Leading from the HART

The University of Wollongong is the only organisation in Australia to pilot a new framework with Reconciliation Australia - Healing and Recognition Tracks (HART). The HART is the University’s internal and external compliance mechanism, and the reportable and accountability framework that brings together 8 key strategic focus areas for intergenerational, strengths-based change. The Library has partnered with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School of Health and Society academics and staff from the Indigenous Strategy Unit to advance discoverable, accessible culturally safe resources for embedding in the curriculum. The project stands on the shoulders of a pilot initiated in 2021 by Indigenous Academics in the School of Health and Society, to increase awareness and promotion of Indigenous knowledges through the identification of appropriate, Indigenous led, strengths-based sources. The Library’s contribution underscores our commitment to truth telling and application of professional expertise and infrastructure for the amplification of Indigenous knowledges. The next iteration of the project aims to increase accessibility through the enhancement of digital content management and curation solutions and their integration with search existing and future Library search functions.