The good news we’ve been hoping for 🎉

The National Library of Australia welcomes the announcement of ongoing Trove funding. Read more: bit.ly/3KrDgpY

#SaveTrove #FundTrove

An ongoing commitment to funding #Trove will enable the #NationalLibraryOfAustralia
continue to deliver this important information service for all Australians.

Saving Australia’s stories https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/saving-australias-stories/

#SaveTrove #FundTrove

In comparing the #FundTrove campaigns of 2022-23 and original 2016, I consider a question of ethics. Does it matter whether the public is well informed?

ICYMI, see my article “Trove - Funding, Campaign and Performance”: https://coombe.id.au/blog/TroveFundingAndMore.htm#CampaignEthics

#TroveAU #NationalLibraryAU #TroveFunding #FundTrove

Yet another article on Trove relying on anecdote to tug on your heart-strings and avoiding accountability for poor performance revealed by the numbers. (#Canberra Times today p.10)

For measures and analysis of what’s going on, ICYMI, see my article “Trove - Funding, Campaign and Performance”: https://coombe.id.au/blog/TroveFundingAndMore.htm

#TroveAU #NationalLibraryAU #TroveFunding #FundTrove

#FullyFundTrove petition EN4747 and others similar were presented to the House of Representatives this morning. See https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Petitions

ICYMI: my timelines and review of the #FundTrove campaign is here: https://coombe.id.au/blog/TroveFundingAndMore.htm

Trove - Funding, Campaign and Performance

- #FundTrove 2022-23 campaign reviewed with timeline (plus original 2016)

- #TroveFunding untangled

- “Love” & ethics

- Where NLA went wrong.

My new (longish but with pictures) article ICYMI: https://coombe.id.au/blog/TroveFundingAndMore.htm

#NationalLibraryAU #TroveAu

Trove - Funding, Campaign and Performance

A review of the #FundTrove campaign 2022-23 as it happened and glance back to original 2016.

#TroveFunding untangled.

Where Trove went wrong.

Plus: ethics & “love”!

And a summary and detailed timelines!



#NationalLibraryAU #TroveAU

My new (longish but with pictures) article: https://coombe.id.au/blog/TroveFundingAndMore.htm

For years the National Library has held the public over a barrel.

[We might have to limit or cut access to your valued resource unless we get more money. But we won’t be transparent about our stewardship and performance.]

A government agency, special like no other, applying pressure on the easily led public in preference to making its case in budget cycle.
#ABCRN #SundayExtra #NationalLibraryAU #FundTrove #auspol

For those interested in detail, Commonwealth funding for National Library of Australia comes under one grab bag "Outcome 1: Enhanced learning, knowledge creation, enjoyment and understanding of Australian life and society by providing access to a national collection of library material". This is a single budget amount and includes Trove. There is no separate #TroveFunding.

Budget documents: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/about-us/corporate-reporting/budgets

#TroveAU #NLAgovAU #FundTrove

Blocked on Twitter by PHAVicTas who have chosen to ignore evidence inconvenient to their #FundTrove #SaveTrove campaign. Ideological historians or just an organisational social media account wanting to disseminate with no debate?
#TroveFunding #TroveAU #histodons

Blocked on Twitter by PHAVicTas who have chosen to ignore evidence inconvenient to their #FundTrove #SaveTrove campaign. Ideological historians or just an organisational social media account wanting to disseminate with no debate?
#TroveFunding #TroveAU

P.S. Not all in the library and history industries are on board this #FundTrove #SaveTrove campaign. It may be hard for them to say so but listen for silence.

The April release of Trove resulted in users with some older devices being unable to access Trove. “Trove is unable to load. Refresh to try again or check your browser version.” (screenshot)

In correspondence with Trove support it was clear it was unintended, unnoticed, unbelieved and untroubled. I don’t expect it to be fixed. Accessibility reduced.

National Cultural Policy: "The Government will continue to support our National Collecting Institutions to provide broad public access to their collections, including support for digitisation."

#ReviewTrove #TroveAu #NationalLibraryAU #NLAgovAU #FundTrove

WHO FUNDS TROVE?
I checked the numbers. You may be surprised at what I did & didn't find.

1. gov.au budgets lump sum for National Library (NLA) - no mention of Trove.
2. NLA reports Trove Collaborative Services (TCS) income from partners such as State Libraries; stated goal "full cost-recovery program over time." i.e., NLA intends to fully fund Trove.
3. NLA doesn't report Trove spend, e.g. whether improving platform for all or digitising own material.
Q. Who funds Trove? A: NLA (from its budget and charges on its partners).

So, question the library and history industries' emotive and misleading #FundTrove #SaveTrove campaign and NLA's silence.

#TroveFunding #NationalLibraryAU #TroveAU #NLAgovAU

Budget: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/about-us/corporate-reporting/budgets
NLA: https://www.nla.gov.au/corporate-documents/annual-reports

The #FundTrove campaigns of 2016 and 2022-2023. There’ll be a masters or PhD in that for someone some day, I reckon. #DigitalHumanities #TroveAU

The #FundTrove campaigns of 2016 and 2022-2023. There’ll be a masters or PhD in that for someone some day, I reckon. #DigitalHumanities

Continuing the discussion around the value and sustainable funding of #Trove.

Trove in trouble: why does it cost money to keep the resource online? By Ellen Phiddian in #CosmosMagazine

https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/trove-storage-cost/

#SaveTrove #FundTrove

"The Government will continue to support our National Collecting Institutions to provide broad public access to their collections, including support for digitisation."

https://www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/national-cultural-policy

Of relevance to:
#FundTrove #NationalLibraryAU #ReviewTrove #TroveAU

The recent discussions and petition to save #Trove through the full funding of the #NationalLibraryAustralia service has been added to with an #Australianparliament e-petition.

Please read and sign the petition. #SaveFund #FundTrove

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN4747

NLA introduced Trove Collaborative Services (TCS) 4 years ago as "cost recovery". Since its introduction it's brought an average of $3.8 million extra (above government) funding for Trove. Here are its contributions to annual income, alongside government funding and other sources.

"The Trove Collaborative Services (TCS) funding model provides own-source revenue, and the Library aims to transition to a full cost-recovery program over time."

#FundTrove #TroveAU #NationalLibraryAU