[Extreme Transmission] Harsh TROVEAuthor: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU Time: 2025-8-21 Thursday, 8:03 PM ········································ [Extreme Transmission] Harsh TROVE I am the creator of "The Leap of the Times." When I decided to submit this labor of love, the inaugural issue, to the Trove platform of the National Library of Australia, I was acutely aware that I was not facing a mere upload portal, but rather a digital Noah's Ark that safeguards the memories and knowledge assets of an entire nation. Trove has never been a simple content repository; it is Australia's enduring commitment to the factors of collection. Its selection criteria are so stringent that they border on the obsessive, and every work it accepts and publicly displays must undergo a silent yet extremely rigorous judgment. The public inclusion in Trove is a "one in a million" rigorous selection process. The vast majority of publications submitted through the NED (National Electronic Deposit) system do not receive the honor of being publicly searchable on Trove. The birth of the inaugural issue of "Era Leap" itself is a grueling race against time. From conception to the official launch of the nine-language version, it took only eight days. During these eight days, I not only completed the selection of fifty-five cross-disciplinary articles but also finished the translation proofreading in nine languages, the layout design of eight hundred sixty pages, and even created and launched a brand new publishing platform, times.net.au, within three hours. All of this work was accomplished in the gaps of managing the daily operations of my logistics company. This extreme publishing model is inconceivable in the traditional publishing industry, but for me, it is merely a way to present decades of accumulation in the most condensed form. However, more difficult than creating is finding a suitable home for such works. In this era dominated by algorithms and traffic, true originality seems out of place. I chose to submit "The Leap of the Times" to the Trove platform of the National Library of Australia, because I know that only here can the true value of this publication be understood. 1. Trove: Australia’s Cultural Memory Bank To understand the uniqueness of Trove, it is essential to first grasp its positioning. Trove is not an ordinary content repository; rather, it is a national-level digital cultural discovery service platform operated under the leadership of the National Library of Australia. Its core function is a free, unified search engine and database entry point that allows users to conduct a one-stop search for hundreds of millions of resource records from libraries, museums, archives, research institutions, and cultural organizations across Australia. The content of Trove is vast and encompasses much more than just books and journals. It includes digitized historical archives: newspapers, photographs, maps, manuscripts, diaries, music, videos; modern academic resources: academic papers, journal articles, books; as well as websites of national significance preserved through the web heritage project PANDORA. In simple terms, Trove is not a "producer" of content, but rather a "aggregator" and "guardian" of content, serving as a national gateway to Australian knowledge. Its ultimate mission is to preserve and provide access to Australia’s cultural and research heritage, ensuring that both contemporary and future generations can explore and understand the stories of Australia. II. Stringent Selection Criteria Trove is a permanent cold storage of Australia's civilizational genes, with selection criteria that are almost stubbornly strict. Every piece of work accepted and publicly displayed by it must undergo a silent yet extremely rigorous judgment. First, the content must have significant national relevance—this means that the creation must either be completed by Australians, or be deeply related to the land and culture of Australia, or have irreplaceable reference value for Australian academic research. This is a strict requirement regarding cultural lineage and value affiliation. Secondly, the work must possess enduring cultural, historical, or academic value. Fleeting news trends or purely commercial advertisements can never catch its eye; it only favors those ideas that can withstand the test of time and are worth leaving for future generations to explore. Finally, there are strict formal regulations. From the integrity of the metadata to the format of the files, everything must comply with the professional standards of academic archiving; any carelessness or lack of rigor will be decisively rejected at the initial review stage. III. Dual Certification of National-Level Literature Is being included in Trove equivalent to "national-level literature"? The answer is yes, but it requires a precise understanding of its meaning. The Australian National Library's "Collection Development Policy" explicitly states that its goal is to establish and maintain a "collection of national significance." The key is to distinguish between the two levels of "being preserved" and "being recognized." The first level is legal deposit (NED), which, according to copyright law, requires all Australian publications to submit a copy to the National Library. This serves as a "national archive," fulfilling legal requirements, but is not directly accessible to the public. The second level is the public inclusion in Trove, which represents value recognition. Resources of national significance are selectively chosen by librarians based on policy, cataloged, indexed, and made publicly available on the Trove platform, recommended to the world. This is akin to all citizens' birth certificates being archived by the government, but only exceptionally accomplished citizens being awarded medals and included in a hall of fame. "The Leap of the Times" was quickly included precisely because it perfectly meets these standards. As a work independently created by an Australian resident, it satisfies the stringent requirement of national relevance; its extreme uniqueness of "one person completing cross-border publication in nine languages" makes it an important cultural phenomenon evidence and research sample, possessing lasting value. IV. Extraordinary Recognition These conditions may sound abstract, but the scale of execution behind them is impressively concrete. The team at Trove are professional gatekeepers who do not easily grant access just because a publication claims to be important. The entire review process often takes weeks or even months, as it is not an automated procedure handled by machines, but rather a value assessment conducted by human experts with a critical eye. It is against this backdrop that the compilation process of the inaugural issue of "Era Leap" appears so extraordinary. From the evening of August 18 to its official launch on the morning of August 22, the entire process took only three working days. This speed is unusually fast, conveying a strong signal: the review experts almost unhesitatingly recognized the weight of this work. "The Leap of the Times" is able to conquer this demanding fortress precisely because it responds to all of Trove's core concerns in an extreme manner. The fifty-five articles span dozens of fields, including logistics, Tai Chi, philosophy, and critiques of technology. They are not a superficial compilation of comments, but rather the crystallization of my thoughts from decades of personal practice. The reflections contained within on how individuals can maintain independence and creativity in the algorithmic era hold long-term research value that transcends the present. What truly sets it apart from the vast array of works is its irreplaceable scarcity. The Trove collection is not lacking in excellent academic journals and literary works, but it has never included a nine-language journal independently completed by one person, encompassing the entire process from writing and translation to typesetting and publication. Nor has there been a publishing experiment that transitioned directly from conception to a multilingual finished product online in just eight days, let alone a complete philosophical practice record that so distinctly opposes AI-generated misinformation in a non-profit manner. V. Witness of History "Leap of the Times" is not just a publication for Trove; it is a unique piece of evidence. It proves that individuals can still engage in panoramic thinking and extreme creativity in a highly specialized era, demonstrating the methodology of how to harness AI tools as servants rather than worship them as gods, and recording the possibilities of cultural independence and originality in the digital age. The rigor of Trove is by no means an obstacle, but rather a measure of honor. Its strict selection provides an indisputable third-party endorsement of the value of "The Leap of the Times," proving that its "global uniqueness" is not self-proclaimed, but has been tested and certified by the highest national knowledge authority. This recognition means that this work has been permanently woven into the national memory of Australia, becoming an indispensable reference for future researchers to understand this era. From limited publication to national recognition, the journey of "The Leap of the Times" itself is the best annotation of this era: true value is never diminished by the clamor of the environment; rather, it shines even brighter through the tempering of time. Trove's inclusion is not only an affirmation of the work but also the highest tribute to the spirit of those who dare to uphold originality and maintain independence amidst the tide of digitalization. This recognition tells us that in an age filled with copying and pasting, genuine creation can still find its kindred spirits and secure an eternal place in the hall of human civilization. Source: https://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=697281 |