Preserving a living archive of Indigenous language material
This paper describes how Charles Darwin University Library is directly helping to sustain and preserve Aboriginal languages and culture that have been facing hurdles for long term survival. The Library, in partnership with an ARC funded research project known as the Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages (www.cdu.edu.au/laal) supports this effort with a repository, web application and digitisation program to preserve endangered Indigenous resources and facilitate both Indigenous community engagement and international linguistic research. The project serves as a rich case study demonstrating how academic libraries can work with researchers to support the archiving of cultural heritage.