Our commitment
In the spirit of reconciliation and truth telling, the Library acknowledges that it is on a continual journey of learning about First Nations' knowledges.
We are proud to be part of the library profession that is placing a high priority on addressing areas of concern. Griffith University Library is committed to ensuring collection access and management, learning and teaching and research support services are inclusive and apply appropriate cultural protocols.
Acknowledgement of Country
Griffith University acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land and pays respect to the Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our South Bank, Nathan and Mount Gravatt libraries are situated on the land of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera and Turrbal peoples.
Logan library is situated on the land of the Yuggera, Turrbal, Yugarabul, Jagera and Yugambeh peoples.
Gold Coast library is situated on the land of the Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.
Our actions
Identify
Care for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional and cultural knowledge within our collection, managing access in a respectful manner using established protocols.
Engage
Develop meaningful two-way relationships with individuals and communities through the Right of Reply, supporting Indigenous peoples right to sovereignty and self-determination.
Respect
Improve discoverability of resources through proactive collection and descriptive cataloguing practices that consistently embed Indigenous voice.
Cultural advice
We do our best to notify you where collections or sites contain culturally sensitive information.
Cultural advice statement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are advised the library collection may contain images, voices and names of people who are deceased. Some language and materials may be considered inappropriate, reflecting the views of the period in which it was produced. While this language has been retained to preserve historical context, these are not the views of Griffith University.
Your Right of Reply
The Right of Reply is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples to directly address material related to, or depicting, their culture. The Right of Reply enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples to provide alternative versions of knowledge held in collections and archives of Griffith University. It is related to truth-telling, sovereignty and self-determination in recognition of the legal and moral rights of Indigenous Australian People to enhance, correct, update, critique or even withdraw knowledge and resources (Indigenous Archives Collective, 2021).
Request item review
Contact us to identify resources you think breach relevant laws, lore, or are culturally sensitive.
Tell us as much as you can about the item, including:
- item title
- item unique identifier—for example, URL , DOI , ISBN , ISSN or call number
- reason for your concern—for example, privacy, obscenity, defamation or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural protocols.
We will review the matter and work with you to respond. Possible actions include:
- Apply an appropriate cultural advice statement.
- Add contextual information to a resource.
- Correct information about a resource.
- Restrict, mediate or remove access to the resource.
Guiding documents and principles
Guidelines for First Nations collection description
Tui Raven
Position statement on the Right of Reply
Indigenous Archives Collective
Scholarly resource strategy
Griffith University
Research repositories collection statement
Griffith University
Griffith Archive collection statement
Griffith University
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