What was the terrible choice given to James Freeman, a First Fleet convict found guilty in the Criminal Court in February 1788 of stealing flour?
Category Archives: Digital 2.0
Ahoy there! Oldweather.org uses Crowdsourcing to transcribe archives and support scientific and historical research
As part of an exciting new Crowdsourcing project Oldweather.org is asking members of the public to help transcribe information in the naval logbooks of Royal Navy warships from the WW1 era.
User comments on online archival collections
I recently stumbled across a SlideShare presentation which analysed three online archival collections and the comments left by visitors.
Update on Digital Cameras in the reading rooms
An update on our invesitigation into the use of digital camera’s in the reading room.
2011 will be a celebration for State Records
In 2011, State Records will be marking its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, we will be displaying 50 items from the State archives collection in a special digital gallery on our website.
Did you know 1 in 6 minutes spent online is on a social media site? What I learned at the 2010 Web 2.0 and Government Conference
The two day conference was jam-packed with speakers, presentations, food and of course, tweets. Below is a summary, with some useful links, of what I took away from the conference.
Crowdsourcing for Archives and Libraries
“There is huge potential for libraries to harness digital volunteers. Libraries need to give up ‘power and control’ thinking and look to freedom instead. Harriet Rubin, business publisher and author talking about success says “Freedom is actually a bigger game than power. Power is about what you can control. Freedom is about what you can unleash””
Follow the “2nd Annual Web 2.0 in Government” conference on Twitter
Follow the action at the “2nd Annual Web2.0 in Government Conference” on Twitter.
Making our digital nation [a YouTube video]
Rose Holley talks about digital volunteers and the amazing things they are achieving. She also speaks about the innovative crowdsourcing projects at the National Library of Australia.