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Annual Report 2015–2016 National Library of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 REPORT ANNUAL NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 N A T I O N A L L I B R A R Y OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA 5 August 2016 Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield Minister for the Arts Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister National Library of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016 The Council of the National Library of Australia has pleasure in submitting to you, for presentation Published by the National Library of Australia to each House of Parliament, its annual report covering the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Parkes Place The report is submitted to you in accordance with section 46 of the Public Governance Canberra ACT 2600 Performance and Accountability Act 2013. T 02 6262 1111 F 02 6257 1703 We commend the Annual Report to you. National Relay Service 133 677 Yours sincerely nla.gov.au/policy/annual.html ABN 28 346 858 075 © National Library of Australia 2016 ISSN 0313-1971 (print) 1443-2269 (online) Mr Ryan Stokes Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich AM Chair of Council Director-General National Library of Australia Annual report / National Library of Australia.–8th (1967/68)– Canberra: NLA, 1968––v.; 25 cm. Annual. Continues: National Library of Australia. Council. Annual report of the Council = ISSN 0069-0082. Report year ends 30 June. ISSN 0313-1971 = Annual report–National Library of Australia. 1. National Library of Australia–Periodicals. 027.594 Canberra ACT 2600 Prepared by the Executive and Public Programs Division T +61 2 6262 1111 F +61 2 6257 1703 Printed by Union Offset Hearing or speech impaired-call us via the National Relay Service on 133 677 nla.gov.au ABN 28 346 858 075 Cover image: An Edict of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace sheet; 96 x 153 cm (Nanjing: 1853) nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2051312 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 GLOSSARY AND INDICES 147 1.1 Chair’s Report 3 Glossary 149 1.2 Director-General’s Review 6 Shortened Forms 150 1.3 Summary of Financial Performance 18 Compliance Index 151 Index 152 GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY 25 2.1 Role 27 FIGURES 2.2 Legislation 28 Figure 1.1: Operating Income, 2015–16 and 2014–15 19 2.3 Purpose 28 Figure 1.2: Operating Expenses, 2015–16 and 2014–15 20 2.4 Organisation 28 Figure 1.3: Total Assets, 2015–16 and 2014–15 21 2.5 Corporate Governance 30 Figure 1.4: Total Liabilities, 2015–16 and 2014–15 22 Figure 1.5: Net Cash Flow, 2015–16 and 2014–15 23 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 39 Figure 2.1: Organisational and Senior Management Structure, 30 June 2016 29 3.1 2015–16 Snapshot 42 Figure 2.2: Corporate Governance Structure, 2015–16 30 3.2 Strategic Priority One: Build the Nation’s Memory 44 3.3 Strategic Priority Two: Make Access Happen 49 TABLES 3.4 Strategic Priority Three: Lead, Partner, Connect and Excel 55 Table 2.1: Premiums for Injuries Suffered, 2013–17 36 3.5 Cross-agency Key Performance Indicators 61 Table 2.2: Library Expenditure on Advertising and Market Research, 2015–16 37 Table 3.1: Cross-cultural Agency Key Performance Indicators, 2015–16 62 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 65 Table D.1: Salary Ranges below SES Level and Number of Employees, 4 Audited Financial Statements 67 30 June 2016 124 Table D.2: Staff Distribution by Division, 30 June 2016 125 APPENDICES 113 Table D.3: Ongoing and Non-ongoing Full-time and Part-time Staff by Classification and Gender, 30 June 2016 126 5.1 Appendix A: The Council of the National Library of Australia and Its Committees 115 Table D.4: Staff by Equal Employment Opportunity Group and APS Classification, 30 June 2016 127 5.2 Appendix B: National Library of Australia Foundation Board 121 Table D.5: Staff Training Days, 2015–16 128 5.3 Appendix C: National Library of Australia Committees 122 5.4 Appendix D: Staffing Overview 124 5.5 Appendix E: Gifts, Grants and Sponsorships 129 5.6 Appendix F: Grant and Fellowship Programs 131 5.7 Appendix G: National Library of Australia Fund 133 5.8 Appendix H: Notable Acquisitions 141 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 CHAIR’S REPORT The Library’s significant achievements are set out in this report. It is a matter of considerable pride to reflect on the purposeful, intelligent and smooth accomplishment of several complex, multi-year projects in areas as diverse as major event planning, digital infrastructure and building redevelopment. I refer, of course, to planning and presenting the major international exhibition, Celestial Empire: Life in China, 1644–1911; to the Digital Library Infrastructure Replacement (DLIR) program; and to the project to integrate the Library’s reading rooms. Planning and presenting the Celestial Empire exhibition and its associated programming was a major focus for the year, for several reasons. These included the strength and longevity of the relationship between the Library and the National Library of China and the desire to broaden this relationship; the Australian Government’s desire to build the cultural, educational, business and people-to-people relations between the two countries; and the Library’s desire to promote and make more accessible its extraordinary Chinese collection, especially to Australians of Chinese heritage. The Library was delighted to work with colleagues from the National Library of China to select exquisite manuscripts, rare printed books, epigraphical rubbings and maps, architectural drawings and precious scrolls, most of which had never left China, complementing them with items from the Library’s own collection. We are grateful to the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, for officiating at the celebration of the exhibition on 5 February and recognising that the exhibition’s focus on the Qing dynasty enables us to understand modern China and its relationship with the world today. With 80,000 visitors to the exhibition and its related programs, from around Australia and abroad, the exhibition was an enormous success. Celestial Empire was made possible only by the generous support of the National Library of China, other lenders and significant contributions from sponsors and supporters. The Council of the National Library of Australia continued to take a close interest in the achievements and progress of the DLIR program. The program is ambitious, pioneering and complex, and is building the digital infrastructure that will enable the Library to collect, deliver, preserve and provide long-term By Early Morning We Had Reached Swallow Rock (detail) in Wild Swan on the Snow: An Illustrated Record of My Pre-ordained Life access to digital collections. by Linqing (Yangzhou: 1847) nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5760635 4 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 INTRODUCTION 5 There was excellent progress made over the year and an external quality Comments about Trove, one element of the Library’s work and services, have assurance review in February affirmed this assessment, validated outcomes made plain the ways in which Trove has revolutionised research of every and benefits delivered, and endorsed the focus and investment in the kind, is seen as an exemplar internationally and is pivotal to research of all program’s last stage. We are particularly excited to see the results of this kinds. Trove is one of the great examples of innovation and collaboration with transformative project, and with the enhanced online and digital platforms, the Library and collecting institutions in Australia and there are enormous we look forward to seeing the use of Trove and our other resources continue opportunities to build on this world-class infrastructure: for example, by to grow. investing at scale in the digitisation of the national collection. The physical transformation of the Library’s reading rooms and associated The capability needed to support Australia’s knowledge, creativity and service areas was completed successfully—on time and on budget. The Main innovation by effectively utilising the major national asset and resource that is Reading Room, on the Ground Floor, was expanded to provide additional the National Library, its collections and services is constrained. quiet space. The informal study and meeting space, on Lower Ground 1, was In September, Machinery of Government Changes saw the Library move extended and refurbished, and visitor amenities improved and modernised. from the Attorney-General’s portfolio to the Communications and the Arts Readers and visitors have welcomed the Library’s efforts to cater for a variety portfolio. We were delighted to welcome our new Minister, Senator the of uses—creating beautiful spaces that juxtapose contemporary and original Hon Mitch Fifield, soon after his appointment as Minister for the Arts on a visit furniture, lighting and design thoughtfully and deftly. to familiarise himself with the Library’s work. Council was very pleased that Last year, I reported on the successful culmination of the Library’s the Minister joined its December meeting for an extended discussion and two-decade-long aspiration to extend the legal deposit provisions of the that the Minister returned to the Library, on 5 February, to celebrate Celestial Copyright Act 1968 to empower the Library to collect Australian digital Empire and to host a dinner in the Great Hall of Parliament House publications. The bill effecting these changes, the Civil Law and Justice to thank exhibition sponsors and supporters. Legislation Bill 2014, received royal assent on 17 August and came into In December, the Governor-General reappointed the Director-General, force on 17 February. The deposit of the first ebook on that morning was a Ms Anne-Marie Schwirtlich AM, until 1 March 2017. very special moment. The body of this report describes the policy, systems and communications work required in preparation for implementation and Council farewelled the Hon Mary Delahunty, Mr Laurie Ferguson, progress since then.
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