Responsible practice in the Library
For more than a year, the Library has participated in a wide range of initiatives and projects to embed responsible practice in our daily work.
A key achievement was establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Curriculum Collection, developed in consultation with the Office of Indigenous Education, Research and Engagement. This digital collection ensures Indigenous perspectives are incorporated into teaching, providing staff with authoritative resources and guiding principles.
The Library has also advanced the Indigenous Research Plan 2023–25 by ensuring the new Figshare Research Repository supports AIATSIS subject headings and cultural sensitivity statements. Staff participation in the Kummargii Yulendji Symposium and leadership in the Indigenous Referencing Guidelines project further demonstrate alignment with Indigenous research and education commitments.
Other changes and advancements we have made include:
embedding of Content Advice icons and Indigenous filters in LibrarySearch
acquiring more than 30 Indigenous children’s books to support teacher education
introducing features such as cultural sensitivity icons, Indigenous content filters, and embedded Acknowledgements of Country within our search interfaces
expanding the EasyCite referencing tool to include Indigenous Knowledges – a nationally significant first – ensuring students and researchers engage with Indigenous sources respectfully
co-designing workshops for the new Locating Knowledges foundation course, embedding the Indigenous Knowledge Attribution Toolkit (IKAT) Decision Tree as a teaching tool
contributing to the Gama Dji orientation sessions for Higher and Vocational Education students, strengthening early student engagement.
Through these initiatives, the Library has moved beyond compliance to leadership, ensuring RMIT’s Indigenous commitments are operationalised in collections, discovery systems, learning resources and frontline services.
We are thrilled to receive this award and look forward to working on new projects, and continuing existing ones, in the coming year.
