Proportion of Publicly Accessible Copyright Digital Materials Held by NLB and NAS

Debated in Parliament on 4 Nov 2019.

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Assoc Prof Walter Theseira asked about the proportion of publicly accessible digital materials owned by the Government and held by NLB and NAS that are downloadable.
The Minister confirmed that 1.3 million digital Government materials are publicly available via NLB platforms, with about 88,000 being downloadable.
Not all materials can be made downloadable due to access conditions set by the respective Government agencies.

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Assoc Prof Walter Theseira

Assoc Prof Walter Theseira asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what proportion of publicly accessible digital materials held by NLB and NAS, the copyright of which belong to the Government, are downloadable; and (b) whether all such materials can be made available for download and, if not why.

S Iswaran

One million and three hundred thousand digital Government materials are made publicly available across various NLB online platforms. These include annual reports, newsletters, school magazines, photographs, archived websites, Government files, oral history interviews, speeches and press releases. Approximately 88,000 are downloadable. Not all can be made available for download, due to conditions governing access stipulated by the respective agencies.

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Proportion of Publicly Accessible Copyright Digital Materials Held by NLB and NAS

Debated in Parliament on 4 Nov 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Assoc Prof Walter Theseira asked about the proportion of publicly accessible digital materials owned by the Government and held by NLB and NAS that are downloadable.
The Minister confirmed that 1.3 million digital Government materials are publicly available via NLB platforms, with about 88,000 being downloadable.
Not all materials can be made downloadable due to access conditions set by the respective Government agencies.

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Proportion of Publicly Accessible Copyright Digital Materials Held by NLB and NAS

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Assoc Prof Walter Theseira

S Iswaran

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Proportion of Publicly Accessible Copyright Digital Materials Held by NLB and NAS

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Assoc Prof Walter Theseira

S Iswaran

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