Building our Australian cloud

ALIA National 2014 Conference, 15-19 September 2014 Melbourne : together we are stronger

This conference paper reflects on the origins of national collaboration in Australia, considers the multifarious flow of data in and out of the Australian National Bibliographic Database and the impact that this high volume of data traffic has on national and international collaboration, and national collection building.

Mapping the movement of our data from its origins in local libraries in each state and territory through to the National Bibliographic Database, to Trove and beyond, demonstrates the value of national collaborative services in creating information capital. Active contribution to the Australian National Bibliography enables libraries to demonstrate their value in a competitive information environment, measure their impact, and expose their collections to a global audience.