November 6, 2024
Coherent Digital introduces Oceania Commons, gathering, preserving, and sharing information from Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands. The first module, Oceania Policy, launches with 1.5M+ documents from 3,000+ organizations.
Contact: Julie Stevens
In honor of World Digital Preservation Day, we’re pleased to introduce Oceania Commons—a new initiative to gather, preserve, and share important information coming from people, organizations, and governments in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. With a commitment to enhancing the discoverability of content critical for research and teaching, Coherent Digital is partnering with libraries and archives to discover, digitize, and preserve essential, at-risk materials from the region.
The first module available now on the Oceania Commons platform is Oceania Policy. The collection provides a vital look at the issues that matter most to the region, from climate change and Indigenous rights to healthcare, economic development, and housing.
Oceania Policy makes the region’s grey literature—reports, policy documents, and government publications that aren’t published in journals or books—easy to find, access, and cite. With over a 1.5 million documents from over 3,000 organizations and continually growing, the collection includes materials from national, state, and local governments, think tanks, nonprofits, and research groups, including some of the smallest organizations that often go unnoticed. We’re making copies of hundreds of thousands of at-risk documents that might otherwise disappear, ensuring that diverse viewpoints, especially those of Pacific Islanders, are heard and preserved.
All items in the database receive a permanent identifier. In this way, we address the common problem of disappearing web links, making the content findable and reliable for future reference.
For libraries and researchers in the region, Oceania Policy offers an opportunity to see and share the issues facing the region from a fresh perspective. A free 30-day trial is available, along with options for customized support and pricing tailored to institutional needs.
For more information, please contact your local sales representative or click here.
Coherent Digital LLC is a publisher that uses a combination of editorial and automated techniques to discover, curate, and enrich grey literature. The company has indexed and preserved more than 12 million items of quality content, much of which is unavailable elsewhere.
