2. Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe the scope of the collection and its collecting aims. It is also intended to be a general guide for the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts (Management Committee) and to serve as a more detailed working document for State Library staff directly involved with the collection, or for those whose responsibilities require them to have a close understanding of the purposes and contents of the collection.
This document is to be used by the Management Committee, the Senior Librarian (Heritage Collections) and Allport staff in conjunction with other policy documents in the management and development of the Allport collections. These are the Gifts and Loans Policy (1995), the Acquisition procedures (2004) and the Deaccessioning and Disposal Policy (1996). The policy statement will also provide a useful introduction to the collection for those using the collection for study or research purposes.
The following sections describe the historical and legal background to the collection, its major purposes and contents, the important areas of development since the collection came into the care of the State Government, the ways in which the collection complements and supports other major cultural resources in Tasmania and Australia, and future development of the collection as a whole.