OUTPUT 2 — DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS • Large increase in formal and informal visits to AIATSIS. • Revised ethical guidelines position AIATSIS as an international benchmark for Indigenous research. • Torres Strait Islander community access/return of materials visit in April. • National Native Title Conference, staged in Alice Springs, remains Australia’s leading Indigenous policy conference. • Major increase in participation for International Women’s Day and NAIDOC events. • Important seminar series on the contribution of Indigenous nurses and midwives to the Australian healthcare system. • All seminars and symposia were webcast, which increased audience sizes. • Launch of innovative first iOS mobile phone app, Aboriginal Sydney by Aboriginal Studies Press, with android version to come in July 2013. • Aboriginal Studies Press publications recognised through award of the NSW Premier’s Prize for history as well as shortlisted for the Ernest Scott prize for history, and the WA Premier’s Prize – WA history (see p.63). • Exhibition of unique works from the AIASTIS art collection in partnership with the Australian National University in Likan’mirri at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery in November 2012. • Publication of a new edition of the best‑selling The Little Red Yellow Black Book and companion website, with new material including Indigenous‑authored audiovisual material. • Launch of AIATSIS Research Publications. • Significant increases in numbers of research publications, presentations and materials made available online. 47 AIATSIS ANNUAL REPOrt 12–13 DISSEMINATION DELIVERABLES Deliverables output 2 Result Conduct public programs and • Launch of Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian events that promote discussion of Indigenous Studies (GERAIS) Indigenous research questions • GERAIS website developed • Staged key programs and events including: ‑ Seminar series, workshops, symposia ‑ National Native Title Conference ‑ International Women’s Day Celebrations ‑ NAIDOC on the Peninsula • Online exhibitions launched Produce a diverse range of quality • ASP published seven new print and online publications in 2012–13 publications and promote Aboriginal • Two new publications were by Indigenous authors, two were Studies Press (ASP) as a leading collaborations and four were by non‑Indigenous authors – most publisher of Indigenous works using Indigenous research collaborators • 19 peer reviewed and 42 other publications from AIATSIS research programs and researchers (see Appendix 1) • Launch of AIATSIS Research Publications Publish and promote research to the • Took part in a range of marketing activities and made ASP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publications available nationally and internationally and national and international • Ethical guidelines on research developed, published and promoted communities • Media and communications publicity generated on AIATSIS work • International delegation visits, national promotions Be proactive in attracting new • ASP engaged in industry workshops to improve communication material, including encouraging and between authors, editors and publishers publishing Indigenous authors • New authors with partially completed manuscripts or proposals approached, and encouraged to consider publishing with ASP • Referrals of new authors to ASP from current authors • Assessments conducted on early stage material and providing feedback to authors and engaged with other authors Develop appropriate dissemination • More than 50 per cent of total turnover from ASP marketed and marketing strategies for publications came from ASP’s direct sales, above the publications, tied to promotion of industry average AIATSIS • AIATSIS Communications Strategy endorsed by Council and implementation commenced Develop the skills of authors and • ASP continued to support authors with information, email and community members through phone assistance workshops, conference sessions, or • ASP style guide updated and ASP sourced feedback from authors media training for new edition of the kit for Indigenous authors • Training adopted by industry 48 2. INFORMATION Deliverables output 2 Result Develop outreach facilities to • The Audiovisual Archive (AVA) conducted four community access increase access to AIATSIS library visits: Cootamundra, Leeton, Torres Strait and Kownayama and audiovisual collections • Finding aids were created for: 45 Audio collections; 163 Pictorial collections (see this chapter) • The AVA has strategic alliances with several organisations including Cootamundra Girls Home Centenary Committee, the ANU School of Music, the ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Ronin Films, the National Archive of Australia • 85,000 library records were transferred to RMIT’s ATSIROM database bringing the database up‑to‑date • The AVA returned 2,739 items to the value of $50,278 to communities free of charge • Native title research and access service handled 1,577 transactions Develop the AIATSIS website to • Research more than doubled its content uploaded to the AIATSIS disseminate information about website www.aiatsis.gov.au collections and research • New and popular online library‑managed exhibitions were developed and added to the website while some existing exhibitions were redeveloped and expanded: ‑ Indigenous Australians at War website expanded ‑ Good Yarns website established ‑ We Say Sorry exhibition updated ‑ Freedom Ride exhibition expanded. • Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963 website developed • GERAIS web resources developed to support ethical research • Website to support native title organisations developed and maintained • Steady growth in material across the site • Uploaded seminar series streamed live, archived and hosted on the AIATSIS website Develop events to increase the • Seminars included: profile of AIATSIS personnel, ‑ thematic research seminar series, one on Indigenous nursing collections, research capacity, ‑ two library seminars; and publications, and community links to all users, including particularly ‑ occasional native title seminars. communities, the research sector, • National Native Title Conference government and membership • Barngala language symposium • The AVA loaned equipment to the Cootamundra Girl’s Home Centenary Committee and sent staff to assist with oral history recordings Encourage visitation of our premises • The Library hosted 30 group visits over the year • 67 clients visited the Audiovisual Access Unit • Native title research unit access visits • Ongoing use of the Institute’s meeting rooms by Indigenous and non‑Indigenous organisations and community groups for meetings which were also appropriate for launches and seminars 49 AIATSIS ANNUAL REPOrt 12–13 DISSEMINATION KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Indicator Result Increase/maintain support • ASP style guide for authors updated and circulated for authors • Increase in referrals for new authors to ASP from current authors • About same number of manuscripts were submitted for publication, but there was an increase in the number of authors who approached ASP with partially completed manuscripts or proposals • Continuing the trend of the previous year, ASP spent more time seeking assessments on this early material and providing feedback to authors as well as engaged with other authors and encouraged them to consider publishing with ASP • New position in Research created to support publications Improve the value of the information • All conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops now webcast, provided on the website increased audience • New online exhibitions developed and added to website • Online support provided for GERAIS • ASP books list online Increase visitation to our building • The Library received 965 requests from visiting researchers • Extended reference enquiries received by the Library have increased by 34 per cent over the previous year Increase numbers of website users • Online collections received 293,358 web hits • Website usage up by 10 per cent in 2012–13 compared to 2011–12 Increase promotional activities • Attendance doubled at International Women’s Day activities • NAIDOC on Peninsula attendance increased to 4,500 Increase numbers at seminars, • Webcasting of all seminars and conferences increased audience symposia and conferences sizes in 2012–13 • Turnout of 700 at the National Native Title Conference at Alice Springs rated as an excellent result 50 2. INFORMATION OVERVIEW Users continue to show high demand for pages like the Aboriginal Australia language map which In 2012–13, AIATSIS again increased the amount this year received 68,218 page views, an increase of information available from its program areas. of 106 per cent. Finding aids have dropped off in The corporate goal for disseminating research activity. In 2012–13 AIATSIS host over 250 PDF and information is to create, develop and finding aids which received 958 page views, disseminate a diverse range of publications and down by 37.18 per cent. The Via Vimeo video services about Australian Indigenous cultures. hosting service AIATSIS uses has 181 videos AIATSIS disseminates information through: consisting of interviews, seminars, promotion material, etc. These have seen 3,195 plays, a • various communications activities slight increase over the previous year’s 3,132. • Aboriginal Studies Press, the Institute’s A web accessibility survey of the Library and publishing arm Online Collections sites was completed and • the Research Programs, which publish some remediation commenced to comply with peer‑reviewed papers and non peer‑reviewed Web