Remembrance Day 2009
Posted on November 11, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
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Regional Repositories: Part 2 – University of Wollongong Library
Posted on October 27, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
The collection at the University of Wollongong commenced when in 1968 Jim Hagan and Ross Duncan from the University’s Department of History began building a collection of source materials to support research in the Department.
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CAN Special Event: Developing a social media strategy for archives
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
Are you looking for new ways to promote your collections or thinking about establishing an interactive online presence for your organisation? This could be the seminar for you.
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Online Photographic Search: Poll Results
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
The poll results are in. Perhaps not surprisingly Search engines such as Google or Yahoo topped the poll with 33% of the vote.
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August 2009: Link roundup post
Posted on September 1, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
This is a roundup of some interesting links that we’ve stumbled across over the last month or so. If you’re interested in Archives 2.0, Conservation, Archival Processing and Research tools click here.
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What online tools do you use to search for photographs?
Posted on August 28, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
Do you search for photographs online? Why not take our latest poll?
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NSW Maps Online
Posted on July 23, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
There are fantastic resources available online for users and lovers of all things cartographic. The Parish Map Preservation Project was commenced in 1997 and aimed to digitise the over 35,000 maps, recording land administration in New South Wales since 1792. These maps are now publically viewable through the Department of Lands website.
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Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents
Posted on July 10, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
In these days of Web 2.0 and the use of high tech tools and databases which can answer research queries in an instant, the challenge presented by reading and interpreting handwritten archival documents often comes as a surprise to first time researchers.
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Regional Repositories Part 1: Introducing the Regional Repository Network
Posted on June 28, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
This is the first in a series of posts which will introduce each of the Archives that are members of State Records Regional Repository Network.
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What is ‘distributed management’?
Posted on June 1, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan
Distributed management is a strategy under which a public office, or other person, can enter into an agreement with State Records to have possession or custody of State archives.
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