I think next week I’ll have enough to post a brief history of Trove funding.

#NationalLibraryAU #NLAgovAU #TroveFunding #TroveAU

Still looking at NLA-Trove funding numbers …

NLA injected with $16.4 million from Public Service Modernisation Fund over 4 years to 2020.

To “invest further in its digital infrastructure, recommence digitising its collections, resume adding … library, research, museum and archive collections to Trove and enhance access to its own collections … [and support] longer lead times and more gradual transition to new business models, which require Commonwealth, state and local agencies to invest in the Trove infrastructure they use to enhance access to their own collections.

“[NLA] Council is mindful that this funding is both FINITE and for SPECIFIC purposes ... Council’s focus is on maximising the business benefits of the funding while simultaneously planning to maintain the Library’s CAPABILITY when the FUNDING CONCLUDES.”

#NationalLibraryAU #NLAgovAU #TroveFunding #TroveAU

My CAPS. Source (2016-17) https://www.nla.gov.au/corporate-documents/annual-reports

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

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