We went straight to the top for this staff pick and asked our Director, Alan Ventress, to select his favourite archive. Alan has chosen a group of archives relating to the gentleman bushranger, Captain Moonlight.
Can you date this photograph? [Hyde Park, Sydney]
This week we head back to the park theme and head to Hyde Park, Sydney. Just look at that traffic, or lack of! Today, people still relax in the park for their lunch break, however the trams are long gone.
Twitter for Archives, Archivists and Records Managers
We spotted this presentation on SlideShare a while ago and thought it was a good introduction to using Twitter.
NSW Archival Research Fellowship – Applications open
The NSW Archival Research Fellowship ($15,000) is offered annually by the NSW Government to assist a person living in New South Wales to complete an innovative and quality research project that makes substantial use of the records collection of State Records NSW.
Ask Away on #AskArchivists Day!
Today is 9 June – it’s #AskArchivists Day. Find out what you can do here:
For more information go to askarchivists.wordpress.com/
A special day for archivists around the world
It’s also International Archivists’ Day so hug an archivist if you see one…ask first though ;-)
Can you date this photograph? [unidentified coastal residential landscape]
UPDATE: This photo has been identified as Newcastle looking towards Flagstaff Hill and Newcastle Beach
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We came across this image in Photo Investigator recently, titled View of an unidentified coastal residential landscape – a Signal Station can been seen in the far distance.
We can’t tell if this one will be a challenge or if it’s too easy for you! Do you think you can help us to identify where this photo was taken?
We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If you know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us know.
Geotagging at State Records NSW – Help Wanted
At present our main intellectual control systems are not equipped to deal with Geotags. However, we are experimenting on a very small scale with geotagging images on our Flickr account.
Geospatial Data – an introduction
A video introduction to Geospatial data.
May link roundup post
Respecting the digital dead, Jack the Ripper, Caruso, Getting published in information science and more……