SAGE is an acronym for "Standards And Guidelines: an E-directory", and is an online directory to standards and guidelines of relevance to the Australian collections sector.
SAGE was first released in 2008. It is a continuously developing resource.
To search SAGE:
- Enter your search term in the title, author, synopsis or keyword fields. A search by keyword will search all fields, OR
- Select a broad topic which will generate a list of narrow topics, with which you can finetune your search, OR
- Browse the full list of topics using the tag terms on the left hand side.
Use as many or as few fields as appropriate. If no results are returned, broaden your search by using fewer fields or keywords.
Key to SAGE icons
This icon denotes resources considered relevant to organisations across the collections sector, even where developed for one or more domain.

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These icons identify whether compliance with resource is mandatory or voluntary.
These icons identify the country of origin of the resource (eg International, Australia, Europe, UK or USA).
The Future of SAGE
We need your help! SAGE can only be continually improved and updated with the assistance of collections sector professionals. Please contact us with your comments on current standards or suggestions for new additions.
Learn more about the development of SAGE HERE.