Australian Indigenous knowledge and libraries

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04 October 2007The library and information profession has much to learn to meet the information needs of Indigenous people and appropriately manage Indigenous knowledge within their organisations.

The Indigenous perspective can well understand the profession’s desire to have clear prescriptions for practice and practical assistance. However, the path to developing clear and high standards of practice in this area rests on building a strong
foundation for understanding what informs the concerns of Indigenous people about the intersection of their knowledge and cultural materials with library and archival systems and practice.

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