Estrays, logbooks, museum grants and more…….
February 2010: Link roundup post
Just some of the interesting items we have found online.
January 2010: Link roundup post
Our first link post for the year of just some of the interesting items we have found online.
The Archivist and The Aardvark [a comic strip]
Here’s a blast from the past: we recently ran across the short-lived but much loved in-house comic strip The Archivist and the Aardvark. Created by Michael R Allen it was first published in an internal staff newsletter in 1976.
Watch this space for a behind-the-scenes look at creating an online gallery
To start the New Year off with a bit of fun: next week we bring you a new series, written by Bea Scanned (a close friend of Ann Item, who brought you the Day in the Life of a State Archive series).
Macquarie 2010 – celebrating 200 years
On this day, 200 years ago, Lachlan Macquarie became Governor of New South Wales. State Records NSW has put together a digital gallery to celebrate Macquarie, who was governor of New South Wales from 1 January 1810 – 1 December 1821.
Looking back over the last six months (or some light Festive Season entertainment)
The end of the year is hurtling towards us now. Here at Archives Outside we wish you all the best for a lovely festive season and hope that you have a safe and happy new year!
Results of the ‘glove’ poll
The ‘glove’ poll has been closed and the results are in. It’s almost neck and neck with nitrile gloves (29%) vs cotton gloves (26%).
Social media strategies for archives – what we learned
Last Friday, Fiona and I attended the workshop “Developing a social media strategy for archives” at the Thinkspace media lab in the Powerhouse Museum. Hosted by Joy Suliman of the Powerhouse Museum, in conjunction with the Collections Australia Network, we came away inspired and full of possibility.