Some links we have found online…….keeping personal archives safe, the power of twitter, attracting new audiences, future proof survey and more!
Can you date this photo of Circular Quay?
This is a very early image of Circular Quay. It’s not quite the metropolis it is today….. and not a busker in sight. We are hoping there are lots of clues in this image that can help you to help us date it.
Case Study: Retrospective Records Management – the real work begins – part 2
The records room was in disarray with little room for movement. The first task was to move the rusty old filing cabinet outside then the boxes on the floor were targeted.
Case Study: Retrospective Records Management – Sentencing 50 years of records – part 1
Although I went into the project knowing that the task would be huge and a steep learning curve, I was also a little ignorant, not realising that no records had ever been registered, classified or even named according to any documented convention or consistent system.
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.
Can you date this photograph album? – part 3 (Ebor Hotel)
Images of the Ebor Hotel are rare…
Can you date this photograph album? – part 2 (Nurse Photographers?)
A photograph of two nurse photographers?
Can you help date this photograph album – part 1 (Tank Parade)
Can you help date this Tank Parade through the streets of Armidale?
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””