian Indigenous Services
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/indigenous/>
Multicultural Services
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/multicultural/>
Awards and Fellowships
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/>
Navigator search tools
<www.atmitchell.com/navigator/>
Building and Advisory Service
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/building/>
Nestlé Write Around Australia
<www.writearound.com.au>
Collaborative projects
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/organisation/
projects.cfm>
Documenting life
in New South Wales
NSW.net services
<www.nswnet.net/>
PictureNSW
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/doclifensw/>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/pls/publications/
pdf/digital.pdf>
Drug Information
at Your Local Library
Public Library Network
Research Program
<http://diayll.sl.nsw.gov.au/>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/pln/>
Education courses
Public Library Services
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/whatson/
courses.cfm>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/pls/>
Events
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/whatson/events.
cfm>
Exhibitions
Rural Link program
<www.nswnet.net/rurallink/>
Skills.net NSW
<www.skillsnet.sl.nsw.gov.au/>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/>
SL U35 Club
Health Information Service
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/whatson/
slu35club.cfm>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/health/>
ILANET
State Library of New South Wales
Foundation
<www.ilanet.net.au/>
<www.sl.nsw.gov.au/foundation/>
Infocus
<http://infocus.sl.nsw.gov.au/res/
home.cfm>
INFOKOORI
<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infokoori>
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 97
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Index
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, Services for
18
Legal Information Access Service (LIAC)
ABS@NSW services
46
Library Council
17
Access – addresses and contact numbers back cover
Attendance record
51
Accounts payable performance
36
Committees
54
Annual report – cost of printing
back cover
Members
52
atmitchell.com
10, 13, 21, 44
President’s overview
10
Awards and Fellowships
48
Media 27
BHP Billiton Skills.net NSW
29
Milt Luger Fellowship
48
Blake Dawson Waldron Prize
48
Budget outline for 2005/06
financials 26
Mission
4
Mitchell Library Centenary
25
C H Currey Memorial Fellowship
48
Mitchell Bequest Project
44
Capital Campaign
44
Multicultural Services
29
Collaborative initiatives
45-46
Nancy Keesing Fellowship
48
34
National Biography Award
48
Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection
44
Collections – Access
Collections – Additions
69-70
Collections – Management
34
Nestlé Write Around Australia
46
Committees – Internal
56
NSW.net
28
Committees – Representation on external
57
Occupational health and safety (OH&S)
Consultants, Use of
36
Opening hours
Consumer response
19, 20, 31
Corporate overview
50-55
Corporate objectives and results
6-9
40
back cover
Organisation chart
53
Overseas travel
60
Preservation
34
di@yll: Drug Information at your Local Library
30
Privacy annual report
96
Disability services
20
39
Energy management
38
Programs, Allocation of recurrent resources to programs
Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement Report (EAPS)
29
Public library grants and subsidies
74-77
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
41
Public library network
28-31
Events
27
Publications
92
Exhibitions
26
Records management
43
Facilities
37
Regional service delivery
28
Fellowships and awards
48
Risk management
36
35
Sponsors
46
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Staff list
80-81
Financial management
Financial statements
Freedom of Information
93-95
Friends of the State Library of New South Wales
Guarantee of Service
44
4
Health Information Service
20
Heritage Act, Compliance with
39
Staff numbers
Staff publications, papers and presentations
40
59-60
State Librarian’s Fellowship
48
State Library of New South Wales Foundation
44
Members & Custodians, and donors
82-89
Human resources
37
Total Asset Management Plan
ILANET
20
Training
Income, Sources of
39
Volunteers
Indigenous Knowledge Colloquium
46
Waste Recycling and Purchasing Policy
38
Information & Communications Technology
37
Web addresses, index to
97
Information Services
16
Women, Services for
20
Internal audits
36
Investment management performance
36
Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship
48
Legislation
Legislative review
37
24
44-45
4
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Library Council of NSW Annual Report Financial Statements
2004/05
The accompanying notes form part of these statements
Independent Audit Report
Library Council of New South Wales
GPO Box 12
Sydney NSW 2001
To Members of the New South Wales Parliament
Audit Opinion
In my opinion, the financial report of the Library Council of New South Wales:
(a)presents fairly the Library Council’s financial position as at 30 June 2005 and its financial performance
and cash flows for the year ended on that date, in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards
and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia, and
(b)complies with section 41B and 41BA of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 (the Act).
My opinion should be read in conjunction with the rest of this report.
The Council’s Role
The financial report is the responsibility of the members of the Library Council of New South Wales. It consists
of the statement of financial position, the statement of financial performance, the statement of cash flows,
the summary of compliance with financial directives and the accompanying notes.
The Auditor’s Role and the Audit Scope
As required by the Act, I carried out an independent audit to enable me to express an opinion on the financial
report. My audit provides reasonable assurance to Members of the New South Wales Parliament that the
financial report is free of material misstatement.
My audit accorded with Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards and statutory requirements, and I:
•evaluated the accounting policies and significant accounting estimates used by the Council in
preparing the financial report, and
•examined a sample of the evidence that supports the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report.
An audit does not guarantee that every amount and disclosure in the financial report is error free. The terms
‘reasonable assurance’ and ‘material’ recognise that an audit does not examine all evidence and transactions.
However, the audit procedures used should identify errors or omissions significant enough to adversely affect decisions
made by users of the financial report or indicate that Council members had not fulfilled their reporting obligations.
My opinion does not provide assurance:
• about the future viability of the Council,
• that the Council has carried out its activities effectively, efficiently and economically,
• about the effectiveness of its internal controls, or
• on the assumptions used in formulating the budget figures disclosed in the annual report.
Audit Independence
The Audit Office complies with all applicable independence requirements of Australian professional ethical
pronouncements. The Act further promotes independence by:
• providing that only Parliament, and not the executive government, can remove an Auditor-General, and
•mandating the Auditor-General as auditor of public sector agencies but precluding the provision of non-audit
services, thus ensuring the Auditor-General and the Audit Office are not compromised in their role by the
possibility of losing clients or income.
Peter Carr FCPA,
Director, Financial Audit Services
SYDNEY, 30 September 2005
Year ended 30 June 2005
Pursuant to Section 41C (1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act, 1983, and in accordance with
a resolution of the members of the Library Council of New South Wales, on recommendation of
the Finance Committee, we declare on behalf of the Library Council of New South Wales, that in
our opinion:
(a) the accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable
Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements,
the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act and Regulations, and the Financial
Reporting Directions published in the Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General
Government Sector Agencies or issued by the Treasurer under section 9(2)(n) of the Act.
(b) there are no circumstances which would render any particulars included in the financial
statements to be misleading or inaccurate.
Ms Belinda Hutchinson
President
Ms Dagmar Schmidmaier AM
State Librarian & Chief Executive
SYDNEY, 28 September 2005
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
Statement of financial performance
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Notes
Actual
2005
$’000
Budget
2005
$’000
Actual
2004
$’000
Employee related
2 (a)
26,313
26,929
26,569
Other operating expenses
2 (b)
12,635
11,910
13,427
Expenses
Operating expenses
Maintenance
2 (c)
2,272
1,322
4,330
Depreciation & amortisation
2 (d)
10,835
10,398
10,077
Grants and subsidies
2 (e)
22,073
22,422
22,135
Borrowing costs
2 (f)
22
38
28
74,150
73,019
76,566
Total expenses
Less:
Retained revenue
Sale of goods and services
3 (a)
2,069
2,390
2,553
Investment income
3 (b)
2,349
1,978
1,835
Grants and contributions
3 (c)
3,457
3,141
3,502
Other revenue
3 (d)
53
10
133
7,928
7,519
8,023
4
(2)
-
4
23
66,224
65,500
68,539
Recurrent appropriation
6
51,105
50,792
50,459
Capital appropriation
6
10,773
10,086
13,581
Acceptance by the Crown Entity
7
3,546
3,861
3,868
65,424
64,739
67,908
(800)
(761)
(631)
Total retained revenue
Surplus / (deficit)
on disposal of non-current assets
Net cost of services
Government contributions
of employee benefits and other liabilities
Total government contributions
SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR
FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
NON-OWNER TRANSACTION
CHANGES IN EQUITY
Increase in Asset Revaluation Reserve
arising from revaluation of non-current
assets
460,921
-
522
Total revenues, expenses and
valuation adjustments
recognised directly in equity
460,921
-
522
TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY
OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING
FROM TRANSACTIONS WITH
OWNERS AS OWNERS
460,121
(761)
(109)
20
The accompanying notes form part of these statements
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
Statement of financial position
as at 30 June 2005
Notes
Actual
2005
$’000
Budget
2005
$’000
Actual
2004
$’000
9
2,371
889
1,542
10
535
622
707
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash
Receivables
Inventories
11
229
246
246
Other
14
668
653
653
3,803
2,410
3,148
12 (a)
15,633
14,890
15,190
- Land and Buildings
13
243,563
168,468
166,639
- Plant and Equipment
13
1,609
4,958
4,958
- Collection Assets
13
1,882,848
1,495,234
1,497,375
Total property, plant and equipment
2,128,020
1,668,660
1,668,972
Total non-current assets
2,143,653
1,683,550
1,684,162
Total assets
2,147,456
1,685,960
1,687,310
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Other financial assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Payables
16
3,168
2,584
3,173
Interest bearing liabilities
17
114
103
103
Provisions
18
Total current liabilities
2,311
2,217
2,217
5,593
4,904
5,493
Non-current liabilities
Interest bearing liabilities
17
166
280
280
Provisions
18
584
545
545
750
825
825
6,343
5,729
6,318
2,141,113
1,680,231
1,680,992
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
EQUITY
Reserves
20
519,098
58,248
58,248
Accumulated funds
20
1,622,015
1,621,983
1,622,744
2,141,113
1,680,231
1,680,992
Total equity
The accompanying notes form part of these statements
The accompanying notes form part of these statements
Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
Statement of cash flows
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Notes
Actual
2005
$’000
Budget
2005
$’000
Actual
2004
$’000
Employee related
23,883
25,533
23,950
Grants and subsidies
22,073
22,169
22,135
22
28
28
Other
14,620
16,235
19,091
Total payments
60,598
63,965
65,204
Sale of goods and services
2,331
3,241
3,623
Investment income
2,353
1,179
1,965
Other
3,323
3,679
4,823
Total receipts
8,007
8,099
10,411
CASH FLOWS
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Payments
Borrowing costs
Receipts
Cash flows from government
Recurrent appropriation
51,105
50,792
50,459
Capital appropriation
10,773
10,086
13,581
1,052
1,140
1,007
62,930
62,018
65,047
23
10,339
6,152
10,254
12(b)
1,671
800
9,621
equipment and collection assets
13(a)
(9,042)
(7,208)
(10,770)
Purchase of investments
12(b)
(2,036)
-
(10,229)
(9,407)
(6,408)
(11,378)
(103)
-
(76)
(103)
-
(76)
Cash reimbursements from the Crown Entity
Net cash flows from government
NET CASH FLOWS
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of investments
Purchase of buildings, plant and
NET CASH FLOWS
FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CASH FLOWS
FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayment of borrowings and advances
17
NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
NET INCREASE / (DECREASE) IN CASH
Opening cash and cash equivalents
CLOSING CASH & CASH
EQUIVALENTS
9
829
(256)
(1,200)
1,542
1,145
2,742
2,371
889
1,542
The accompanying notes form part of these statements
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Summary of compliance with financial directives
for the year ended 30 June 2005
2005
2004
Recurrent
Appropriation
Expenditure /
Net Claim on
Consolidated
Fund
Capital
Appropriation
Expenditure /
Net Claim on
Consolidated
Fund
Recurrent
Appropriation
Expenditure /
Net Claim on
Consolidated
Fund
Capital
Appropriation
Expenditure /
Net Claim on
Consolidated
Fund
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
50,792
50,792
10,086
10,086
50,059
50,059
13,581
13,581
50,792
50,792
10,086
10,086
50,059
50,059
13,581
13,581
Treasurer’s advance
92
92
2
2
400
400
-
-
Section 27
Appropriation Act
221
221
685
685
313
313
687
687
400
400
-
-
51,105
51,105
10,773
10,773
50,459
50,459
13,581
13,581
Original Budget
Appropriation / Expenditure
Appropriation Act
Other Appropriations /
Expenditures
Total Appropriations
Expenditure / Net Claim
on Consolidated Fund
Amount drawn down
against Appropriation
Liability to
Consolidated Fund
51,105
10,773
50,459
13,581
-
-
-
-
Note:
The Summary of Compliance is based on the assumption that Consolidated Fund moneys are spent first
(except where otherwise identified or prescribed). $1.4 million (2004: $3.1 million) was appropriated from
the capital appropriation for minor miscellaneous works and has been fully spent. However, in accordance
with accounting standards, these expenditures have been reclassified as expense in the financial statements.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Reporting entity
The Library Council of New South Wales (Library Council), as a reporting entity, comprises
the State Library of New South Wales and its controlled entity, the State Library of New
South Wales Foundation.
The State Library of New South Wales Foundation’s charter ensures monetary support
for the development of the Australian cultural heritage collections of the Library Council.
In the process of preparing consolidated financial statements for the Library Council all
inter-entity transactions and balances have been eliminated. The presentation adopted
does not include a separate column for the parent entity in view of the immateriality of
the controlled entity.
The Library Council is consolidated as part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts.
(b) Basis of accounting
The Library Council’s financial statements are a general purpose financial report which has
been prepared on an accrual basis and in accordance with:
• applicable Australian Accounting Standards;
• other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB);
• Urgent Issues Group (UIG) Consensus Views;
• the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act and Regulations; and
• the Financial Reporting Directions published in the Financial Reporting Code for Budget
Dependent General Government Sector Agencies or issued by the Treasurer under section
9(2)(n) of the Act.
Where there are inconsistencies between the above requirements, the legislative provisions
have prevailed.
In the absence of a specific accounting standard, other authoritative pronouncements of the
AASB or UIG Consensus Views, the hierarchy of other pronouncements as outlined in AAS 6
“Accounting Policies” is considered.
Except for certain investments, land and buildings and collection assets, which are recorded
at fair value, the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the historical cost
convention.
Comparative amounts are disclosed from year to year to ensure consistency of presentation
is maintained.
All amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars and are expressed in
Australian currency.
(c) Administered activities
The Library Council does not administer any activity on behalf of the Crown Entity.
(d) Revenue recognition
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Revenue is recognised when the Library Council has control of the good or right to receive it
and it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Library Council and the amount of
revenue can be measured reliably. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for
the recognition of revenue are discussed below.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
(i) Parliamentary appropriations and contributions from other bodies
Parliamentary appropriations and contributions from other bodies (including grants and
donations) are generally recognised as revenues when the Library Council obtains control
over the assets comprising the appropriations / contributions. Control over appropriations
and contributions is normally obtained upon the receipt of cash.
An exception to the above is when appropriations are unspent at year end. In this case,
the authority to spend the money lapses and generally the unspent amount must be repaid
to the Consolidated Fund in the following financial year. As a result, unspent appropriations
are accounted for as liabilities rather than revenue. No such liability existed at the end of
the financial year.
(ii) Sale of goods and services
(iii) Investment income
Revenue from the sale of goods and services comprises revenue from the provision of
products or services, i.e., user charges. User charges are recognised as revenue when the
Library Council obtains control of the assets that result from them.
Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues. Rent revenue is recognised in accordance with
AAS 17 “Accounting for Leases”. Royalty revenue is recognised on an accrual basis in
accordance with the substance of the relevant agreement. Dividend revenue is recognised
when the right to receive payment is established.
(iv) Non-cash gifts
The Library Council receives non-cash gifts of collection items that are valued under the
Cultural Gifts Program (CGP) of the Commonwealth Department of Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts. These items are taken to account in the year of
acquisition. (e)Employee benefits and other provisions
Employee benefits and other provisions are treated as follows:
(i) Salaries and wages, annual leave, sick leave and on-costs
Liabilities for salaries and wages (including non-monetary benefits), annual leave and
vesting sick leave are recognised and measured in respect of employees’ services up to
the reporting date at nominal amounts based on the amounts expected to be paid when
the liabilities are settled.
Unused non-vesting sick leave does not give rise to a liability as it is not considered
probable that sick leave taken in the future will be greater than the benefits accrued
in the future.
The outstanding amounts of payroll tax, workers’ compensation insurance premiums and
fringe benefits tax, which are consequential to employment, are recognised as liabilities
and expenses where the employee benefits to which they relate have been recognised.
(ii) Long service leave and superannuation
The Library Council’s liabilities for long service leave and superannuation are assumed by
the Crown Entity. The Library Council accounts for the liability as having been extinguished
resulting in the amount assumed being shown as part of the non-monetary revenue item
described as “Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee benefits and other liabilities”.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Long service leave is measured on the present value method, which requires that long
service liabilities that are expected to be settled more than 12 months after reporting date
must be measured at the present value of the estimated future cash out flows.
This method also takes into account expected future increases in remuneration rates.
The superannuation expense for the financial year is determined by using the formulae
specified in the Treasurer’s Directions. The expense for certain superannuation schemes
(i.e., Basic Benefit and First State Super) is calculated as a percentage of the employees’
salary. For other superannuation schemes (i.e., State Superannuation Scheme and State
Authorities Superannuation Scheme), the expense is calculated as a multiple of the
employees’ superannuation contributions.
(iii) Other provisions
Other provisions exist when the Library Council has a present legal, equitable or
constructive obligation to make a future sacrifice of economic benefits to other entities
as a result of past transactions or other past events. These provisions are recognised when
it is probable that a future sacrifice of economic benefits will be required and the amount
can be measured reliably.
(f) Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred
(except where they are included in the costs of qualifying assets).
(g) Insurance
The Library Council’s insurance activities are conducted through the NSW Treasury Managed
Fund Scheme of self insurance for Government agencies. The expense (premium) is determined
by the fund manager based on past experience.
(h) Accounting for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where:
(i) the amount of GST incurred by the Library Council as a purchaser that is not recoverable
from the Australian Taxation Office is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an
asset or as part of an item of expense
(ii) receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.
(i) Acquisitions of assets
The cost method of accounting is used for the initial recording of all acquisitions of assets
controlled by the Library Council. Cost is determined as the fair value of the assets given as
consideration plus the costs incidental to the acquisition.
Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised as assets
and revenues at their fair value at the date of acquisition. Fair value means the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between a knowledgeable,
willing buyer and a knowledgeable, willing seller in an arm’s length transaction.
Where settlement of any part of cash consideration is deferred, the amounts payable in the
future are discounted to their present value at the acquisition date. The discount rate used is the
incremental borrowing rate, being the rate at which a similar borrowing could be obtained.
The salaries and wages of staff directly involved in the preservation and conservation of
original materials, such that they become available and ready for use by the Library, are
capitalised as part of collection assets and are being depreciated in accordance with the
Library’s depreciation policy. Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
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for the year ended 30 June 2005
(j)Plant and equipment
(i) Items of plant and equipment individually costing $5,000 are capitalised.
(ii) Assets being part of a network or similar nature with individual costs lower than $5,000
are grouped and capitalised where the total value meets the capitalisation threshold.
(k) Revaluation of physical non-current assets
Physical non-current assets are valued in accordance with the “Valuation of Physical
Non-Current Assets at Fair Value” (TPP 03-02). This policy adopts fair value in accordance
with AASB 1041 from financial years beginning on or after 1 July 2002. There is no substantive
difference between the fair valuation methodology and the previous valuation methodology
adopted in the NSW public sector. Where available, fair value is determined having regard to the highest and best use of the
asset on the basis of current market selling prices for the same or similar assets. Where
market selling price is not available, the asset’s fair value is measured as its market buying price,
i.e., the replacement cost of the asset’s remaining future economic benefits. Collection assets are valued on a deprival basis as a surrogate for fair value (i.e., using current
market buying price where the asset can be replaced and current market selling price when
the asset cannot be replaced).
Each class of physical non-current assets is revalued every five years and with sufficient
regularity to ensure that the carrying amount of each asset in the asset class does not differ
materially from its fair value at reporting date. As a result of the size and nature of the Library
Council’s assets, this revaluation is conducted over a five year period. The last revaluations were
completed as at 30 June 2005 for Land and Buildings and for Collection assets and were based
on independent assessments.
Non-specialised assets with short useful lives are measured at depreciated historical cost
as a surrogate for fair value.
When revaluing non-current assets by reference to current prices for assets newer than those
being revalued (adjusted to reflect the present condition of the assets), the gross amounts
and the related accumulated depreciation amounts are separately restated.
Otherwise, any balances of accumulated depreciation existing at the revaluation date in respect
of those assets are credited to the asset accounts to which they relate. The net asset accounts
are then increased or decreased by the revaluation increments or decrements.
Revaluation increments are credited directly to the asset revaluation reserve, except that,
to the extent that an increment reverses a revaluation decrement in respect of that class of
asset previously recognised as an expense in the surplus/deficit, the increment is recognised
immediately as revenue in the surplus / deficit.
Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as expenses in the surplus/deficit except
that, to the extent that a credit balance exists in the asset revaluation reserve in respect of
the same class of assets, they are debited directly to the asset revaluation reserve.
Revaluation increments and decrements are offset against one another within a class of
non-current assets, but not otherwise.
Where an asset that has previously been revalued is disposed of, any balance remaining
in the asset revaluation reserve in respect of that asset is transferred to accumulated funds. Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
(l) Assets not able to be reliably measured
The Library Council holds certain assets that have not been recognised in the Statement
of Financial Position because they cannot be reliably valued. These assets comprise 8,734 hours
of original oral history and sound recordings on reel to reel and cassette tapes, accompanied by
transcriptions and logs, covering all aspects of life in NSW.
(m)Depreciation of non-current physical assets
(i) Depreciation is provided for on either a straight-line or reducing balance basis for
all depreciable assets so as to write off the depreciable amount of each asset as it is
consumed over its useful life to the Library Council. Land is not a depreciable asset.
(ii) All material separately identifiable component assets are recognised and depreciated
over their shorter useful lives.
The following estimated useful lives are used in the calculation of depreciation:
Buildings
50 years
Plant and equipment
7 years
Computer equipment
4 years
Library IT system
4 years
Collection assets
see below
(iii) Collection assets are depreciated under both the double declining balance (DDB)
and straight line bases according to the following major asset groupings:
Monographs, bound serials, microfilm & microfiche
Multicultural materials
3 years straight line
Audio visual/electronic resources
7 years straight line
The use of DDB for monographs, bound serials, microfilm reels and microfiche is based on
studies showing that usage is highest when an item is newly acquired and decreases over
time, more rapidly in the earlier years than in the later, but never reaches the point
of having no information value.
Even if rarely used there is utility in being able to refer to an historical item for a piece of
information missing from other sources, or to use a particular item as part of a longitudinal
survey or contextual data. Items in this asset group have a particularly long service life and
DDB reflects their pattern of use over their useful life.
The straight line depreciation method is for collection asset groups with much shorter
service lives. Multicultural materials have continuing high levels of usage which impact
service life and audio visual/electronic resources can incur, in addition to regular wear
and tear, technical obsolescence. In both these two asset groups usage is more evenly
distributed across their service life.
10
60 years DDB
The following table reflects the book value of the various collection asset groups
at 30 June 2005.
Monographs, bound serials, microfilm & microfiche
Multicultural material
$269.10 million
$1.10 million
Audio visual/electronic resources
$3.00 million
Heritage
$1,609.60 million
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
(n) Maintenance and repairs
The costs of maintenance are charged as expenses as incurred, except where they relate
to the replacement of a depreciable asset component, in which case the costs are capitalised
and depreciated.
(o) Leased assets
A distinction is made between finance leases, in which there is an effective transfer from
the lessor to the lessee of substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of
the leased assets, and operating leases, under which the lessor effectively retains all such risks
and benefits.
Where a non-current asset is acquired by means of a finance lease, the asset is recognised
at its fair value at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability is established at the
same amount. Lease payments are allocated between the principal component and the
interest expense.
Operating lease payments are charged to the Statement of Financial Performance in the
periods in which they are incurred.
(p) Receivables
Receivables are recognised and carried at the original invoice amount less a provision for any
uncollectible debts. An estimate for doubtful debts is made when collection of the full amount
is no longer probable. Bad debts are written off as incurred.
(q) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost is calculated using
the weighted average cost or first in first out method.
(r) Other financial assets
Other financial assets are generally recognised at cost, with the exception of TCorp Hour-Glass
investment facilities and managed fund investments, which are measured at market value.
For non-current other financial assets, revaluation increments and decrements are recognised
in the same manner as physical non-current assets.
For current other financial assets, revaluation increments and decrements are recognised
in the Statement of Financial Performance.
(s) Trust funds
The Library Council holds no monies in a trustee capacity. (t) Other assets
Other assets, including prepayments, are recognised on a cost basis.
(u)Equity transfers
There have been no transfers of net assets between the Library Council and other agencies. (v)Payables
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Library Council
and other amounts, including interest. Interest is accrued over the period it becomes due.
(w)Interest bearing liabilities
All loans are valued at current capital value.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
(x) Budget amounts
The budgeted amounts are drawn from the budgets as formulated at the beginning of the
financial year and with any adjustments for the effects of additional appropriations, s 21A,
s 24 and/or s 26 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.
The budgeted amounts in the Statement of Financial Performance are generally based on the
amounts disclosed in the NSW Budget Papers (as adjusted above). However, in the Statement
of Financial Position and the Statement of Cash Flows, the amounts vary from the Budget
Papers, as the opening balances of the budgeted amounts are based on carried forward actual
amounts i.e., per the audited financial statements (rather than carried forward estimates).
(y) Impact of adopting the Australian Equivalents to International Financial
Reporting Standards (AEIFRS)
12
The Library Council will apply AEIFRS from the reporting period beginning 1 July 2005 and is
managing the transition to the new standards by allocating internal resources and/or engaging
consultants who analysed the standards to identify key areas regarding policies, procedures,
systems and financial impacts affected by the transition. The Library Council’s Finance Committee over-sighted the transition. The AEIFRS Project Team
Manager was responsible for the project and reported to the Committee on progress against
the plan. The project phases undertaken included analysis, investigation and determination
of the impact of AEIFRS on Library Council’s results. Part of the task was to prepare a draft
opening Balance Sheet as at 1 July 2004 under AEIFRS and submit to NSW Treasury and the
Audit Office of NSW for review. Based on management’s best estimates as at the date of preparing the 30 June 2005 financial
report, the Library Council does not anticipate any material changes to its accumulated funds,
operating result and cash flows.
The actual impact, however, will not be known until pending changes to AEIFRS including the
Urgent Issues Group (UIG) interpretation or emerging accepted practices in their interpretation
are finalised.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
21,038
20,642
2,373
2,399
Long service leave
974
1,380
Workers’ compensation insurance
358
474
2. EXPENSES
(a)Employee related expenses Salaries and wages (including recreation leave)
Superannuation
1,563
1,569
Redundancy
-
99
Study assistance
4
4
Payroll tax and fringe benefit tax
3
2
26,313
26,569
Meal allowance
Employee related expenses of $1.5 million have been capitalised as part of Collection assets
during the year (2004: $1.4 million).
(b) Other operating expenses
Auditor’s remuneration
- audit / review of the financial reports
65
62
-
(33)
224
268
Bad and doubtful debts
Cost of sales
1,107
955
939
788
Advertising & promotions
322
417
Cleaning services
629
613
Insurance
Operating lease and rental expenses
Other
Computer software and licences
169
470
Courier, freight and postage
226
257
Electricity
582
601
Exhibition fees production
209
260
Fees - contractors/projects
1,179
849
Fees - contractors/temps
1,713
1,518
Fees - general
1,377
1,056
Fees - information retrieval
299
297
Fees - speakers
118
115
Fees - staff development
297
428
Fees - valuations
101
12
Offsite storage
763
805
Printing
614
471
Purchases - multicultural co-operative
358
477
Stationery and consumables
243
397
Telephone and other telecommunication costs
371
1,641
Travel and accommodation
258
227
Sundry operating expenses
472
476
12,635
13,427
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
2,084
3,702
188
628
2,272
4,330
Computer equipment
160
130
Plant and equipment
683
371
33
78
Collections
8,912
8,460
Buildings
1,047
1,038
10,835
10,077
817
808
11,631
11,448
742
728
2,428
2,219
808
808
1,585
1,763
(c) Maintenance Repairs and maintenance
Maintenance undertaken free of charge
- see Note 3(c)
(d)Depreciation and amortisation expense
Library information technology system
(e) Grants and subsidies paid
Base grants
Population grants
Disability loading grants
Additional special purpose funds
Local special projects grants
NSW.net
Co-operative and state-wide projects
284
312
Resources
301
250
Royal Blind Society grant
Library development grants
146
150
3,331
3,649
22,073
22,135
22
28
22
28
(f) Borrowing costs
Interest
14
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
Gross sales - Library Shop
425
501
Other sales
617
824
Fees
669
830
Admissions
156
118
Subscriptions
202
280
2,069
2,553
3. REVENUES
(a) Sale of goods and services
Sale of goods
Rendering of services
(b) Investment income
Interest and unit distribution
Rent
Royalties
1,779
1,402
519
374
51
59
2,349
1,835
60
-
(c) Grants and contributions received
Blake Dawson Waldron
Commonwealth Department of Communications,
100
663
Law Society of NSW Public Purpose Fund
612
691
Nelson Meers Foundation
200
200
NESTLE Australia Ltd
560
537
60
60
Information Technology and the Arts
NSW Department of Health
135
-
NSW Premier’s Department
70
170
Other donations and grants
780
553
Capital Campaign
692
-
3,269
2,874
NSW Department of Commerce
Services received at no charge - see Note 2(c)
188
628
3,457
3,502
(d) Other revenue
Other
53
77
-
56
53
133
Increment on revaluation of non-current investments
4. SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) ON DISPOSAL OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Surplus / (deficit) on disposal of non-current assets
(2)
4
(2)
4
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
5. CONDITIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
The balance of conditional contributions received during the year that were not spent at the end
of year amounted to $0.5 million (2004: $1 million). This amount has been carried forward into
2005/06 in the cash and other financial asset balances at the end of the year.
6. APPROPRIATIONS
Recurrent appropriations
Total recurrent drawdowns from Treasury
(per Summary of Compliance)
51,105
50,459
51,105
50,459
51,105
50,459
51,105
50,459
10,773
13,581
10,773
13,581
10,773
13,581
10,773
13,581
Comprising:
Recurrent appropriations
(per Statement of Financial Performance)
Capital appropriations
Total capital drawdowns from Treasury
(per Summary of Compliance)
Comprising:
Capital appropriations
(per Statement of Financial Performance)
7. ACCEPTANCE BY THE CROWN ENTITY OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
and OTHER LIABILITIES
The following liabilities and / or expenses have been assumed by the Crown Entity:
Superannuation
Long service leave
Payroll tax
2,426
2,361
964
1,351
156
156
3,546
3,868
8. PROGRAMS / ACTIVITIES OF THE AGENCY
The State Library operates as one program under the Minister for the Arts. The program
objective is to provide library and information services to the people of New South Wales
through the State Library, the state-wide network of public libraries and information agencies.
9. CURRENT ASSETS - CASH
Cash at bank and on hand
TCorp - at call
16
653
179
1,718
1,363
2,371
1,542
For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand, cash at bank and
cash at call with TCorp.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
10. CURRENT ASSETS - RECEIVABLES
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
185
224
9
7
348
488
Sale of goods and services
Other debtors - accrued interest
GST recoverable from Australian Taxation Office
Less: Provision for doubtful debts
542
719
(7)
(12)
535
707
229
246
229
246
11. CURRENT ASSETS - INVENTORIES
Finished goods (Library Shop) - at cost
12(a). NON-CURRENT ASSETS - OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
TCorp - Hour-Glass investment facilities
15,633
15,190
15,633
15,190
12(b). RECONCILIATIONS FOR NON-CURRENT ASSETS
- OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS
15,190
14,004
Additions
2,036
10,229
Disposals
(1,671)
(9,621)
78
578
15,633
15,190
Carrying amount at start of year
Net revaluation increment
Carrying amount at end of year
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
At valuation
62,000
43,100
Fair value
62,000
43,100
13. NON CURRENT ASSETS PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land
Buildings
181,563
137,085
-
(13,546)
Fair value
181,563
123,539
Total land and buildings
243,563
166,639
At cost
1,421
970
Less accumulated depreciation
(773)
(613)
648
357
At valuation
Less accumulated depreciation
Computer equipment
Fair value
Library IT systems
At cost
Less accumulated depreciation
Fair value
1,650
1,650
(1,620)
(1,587)
30
63
Plant and equipment
2,643
4,773
(1,712)
(1,032)
931
3,741
-
797
1,609
4,958
1,882,848
1,539,891
-
(42,516)
Fair value
1,882,848
1,497,375
Total property, plant and equipment
2,128,020
1,668,972
At cost
Less accumulated depreciation
Fair value
Work in progress (WIP)
Fair value
Total plant and equipment (including WIP)
Library collection
At valuation
Less accumulated depreciation
18
Land and Buildings were examined by the NSW Department of Commerce resulting in an
increment of $74.17 million and a new value of $243.56 million. The Collection assets were
examined by Simon Storey Valuers resulting in an increment of $386.67 million and a new
value of $1,882.85 million.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
13(a) RECONCILIATIONS for NON-CURRENT ASSETS - LAND and BUILDINGS,
PLANT and EQUIPMENT and COLLECTIONS
Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment and collection
assets at the beginning and end of the current financial year are set out below.
2005
At Fair Value
Balance at start of year
Additions
Revaluations
Land
Building
Computer
Equipment
Library IT
System
Plant &
Equipment
Library
Collection
Work in
Progress
Total
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
43,100
123,539
357
63
3,741
1,497,375
797
1,668,972
-
535
451
-
1,137
7,716
(797)
9,042
18,900
55,274
-
-
-
386,669
-
460,843
Transfers
-
3,262
-
-
(3,262)
-
-
-
Retirements book value
-
-
-
-
(5)
-
-
(5)
Retirements accumulated
depreciation
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
3
Depreciation expense
-
(1,047)
(160)
(33)
(683)
(8,912)
-
(10,835)
62,000
181,563
648
30
931
1,882,848
-
2,128,020
Balance at end of year
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
14. CURRENT ASSETS - OTHER
Prepayments
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
668
653
668
653
15. RESTRICTED ASSETS
The Library Council has assets valued at $10.4 million received from bequests and funds. They
are under different levels of restriction according to the conditions stipulated in the bequest
and fund documents. These assets have been invested with NSW Treasury Corporation HourGlass Investment Facility Trusts. In addition, as at 30 June 2005, the Library had $0.5 million in
cash and other financial assets of unexpended conditional grants and contributions which were
received during 2004/05.
16. CURRENT LIABILITIES - PAYABLES
Trade creditors - operating expenses
1,556
1,481
Accruals - other operating expenses
1,063
1,191
Accrued salaries and wages
304
275
Accrued payroll tax
159
145
Accrued fringe benefit tax
5
5
Income received in advance
2
1
79
75
3,168
3,173
114
103
114
103
166
280
166
280
Not later than one year
114
103
Between one and five years
166
280
-
-
280
383
Reid Charitable Trust
17. CURRENT / NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES - INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
Current liabilities - borrowings
Treasury advance repayable
Non-current liabilities - borrowings
Treasury advance repayable
Repayment of borrowings
Later than five years
Total borrowings at face value
This unsecured loan relates to the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) and carries
an interest rate of 6.42%.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
18. CURRENT / NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
- PROVISIONS
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
2,119
2,037
Employee benefits and related on-costs
Recreation leave
Recreation leave - payroll tax
127
119
Long service leave - on-costs
236
220
413
386
2,895
2,762
2,311
2,217
584
545
2,895
2,762
468
425
3,363
3,187
Not later than one year
15
573
Total (including GST)
15
573
1,332
1,768
127
682
1,459
2,450
Long service leave liability - payroll tax
Total Provisions
Aggregate employee benefits & related on-costs
Provisions - current
Provisions - non-current
Accrued salaries, wages and on-costs (Note 16)
19. COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE
Capital commitments
Aggregate capital expenditure contracted for
at balance date and not provided for:
Other expenditure commitments
Aggregate other expenditure contracted for
at balance date and not provided for:
Not later than one year
Later than one year and not later than 5 years
Total (including GST)
Operating lease and rental commitments
Future non-cancellable operating leases and
rentals not provided for and payable:
Not later than one year
861
776
Later than one year and not later than 5 years
789
828
1,650
1,604
Total (including GST)
Goods and services tax
Commitments disclosed above include input tax credits of $0.28 million that are expected
to be recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (2004: $0.42 million).
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
20. CHANGES IN EQUITY
Accumulated
Funds
Balance at the beginning
of the financial year
Asset Revaluation
Reserves
Total Equity
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
1,622,744
1,623,006
58,248
58,095
1,680,992
1,681,101
Changes in equity - other than transactions with owners as owners
(631)
-
-
(800)
(631)
Increment on revaluation
of non-current assets
-
460,843
-
460,843
-
Increment on revaluation
of non-current investments
-
78
522
78
522
(800)
(631)
460,921
522
460,121
(109)
Transfer from asset
revaluation reserve
following disposal
of investments
71
369
(71)
(369)
-
-
Total
71
369
(71)
(369)
-
-
1,622,015
1,622,744
519,098
58,248
2,141,113
1,680,992
Surplus / (deficit)
for the year
Total
(800)
Transfers within equity
Balance at the end
of the financial year
22
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
21. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES The Library Council is not aware of any contingent liabilities relevant to its activities
as at 30 June 2005.
22. BUDGET REVIEW
Net cost of services
There was no material variance between budgeted and actual net cost of services.
Assets
Current assets are higher than budget at year end by $1.3 million. This is due to the carryover
of cash funds from unexpended conditional grants and contributions and from lower employee
related expenses.
Non-current assets are higher than budget by $460 million primarily due to the revaluation
of assets increasing the values of land and buildings and collections.
Liabilities
Liabilities are higher than budget by $0.5 million primarily due to increases in Accounts Payable
and accrued expenditure.
Cash flows
Net increase in cash from operating activities was $4.2 million more than budget resulting
from lower salary and supplier payments of $3.3 million and higher funding appropriations
from government of $0.9 million.
Net cash outflows from investing activities exceeded budget by $3.0 million largely as a result
of higher acquisition of assets for buildings and plant and equipment of $1.8 million together
with a net increase in investments of $1.2 million provided by the year end unit distribution
from TCorp.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
23. RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET COST OF SERVICES
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from Government / Appropriations
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
(10,339)
(10,254)
62,930
65,047
2,494
2,861
10,835
10,077
(5)
(39)
2
-
Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee
benefits and other liabilities
Depreciation
(Decrease) in provision for doubtful debts
Loss on disposal of non-current assets
-
(56)
133
132
(5)
1,099
(Increment) on revaluation of investments
Increase in provisions
(Decrease) / increase in payables
-
(331)
(15)
(502)
Less: Capital accruals
(Increase) in prepayments and other assets
39
681
Decrease / (Increase) in GST receivable
140
(281)
(Increase) / decrease in accrued income
(2)
130
Decrease in debtors
17
(25)
66,224
68,539
Decrease / (Increase) in inventory
Net cost of services
24. NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Material assistance provided at no cost to the Library:
The Library Council received services free of charge from the Department of Commerce for
the restoration and maintenance of the Mitchell Library Building. These contributions have been
valued as at the date of provision of services with the amount of the valuation recognised in
the Statement of Financial Performance as revenue under Grants and Contributions and as an
expense under Maintenance.
25. THE STATE LIBRARY OF NSW FOUNDATION
24
At 30 June 2005 the Foundation had $10.3 million in net assets (2004: $9.6 million).
During the year the Foundation made a total contribution of $1.22 million to the Library Council
(2004: $0.95 million).
The Foundation’s contribution included $0.81 million spent for the year ended 30 June 2005
on the Library’s atmitchell.com project, a website with online access to the Library’s collections.
The funding for this project emanated from the Capital Campaign and amounted to
$0.69 million.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
26. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Cash
Cash comprises cash on hand, bank balances and at call deposits. Interest is earned on daily
bank balances.
Receivables
All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectability of trade
debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be uncollectible are
written off. A provision for doubtful debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists.
The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any provision for doubtful debts). No interest
is earned on trade debtors. The carrying amount approximates net fair value. Sales are made
on 30 days terms.
TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities
Library Council has investments in TCorp’s Hour-Glass Investment Facilities. The investments
are represented by a number of units of a managed investment pool, with each particular pool
having a different investment horizon and being comprised of a mix of asset classes appropriate
to that investment horizon. TCorp appoints and monitors fund managers and establishes and
monitors the application of appropriate investment guidelines. Total rate of return on Library
Council’s Investment over the year was 8.8% comprising 8.2% interest earned and 0.6%
market increase in unit prices which was credited to the Investment Revaluation Reserve.
Medium Term Growth Facility
2005
$’000
2004
$’000
15,633
15,190
15,633
15,190
Authority deposits
At call deposits are with TCorp, which has been rated “AAA” by Standard and Poors. These
deposits are similar to money market or bank deposits and can be placed “at call” or for a fixed
term. The interest rate payable by TCorp is negotiated initially and is fixed for the term of the
deposit.
At call
2005
Carrying
amount
$’000
2005
Net fair
value
$’000
2004
Carrying
amount
$’000
2004
Net fair
value
$’000
1,718
1,718
1,363
1,363
1,718
1,718
1,363
1,363
The deposits as at 30 June 2005 were earning an average interest rate of 5.5% (2004: 5.0%),
while over the year the weighted average interest rate was 5.3% (2004: 5.00%).
Bank overdraft
The Library Council does not have any bank overdraft facilities.
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Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Payables
The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in the future for goods and services
received, whether or not invoiced. Amounts owing to suppliers (which are unsecured) are settled
in accordance with the policy set out in Treasurer’s Direction 219.01. If trade terms are not specified,
payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which an invoice or
a statement is received. Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the Minister to award interest for late
payment. No applications for the payment of interest on late payment were received during the year.
27. AFTER BALANCE DATE EVENTS
There are no material after balance date events.
Budget outline
for the year ended 30 June 2006
Budgeted allocation of recurrent resources to programs 2005/06
34%
Public library services
29%
Collection management services
19%
Reader services
8%
Electronic library services
7%
Education and client liaison services
3%
Corporate services
100%
Budgeted sources of income 2005/06
43%
NSW Government – recurrent funding
32%
NSW Government – public library grants and subsidies
14%
NSW Government – capital allocation
5%
Grants, donations and contributions
3%
Commercial revenue
3%
Investment income
100%
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Library Council of New South Wales Annual Report 2004/05 Financials statements Incorporating the State Library of New South Wales and the State Library of New South Wales Foundation
Index to financial statements
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Acceptance by Crown entity of employee benefits
16
Restricted assets
20
After balance day events
26
Revenues
15
Appropriations
16
- sales of goods and services
15
Budgets
23, 26
- review of 2004/05
- outline for 2005/06
Cash flows
- investment income
15
23
- grants and contributions received
15
26
- other
15
State Library of NSW Foundation
24
4, 24
Summary of significant accounting policies
6
- reconciliation from operating activities
- statement
24
4
- accounting for GST
8
Changes in equity
22
- acquisition of assets
8
Commitments for expenditure
21
- administered activities
Compliance with financial directives
5
- assets not able to be reliably measured
6
10
Conditions on contributions
16
- basis of accounting
6
Contingencies
23
- borrowing costs
8
Current/non-current liabilities - interest bearing
20
- budget amounts
12
Current/non-current liabilities - provisions
21
- depreciation of non-current assets
10
Current assets
16-17, 20
- employee benefits and other provisions
7
- cash
16
- equity transfers
11
- receivables
17
- impact of adopting AEIFRS
12
- inventories
17
- insurance
- other
17
- interest bearing liabilities
11
- prepayments
20
- inventories
11
20
- leased assets
11
- maintenance and repairs
11
Current liabilities - payables
Expenses
13-14
8
- employee related
13
- other assets
11
- other operating
13
- other financial assets
11
- maintenance
14
- payables
11
- depreciation and amortisation
14
- plant and equipment
- grants and subsidies
14
- receivables
9
11
- borrowing costs
14
- reporting entity
6
Financial instruments
25
- revaluation of non-current assets
9
Financial performance statement
2
- revenue recognition
Financial position statement
3
- trust funds
Independent audit report
Non-cash financing and investing activities
Non-current assets
i
24
6
11
Surplus/(deficit) on disposal on non-current assets 15
17-18
- other financial assets
17
- property plant and equipment
18
- reconciliations for other financial assets
17
- reconciliations for property plant and equipment 19
Programs and activities of the agency
16
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Cover image:.
Scott Wajon, Coordinator, Imaging Services. Self-portrait.
‘The Library’s collection is a real treasure trove. Our digitisation programs are not only helping to preserve
irreplaceable items but are also making them available to the world. I’m always amazed by the incredible
objects that come into the studio. It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to photograph them and know
that we are helping the rest of the world to see them too.’
Scott is pictured with the Library’s large-format digital Finar view camera.
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Acknowledgments
Compiled by Bronwyn Coop and Maggie McElhill
Editing by Helen Cumming
Design and layout by Rosie Handley
Unless otherwise stated, all photographic/imaging work is by Phong Huu Nguyen, Kate Pollard, Nick Kreisler,
Charlie Gordon and Scott Wajon, Imaging Services, State Library of New South Wales. Every effort has been
made to acknowledge the photographers of published material and to ensure information is correct at time
of print.
P&D-1729-10/2005
© State Library of New South Wales 2005
ISSN 0155 - 4204
For an online copy of this annual report go to <http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/annual>.