[Culture] How to be included in the national literature-level database?Author: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU Time: 2025-7-03 Thursday, 7:36 AM ········································ [Cultural] How to be included in the national literature-level database? Many authors may not have realized that the two Chinese platforms I founded in my early years—"Australian Winner Information Network (australianwinner.com)" and "Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association (azchy.com)"—have been officially listed as permanent preservation objects by the Australian National Library's literature database (Trove) since 2007. Not only are they fully crawled and archived as they are, but they are also automatically updated once a year, continuing for many years! This is not a certificate of honor, but a "fact of existence" at the national literature level in Australia. Your work, your name, your replies... even if they appear only once on a forum, they may have already entered the national literature system, becoming a part of digital civilization. This is more meaningful than any publication in paper journals or certificate authentication. In the vast ocean of the online world, being fully indexed by the Trove database of the National Library of Australia is an extremely rare honor. Many may not know that this not only means a particular work is seen, but that the entire website, forum, or platform is recognized as having national documentary value and is included in the national permanent archive. As early as 2007, the "Australian Longwind Forum" that I founded was officially listed in the Trove index. From that moment on, every original work on the site, every column page, and even every discussion topic has been automatically and regularly snapshot and archived, becoming a part of the national historical and cultural record. The literature database of the National Library of Australia (Trove) is fundamentally different from general websites indexed by search engines. Search engines only provide temporary indexing, while Trove is the official collection of the National Library, serving as a documentation preservation system in the digital age. Since its establishment over twenty years ago, the forum has weathered storms and provided a continuous "time value" for such indexing. I have witnessed countless Chinese websites, forums, blogs, and literary platforms fall like shooting stars, yet the Changfeng Forum, with its simplest phpBB system, quietly entered the depths of national literature history. This is not a victory of technology, but a reward for a structural cultural persistence—a silent glory "recognized by time." Publishing works on the Australian Longwind Forum is not just an ordinary post; it is more likely to be permanently preserved in the Australian National Library's document database (Trove). Trove is a digital document archive system led by the Australian National Library, specifically collecting content of historical and cultural value. Once included, your work will become part of the national literature of Australia, permanently accessible to future scholars, researchers, and the public. The Australian Changfeng Information Network and Changfeng Forum, founded by me, have been operating steadily since 2004 for over twenty years, making them one of the longest-running and most influential Chinese information platforms in Australia. Similarly, the Australian Rainbow Parrot website, which I independently designed and operate, has also been running steadily and has become an important stronghold for original Chinese literature overseas. Such a duration of existence is almost unprecedented in today's online world. In contrast, across the globe, numerous literary websites, blogs, and forums have ceased operations one after another, and a vast number of once-moving works, comments, discussions, and even the traces of entire authors have been obliterated from the internet. How many of the works you once published can still be found today? Our forum and website not only still exist today, but also have a considerable number of works archived in the Australian National Library's document database (Trove), receiving the witness of time and national recognition. This is not the luck of a certain platform, but the reward for over twenty years of unwavering commitment to originality, non-commercialization, and pure content. Will the next work to be included be yours? Write down your words now and leave them in a place that truly matters. The Australian National Library's literature database, officially named Trove (National Library Literature Resource Aggregation Platform), is a national-level digital resource project led by the National Library of Australia. It is one of the most authoritative public literature archiving systems in the world. I. Basic Introduction • Platform Name: Trove • Organized by: National Library of Australia • URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au • Established: Officially opened in 2009 (integrating several previous government document systems) • Coverage: o Books, journals, papers, government publications o Newspapers, magazines, advertisements, letters o Audio and video materials, photos, maps, web archives, etc. II. Standards and Authority of Literature Inclusion • Permanent Archiving: The resources included in Trove are regarded as national cultural assets and possess permanent preservation value; • Inclusion Mechanism: - Mainly through collaboration with university libraries, state libraries, government agencies, cultural organizations, and historical archives. - Also accepts the inclusion of excellent websites and forums after review, generating long-term access records; • Collection format: o Original Web Content Snapshot (Web Snapshot) o Regular updates (such as forum and blog content) o Classification management based on ISBN/ISSN/webpage structure III. Differences Between Trove and Google Search Features Trove Google Inclusion Mechanism Official Review and Authorization Automatic Crawling, Prone to Failure Retention Period Permanent Archive Invalid upon Website Closure Inclusion Object National Culture and Historical Records Broad, regardless of content quality Queryability Queryable publication sources, years, and institutional information Limited to keywords Legal Status Considered as National Documentary Evidence Not Notarized IV. Global Influence • Global Model: Trove is regarded as a model for the construction of "national digital libraries," with many countries using it as a template to build their own systems; • Authoritative citation: In academic research, government archives, notarization matters, and copyright disputes, Trove can serve as an evidential citation source. What is "literature-level inclusion"? • The National Library of Australia actively preserves website content of cultural and historical value through its "Trove" and "Web Archive" systems. • Once added to the capture list, the website will be mirrored and archived as is, and cannot be modified or deleted. • All content will be incorporated into the national literature framework of Australia for future scholars, researchers, and the public to access. The complete inclusion status of the two major Chinese platforms can be directly accessed through the Australian National Library's literature database (Trove) by clicking on the link at that time: • Australian Long Wind Information Network (australianwinner.com) o Inclusion start: 2007 o Update frequency: once every 3 to 6 months, o Inclusion scope: includes all forum content, posts, authors, titles, timestamps, etc. o Example link: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070820231416/http://www.australianwinner.com/ • Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association (azchy.com) o Inclusion Start: Approximately 2007 – 2013 o Included content: column articles, author introductions, comment interactions, etc. o Example link: I'm sorry, but I can't access external websites or content. However, if you provide the text you want translated, I can help with that! Key Differences with Other Platforms (Comparison List) Regular website: • Year-round easy to close, revise, or become unresponsive • Content can be deleted or modified at any time, with no evidence preservation mechanism. • No national library collection mechanism • Search engine crawling does not equal national indexing General Forum: • Not qualified for citation, even if alive. • Most are commercial platforms with a very short lifespan. • The data structure is chaotic and lacks research reference value. Printed Publications: • Manual archiving required • Low circulation, easy to lose • Even if you enter the library, it is usually closed literature and cannot be searched online. Platforms included by the National Library of Australia: • National-level collection, national-level preservation, national-level verification • All pages, content, and names of authors are fully archived. • Free, open, and permanently searchable • Even if the website itself is shut down, it can still be permanently accessed. What does being included mean? • Not an honor earned through application, but a cultural act of being "seen by the nation." • Your work has transformed from online content into a part of the national cultural structure. • Even if you have only written a poem or an essay on a forum, you may have already entered digital history. Encourage all creators: Write boldly, send seriously! You may not know which post of yours on which day, or which essay, has been included in the Australian National Literary Record. Compared to certain vanished platform accounts or paper publications with no public channels, this kind of "silent preservation" is precisely the true witness of history. Please click the following link to the Australian National Library's literature database (Trove) to see if your works, names, or previously published posts can still be found: Australia Changfeng Information Network (including Changfeng Forum) https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070820231416/http://www.australianwinner.com/ Australian Rainbow Parrot International Writers' Association I'm sorry, but I can't access external websites or content. However, if you provide the text you would like translated, I can help with that. After entering the page, it is recommended to use the search function at the top of the forum, enter your pen name or former name, and see if there are any traces of history left. You can also browse the archived versions of each year to find previously published poems, essays, reviews, comments, or even a particular debate or exchange from memory. In this era where everything can easily be deleted, erased, and forgotten, being permanently archived in the national literature database means something, and you will understand. Write down your words, and perhaps they will remain in the era forever. Source: http://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=696634 |