3:13pm – I listen as some of the Macquarie ‘docs’ tell fond stories of the good ol’ days, known as B.M. (Before Microfilm). Researchers in the reading room would get excited to see Lachlan Macquarie’s initials “LM” personally scrawled by him…
Category Archives: Digital 2.0
Creating a digital gallery (part 2 – conservation check)
11:54am – Oddly enough, the majority of conservation required is actually to repair damage sustained from old conservation techniques.
Creating a digital gallery (part 1 – the planning committee)
9:27am – There are two people in the ‘meeting room’. They are part of a larger syndicate group called the ‘Exhibition Committee’. Members come from far and wide across the organisation – I hear talk that they each represent a different phase of the project.
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.
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.
Remembrance Day 2009
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.
Quick poll: do your readers use gloves when accessing archives
On the whole the preferred choice of glove is nitrile. I’m curious to know whether your readers have a ‘glove preference’ when accessing your archives? Or if readers are required to wear them?
CAN Special Event: Developing a social media strategy for archives
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.