National Library of Australia

National Library of Australia

Public Library · Australia

• https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/national-library-publishing
• pubadmin@nla.gov.au

NLA Publishing

https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/national-library-publishing

Publisher
Email: pubadmin@nla.gov.au

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
To build a high-quality, sustainable publishing program that showcases the depth and diversity of the Library's collections and connects them to Australian audiences.

• Publishing activities began: 1972
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: Not central
• Portion of Open Access publications: None
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 4
• Individual people: 4
• Funding sources: Charitable contributions; endowment income; library operating budget; sales revenue

Publishing Activities

• Monographs
• Multimedia

Highlights

Partners

• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
• Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Monographs on Australian history, where there is a clear link to items in the Library's collection.
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

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Policies

Additional Information

Last Year:
Re-entered e-book publishing after break of some years. Exploring audio book publishing in a desire to be more accessible to different types of readers.

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Future Plans:
Audio book publishing, rural and regional Australians, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) audiences.

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