RFT - Arts Queensland (QLD) - Digitisation of Cultural Collections

Arts Queensland (AQ) is seeking the services of an expert consultant to undertake the development of an Action Plan to support the digitisation of cultural collections in Queensland’s major cultural institutions to facilitate universal access to our arts and cultural assets. The project will:

1. Scope major terms and definitions eg digitisation, universal access in the Queensland context;
2. Outline a clear rationale for digitisation (ie why digitise, impact, outcomes, audience etc beyond the 2020 directive);
3. Identify the current state of play of Queensland’s major collecting institutions (MCI) – including policies, purpose, frameworks, implementation plans, funding, timelines, IT system, priorities;
4. Identify the current digital access to MCI collections including current public programs, interpretational/curatorial/access frameworks for the MCI;
5. Identify trends, issues, policies, standards, tools, initiatives, partnerships and commitments in relevant international, national and state jurisdictions and IT platforms (comparative analysis);
6. Consider the Queensland Government digitisation; governance, policy, funding and IT infrastructure context;
7. Identify the major challenges, obstacles and issues facing a 2020 digitisation target for Queensland’s MCI collections and a 2020 target for “universal access” (including resourcing, staff and infrastructure); and
8. Identify at least three options of what could be achieved by 2020 within existing budgets or with additional resources.

Closing Date: 26 Aug 09 2:00pm QLD local time

Link to Tender Notification