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2012-13 Annual Report LIBRARY COUNCIL OF NSW 2012–13 Annual Report CO N TAC T I N FO R M AT I O N A N D AC K N OW L E D G M E N T S Compiled by Holly Graham Edited by Helen Cumming and Cathy Perkins Design and production by Simon Leong Unless otherwise stated, all photographic/imaging work is by Bruce York, Hamilton Churton, Sarah Herman, Joy Lai, Merinda Campbell and Phong Huu Nguyen, Digitisation & Imaging Services, State Library of NSW. Every effort has been made to acknowledge the photographers of published material and to ensure information is correct at time of print. P&D-4034-10/2013 © State Library of NSW 2013 ISSN 0155-4204 (Print) ISSN 1449-258X (Online) For an online copy of this annual report go to <www.sl.nsw.gov.au/annual>. State Library of NSW Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone: +61 2 9273 1414 Fax: +61 2 9273 1255 Email: [email protected] www.sl.nsw.gov.au Service Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday State Library website providing access to our collections, services and public programs: www.sl.nsw.gov.au Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 State Reference Library 9 am – 8 pm 9 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm Mitchell Library Reading Room 9 am – 8 pm 9 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm Ask a Librarian service For quick answers in person or via telephone, email, web, fax or post 9 am – 8 pm 9 am – 5 pm Legal Information Access Centre 10 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm 1.30 pm – 5 pm drug info @ your library Online Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Public Library Funding and Advisory Service 9 am – 5 pm 9 am – 5 pm Exhibition Galleries 9 am – 5 pm 9 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm 10 am – 5 pm Tuesdays till 8 pm Online exhibitions: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Online Discover Collections: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Library Shop Onsite 9 am – 5 pm 9 am – 5 pm 11 am – 5 pm 11 am – 5 pm Online Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Available 24/7 Cafe Trim 7.30 am – 5 pm 7.30 am – 5 pm 10.30 am – 4.30 pm 10.30 am – 4.30 pm Shakespeare Room Tuesdays 10 am – 4 pm Venue Hire 6 am – midnight 6 am – midnight 6 am – midnight 6 am – midnight Venue Hire Office 9 am – 5 pm 9 am – 5 pm 2 Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report Contents OUR LIBRARY CORPORATE OVERVIEW 5 6 Letter of submission 61 62 Library Council 6 Our Library 65 Standing committees of 8 Library Council of NSW — the Library Council of NSW President’s message 68 State Librarian’s performance statement 10 From the NSW State Librarian 69 Organisational structure & Chief Executive 70 State Library committees 12 Strategic framework 73 Representation on key external committees 13 Key achievements COLLECTION ADDITIONS 14 Strategic goal and results summary 77 79 Deposits and donations 82 Major purchases ACHIEVEMENTS SUMMARY 17 18 People and communities GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES 18 Pre-eminent destination 87 88 Public library grants and subsidies 23 Learning & scholarship 88 Public library funding strategy 24 Great public library network 89 State funding for public libraries and 28 Regional & community engagement local government voted expenditure 33 Staff & capability 91 Library Development Grants Program 33 Enthusiastic staff 91 Country Libraries Fund 34 Capability rich 92 Revitalising Regional Libraries 36 Highly collaborative PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION 38 Leadership & transparency 93 94 Staff publications, conference papers 40 Collections & access and presentations 40 Dynamic collecting 100 Selected publications and 40 Accessible content information available 42 Excellent information services 100 Government Information (Public Access) 46 State-of-the-art discovery 103 Privacy management plan 47 Sustainability 47 Renown FINANCIAL REPORT 2012-13 48 Financially sound 105 53 Robust systems 59 Green library Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report 3 The State Library’s collection is valued at more than $2.146 billion 4 Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report 5 Our Library Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report 5 Letter of Our submission Library October 2013 OUR LIBRARY A world leading library and centre of digital excellence, The Hon. George Souris MP the State Library of NSW informs, educates, inspires Minister for the Arts and surprises online, onsite and on tour. The Library ’s Level 30 rich heritage collections, contemporary print and Governor Macquarie Tower digital materials, partnership with the public library 1 Farrer Place network and vibrant collaborations enable Australians Sydney NSW 2000 to interrogate our past and imagine our future. Dear Minister MISSION AND VALUES To strengthen the community by being the trusted We take pleasure in submitting the Annual Report provider of quality information services by: and Financial Statements of the Library Council of • providing equitable access to contemporary New South Wales for the year ending 30 June 2013 and historical knowledge for presentation to Parliament. • collecting and preserving Australia’s heritage These documents have been prepared in accordance promoting our role as a cultural destination with the provisions of the Annual Reports • collaborating with the NSW public library network. (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2010, and the OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS ARE: Public Finance and Audit Act, as amended. • Equity of access Submitted on behalf of the Library Council • Innovation and engagement of New South Wales • Valuing people • Honour and integrity Yours sincerely • Energy and teamwork. VISION For the community, we aspire to be a Library that is: • a pre-eminent and welcoming cultural destination Mr Robert Thomas AM • acknowledged for excellent client service and President, Library Council of New South Wales staff expertise • an innovative gateway to information and cultural enrichment • recognised for a unique and accessible collection • an active advocate for the NSW public library network Dr Alex Byrne • a proactive partner in knowledge creation. State Librarian & Chief Executive and Secretary, Library Council of New South Wales OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES • People and communities • Staff and capability • Collections and access • Sustainability. 6 Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report WORLD LEADING LIBRARY OUR SERVICE GUARANTEE The State Library of NSW is the premier library for the • Timely, relevant and accurate information provided people of NSW. Its peers are the world’s great libraries, from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the state those that tell of the development of our societies • Courteous, friendly and efficient staff and the unfolding stories of humanity. • Requests for information and advice responded The Library ’s extraordinary collections document to promptly the heritage of Australia and Oceania and are one of • Resources held in our collections are easily the State’s most valuable assets. By building, preserving accessible and delivering its collections, including today ’s born • Services and resources meet the needs of Aboriginal digital materials, the Library enables Australians and Torres Strait Islander clients, people from to interrogate our past and imagine our future. non-English speaking backgrounds and clients As a developing centre of digital excellence, the with disabilities Library engages online across NSW, Australia and • Appropriate and well-maintained equipment and globally. Its collections are increasingly delivered facilities are available digitally for all to use and repurpose, providing • Training courses provide participants with valuable depth for the researcher and stimulus to the creative and relevant skills industries. Free access to online journals, databases • Fee-based services deliver value for money and learning materials is provided throughout the state. HISTORY OF OUR LIBRARY At its heritage home on Macquarie Street at the heart The State Library of NSW is the oldest library in of Sydney, the Library is a knowledge landmark, a pre­ Australia. In 1869 the NSW Government purchased eminent cultural destination which attracts scholars, the Australian Subscription Library, which had been students and visitors who can read, converse, learn, established in 1826, to form the Sydney Free Public visit exhibitions or enjoy events. Mirrored online, Library, the first truly public library for the people the services and spaces for study, learning, exhibitions, of NSW. The Mitchell Library, the first library in the events and encounter are friendly and stimulating. country to concentrate entirely on Australian content, The State Library works in partnership with the opened in 1910. public library network to enrich the lives of people OUR LIBRARY’S LEGISLATION and communities across NSW. Onsite and online, The Library Council of NSW is the governing body public libraries anticipate the needs of children and of the State Library. Library Council objectives families, young people and students, working people, are defined in section 4A of the Library Act 1939. older people, visitors and business, and the particular interests of Australia’s Indigenous peoples and multicultural population. Local services are extended by the information services, educational programs and exhibitions provided onsite, online and on tour through the expertise of the State Library ’s staff and the strength of its partnerships. Library Council of NSW 2012–13 Annual Report 7 Library Council of NSW – President’s message It has been another amazing year for the State Library of NSW. Strong support from the NSW Government, our Foundation and many supporters, staff and the general public has seen the Library ’s reputation grow and its reach extend across the state and beyond. THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY Opened in April and generously endowed by Mr Michael Crouch AO, Amaze: The Michael Crouch Gallery is a beautiful, contemporary space presenting extraordinary documents, paintings, maps, books and objects from the Library ’s extensive collection.
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