Strategy and policy

Collecting plans

Read our Collections Policy and collecting plans. The Collections Policy provides a set of principles which inform the Library’s collecting activities, and are outlined further in the collecting plans for the various collecting areas in the Library.

Collection use and reuse policy

Find out about the use and reuse of collection items from the National Library and the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Access policy

Read about our principles for accessing collections.

Harmful language statement

Some of our archival collections and the language used to describe them may cause harm. Find out how we intend to remedy harmful language in the Turnbull Archival Catalogue (Tiaki).

Principles for the care and preservation of Māori materials

Our principles for the care and preservation of Māori materials. Te Mauri o te Mātauranga: Purihia, Tiakina! The spirit of knowledge: protect it and take care of it!

Removal policy

Read our General Collections removal policy and learn about the process we used to develop it. The policy does not cover Alexander Turnbull Library collections, which are required to be kept in perpetuity.

Takedown or request a review process

We collect and provide access to heritage material. Find out about our process for considering requests to remove material from public access. Requests can be made for digital or physical material.

Charging policy

The Statement of Charging Policy reflects the key principles contained in two all-of-government guideline documents.

Digitisation plans

We collaborate and partner with others in our digitisation initiatives so that physical knowledge resources that are important to New Zealanders are digitised and made available online. Have a look at our current and past plans for digitisation.

Annual report and statement of intent

Have a look at our Statement of Intent and Annual Report.