Northern Territory Library Policies and Legislation

Strategic Policy

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 Northern Territory Library Strategic Policy 2008-2012 (pdf 4Mb)
strategic policy presentation Strategic Policy Presentation (ppt 10Mb)

  Membership Policy

Family Literacy and Literature

  • Language Literacy and Learning for Life Policy (pdf 34Kb)

Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004

This Act requires documents published in the Northern Territory be deposited within two months of publication. The Act also includes Internet Publications including websites and PDF files.

Legal deposit is also required with the National Library.

Collection Development and Access Policy

The purpose of the Collection Development and Access Policy (revised 2005) (pdf 114Kb) is to define the guidelines within which the Library collects and makes resources accessible to its various client groups. The policy provides:

  • an overview of the scope and state of the collection
  • a description of the contents and strengths of the collections as they currently stand;
  • a statement of future collecting intentions, including the priority development areas, and revision and description of subject profiles.
  • a short history and background to the collections

Donations

A donation is acceptable if it falls within the guidelines of the Library’s Collection Development and Access Policy. Copies, such as photocopies, and duplicates, will not be accepted unless these form part of a larger donation, and are considered as being essential to maintaining the integrity of this donation.

Once a donation is formally accepted by the Library, the donation becomes the property of the Library. The Library will not accept any items for inclusion in any of its collections as “loans”.

All items accepted as donations by the Library are subject to conditions on use as determined by statutory requirements such as Copyright legislation, and as determined by the Collection Development and Access Policy.

get_adobe_readerDonors are required to sign a Donation Form that outlines the terms of agreement for donations. The Library reserves the right to dispose of any donation at its discretion without reference to the donor.