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The Information Commons are places people go to find information, to investigate their learning options and to support their learning pathways. This includes information from:

learning providers, from early childhood to tertiary
heritage institutions, such as the National Library and Archives New Zealand
central government agencies, such as NZQA and TEC
community agencies, such as public libraries and museums
movements such as Te Kōhanga Reo Trust

The ESAF will provide a directory of what information is held and a map to help people find it. It will make it easy for organisations to expose their holdings to the sector and place controls around its access. It will enable federated searching across related content collections. This includes:

private spaces — only authenticated visitors have access and they only see information they are allowed to see
open sector spaces — anyone can enter the sector, search for and find information and communities of interest
adjacent spaces — links to complementary information and services that support participation in education

The ESAF excludes public spaces — areas covered by wider government portals and web search services.