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-Minutes for 17 March 2017 Woollahra+**Minutes for 17 March 2017 Woollahra**
  
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 Minutes of the Local Studies Librarians’ meeting Minutes of the Local Studies Librarians’ meeting
-Held at Woollahra Library, 17 March 2017+Held at Woollahra Library, 17 March 2017**
  
 Attending  Attending 
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 Ellen Forsyth, SLNSW; Geoffrey Potter, Central Coast; Donna Braye, Mosman;  Ellen Forsyth, SLNSW; Geoffrey Potter, Central Coast; Donna Braye, Mosman; 
 Mary Lou Byrne, Mosman; John MacRitchie, Manly; Michael Adams,Ku-ring-gai; Mary Lou Byrne, Mosman; John MacRitchie, Manly; Michael Adams,Ku-ring-gai;
-Jody Dodds, Waverley; Angela Phippen, Ryde; JudyNicholson, Maitland; Sharelle Ravenscroft, Northern Beaches Council; Michelle Richmond, Northern Beaches Council – Library; Pauline Kidd, Camden; Ravneet Gill, Blacktown City; Jan Herivel, Blacktown City;+Jody Dodds, Waverley; Angela Phippen, Ryde; Judy Nicholson, Maitland; Sharelle Ravenscroft, Northern Beaches Council; Michelle Richmond, Northern Beaches Council – Library; Pauline Kidd, Camden; Ravneet Gill, Blacktown City; Jan Herivel, Blacktown City;
 Jane Ellias, Cumberland; Anna Grega, Liverpool;Shirley Ramrakha, Willoughby; Georgina Keep, Randwick; Imogen Dixon-Smith , Randwick; Jennifer Madden, Canterbury- Bankstown; Helen McDonald, Sutherland; Neera Sahni, Parramatta; Lisa Perugini, Strathfield; Neil Chippendale, Hornsby; Karen Richardson, Hornsby; Shannon Haritos, Stanton; Fiona Simpson, Stanton; Gail Dunn, Wollondilly; John Johnson, Georges River Council Jane Ellias, Cumberland; Anna Grega, Liverpool;Shirley Ramrakha, Willoughby; Georgina Keep, Randwick; Imogen Dixon-Smith , Randwick; Jennifer Madden, Canterbury- Bankstown; Helen McDonald, Sutherland; Neera Sahni, Parramatta; Lisa Perugini, Strathfield; Neil Chippendale, Hornsby; Karen Richardson, Hornsby; Shannon Haritos, Stanton; Fiona Simpson, Stanton; Gail Dunn, Wollondilly; John Johnson, Georges River Council
  
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 Comparatively few protests are violent in NZ. Items donated from more violent protests include helmets from Springbok anti-apartheid riots. Field collecting is often the result of following-up contacts shortly after events. Take names and details of potential contacts following events. Collecting decisions can affect communities and individuals. The history of an object can be embedded in it. e.g. Anti-Apartheid banner broken in protest/ repaired/used for 5 years, survived and offered to Museum. Powerful ideas can be embedded in objects collected e.g. Items containing sentiments counter to LGBTI community can bring painful memories back, not always connected to the original protest. Comparatively few protests are violent in NZ. Items donated from more violent protests include helmets from Springbok anti-apartheid riots. Field collecting is often the result of following-up contacts shortly after events. Take names and details of potential contacts following events. Collecting decisions can affect communities and individuals. The history of an object can be embedded in it. e.g. Anti-Apartheid banner broken in protest/ repaired/used for 5 years, survived and offered to Museum. Powerful ideas can be embedded in objects collected e.g. Items containing sentiments counter to LGBTI community can bring painful memories back, not always connected to the original protest.
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 You can watch their presentation here You can watch their presentation here
  
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 4. Jayne Royal, Special Collections Librarian Toowoomba Library QLD 4. Jayne Royal, Special Collections Librarian Toowoomba Library QLD
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-5. John McInerney, Local Studies Librarian, Manly. 1913 Electoral Roll transcription project+5. John McRitchie, Local Studies Librarian, Manly. 1913 Electoral Roll transcription project
  
 Project involved volunteer transcription of Manly district entries in the 1913 Census. Project involved volunteer transcription of Manly district entries in the 1913 Census.
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 7. General Business 7. General Business
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 a. Ellen Forsyth (SLNSW) advised that problems have persisted with the Alia Local Studies e-list to the point that a new list has been established on the SLNSW e-list platform New subscription is easy to organise through this link. The Alia e-list for Local Studies is no longer operational. All members of that list have been transferred to the new platform. New members always welcome, spread the word. a. Ellen Forsyth (SLNSW) advised that problems have persisted with the Alia Local Studies e-list to the point that a new list has been established on the SLNSW e-list platform New subscription is easy to organise through this link. The Alia e-list for Local Studies is no longer operational. All members of that list have been transferred to the new platform. New members always welcome, spread the word.
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 b. Ellen Forsyth (SLNSW) advised that the new Local Studies guidelines are almost completed. Digital practice guidelines are being updated by SLNSW staff including digital collecting guidelines. These will be hosted on the SLNSW website. A seminar is proposed for Local Studies Librarians to meet and hear the people that worked on the guidelines. Case studies are needed around digital collecting, digital preservation, digital dissemination, digital Oral History. Ellen asked whether anyone is collecting born-digital material? John Johnson advised that Kogarah library are collecting local blogs. b. Ellen Forsyth (SLNSW) advised that the new Local Studies guidelines are almost completed. Digital practice guidelines are being updated by SLNSW staff including digital collecting guidelines. These will be hosted on the SLNSW website. A seminar is proposed for Local Studies Librarians to meet and hear the people that worked on the guidelines. Case studies are needed around digital collecting, digital preservation, digital dissemination, digital Oral History. Ellen asked whether anyone is collecting born-digital material? John Johnson advised that Kogarah library are collecting local blogs.
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 c. Pandora website. Question was asked regarding the current status of Pandora with regards to Council amalgamations. Is Pandora archiving pre-amalgamation Council websites? Access to Pandora content appears to have largely shifted to TROVE . NOTE: I contacted NLA regarding this question and hereis theanswer received from Russell Latham, Manager of web archiving:"Responsibility for archiving specific state based material falls to the relevant State Library. They appear to have archived some pre-amalgamation council websites but have not done so comprehensively. I have contacted them and they have indicated they would archive this material going forward.I would note that we would have copies of all the councils website within our annual domain harvests run by the National Library of Australia. These only occur once per year and may not capture end of life details of each council website as they are turned off. They are also not publicly available. However hopefully this should happen soon." Further to this, Andy Carr at SLNSW provided the following information and links:"For web archiving of this nature, the Library uses Archive-It rather than Pandora. It enables usto collect a large number of websites at once. The State Library has captured all the pre-amalgamation council website here: https://www.archive-it.org/collections/6623 We have also used Archive-It to collect government agency information: https://www.archive-it.org/collections/4661  c. Pandora website. Question was asked regarding the current status of Pandora with regards to Council amalgamations. Is Pandora archiving pre-amalgamation Council websites? Access to Pandora content appears to have largely shifted to TROVE . NOTE: I contacted NLA regarding this question and hereis theanswer received from Russell Latham, Manager of web archiving:"Responsibility for archiving specific state based material falls to the relevant State Library. They appear to have archived some pre-amalgamation council websites but have not done so comprehensively. I have contacted them and they have indicated they would archive this material going forward.I would note that we would have copies of all the councils website within our annual domain harvests run by the National Library of Australia. These only occur once per year and may not capture end of life details of each council website as they are turned off. They are also not publicly available. However hopefully this should happen soon." Further to this, Andy Carr at SLNSW provided the following information and links:"For web archiving of this nature, the Library uses Archive-It rather than Pandora. It enables usto collect a large number of websites at once. The State Library has captured all the pre-amalgamation council website here: https://www.archive-it.org/collections/6623 We have also used Archive-It to collect government agency information: https://www.archive-it.org/collections/4661 
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 d. Heritage Festival activities reported by Libraries. Leichhardt reported free walking tours which were very popular. There was a self-guided tour, a tour run by library staff and another given by Historical Society members. An Instagram photograph competition was run and images will be captured for the library collection. It was noted that some libraries charge for heritage walks. Some defray the costs of ferry hire etc. Parramatta reported that they had a display based around 200 years of Chinese immigration in the Parramatta district. Ku-ring-gai reported a Seniors Oral History project which involved videoing participants for preservation and access via Youtube. Hawkesbury held cemetery tours, and a display of glass plate negatives from the 1860s. d. Heritage Festival activities reported by Libraries. Leichhardt reported free walking tours which were very popular. There was a self-guided tour, a tour run by library staff and another given by Historical Society members. An Instagram photograph competition was run and images will be captured for the library collection. It was noted that some libraries charge for heritage walks. Some defray the costs of ferry hire etc. Parramatta reported that they had a display based around 200 years of Chinese immigration in the Parramatta district. Ku-ring-gai reported a Seniors Oral History project which involved videoing participants for preservation and access via Youtube. Hawkesbury held cemetery tours, and a display of glass plate negatives from the 1860s.
 Willoughby has a display called Community Voices of Willoughby which highlight the issues and personalities involved in local environmental and community activism in her area. Northern Beaches has a display based around the history of lifesaving clubs. Willoughby has a display called Community Voices of Willoughby which highlight the issues and personalities involved in local environmental and community activism in her area. Northern Beaches has a display based around the history of lifesaving clubs.
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 e. There is a possibility that a Local Studies Librarians group day tour could be held later this year. The National Maritime Museum Library, Royal Australian Historical Society, and Richmond Villa were suggested as possible destinations. The organising group will post details when known. e. There is a possibility that a Local Studies Librarians group day tour could be held later this year. The National Maritime Museum Library, Royal Australian Historical Society, and Richmond Villa were suggested as possible destinations. The organising group will post details when known.
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 f. Questions regarding access to Valuation books etc. Access to records older than 30 years is allowable (and fairly common) under the GA39 retention guidelines Janet Knight’s name was given as a good contact at State Records for the digitization of valuation books. f. Questions regarding access to Valuation books etc. Access to records older than 30 years is allowable (and fairly common) under the GA39 retention guidelines Janet Knight’s name was given as a good contact at State Records for the digitization of valuation books.
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 g. Question regarding digitization of clipping files. Recollect software is being looked at by Hornsby for digital access. Copyright may prove to be a barrier to digitisation of clipping and vertical files. A possible way forward is to scan for preservation and access but files only viewable in library. This parallels use of existing clipping files for many libraries. Some libraries allow download of pdf files within the library premises. g. Question regarding digitization of clipping files. Recollect software is being looked at by Hornsby for digital access. Copyright may prove to be a barrier to digitisation of clipping and vertical files. A possible way forward is to scan for preservation and access but files only viewable in library. This parallels use of existing clipping files for many libraries. Some libraries allow download of pdf files within the library premises.
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 h. Question regarding Oral History digitisation. Fairfield has digitised a large OH collection. Indyreads is a good platform for OH dissemination. Reminder that SLNSW digital practice guidelines may help. Baseline standards have not changed. If Libraries do not have signed permission to reproduce Oral Histories online a nice take-down statement and take-down policy should suffice.  h. Question regarding Oral History digitisation. Fairfield has digitised a large OH collection. Indyreads is a good platform for OH dissemination. Reminder that SLNSW digital practice guidelines may help. Baseline standards have not changed. If Libraries do not have signed permission to reproduce Oral Histories online a nice take-down statement and take-down policy should suffice. 
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 i. A TROVE Roadshow will be held at the NSW State Library on May 9. The Trove team have organised a Roadshow advising how your organisation’s content can be made available in Trove at various locations, including State Library of NSW on Tuesday 9 May. They will be looking at how to improve the discovery of your collection, and options for digitisation. It is free but you must book http://help.nla.gov.au/trove/roadshow i. A TROVE Roadshow will be held at the NSW State Library on May 9. The Trove team have organised a Roadshow advising how your organisation’s content can be made available in Trove at various locations, including State Library of NSW on Tuesday 9 May. They will be looking at how to improve the discovery of your collection, and options for digitisation. It is free but you must book http://help.nla.gov.au/trove/roadshow
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 j. Thank you to Woollahra Library for hosting the meeting and your hospitality j. Thank you to Woollahra Library for hosting the meeting and your hospitality
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 k. The next Local Studies meeting is expected to be at Nowra around October. Details to be confirmed. k. The next Local Studies meeting is expected to be at Nowra around October. Details to be confirmed.
  
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 Each year a Metropolitan meeting and a Regional meeting are usually held. If any Library in the Sydney Metropolitan area would like to host the meeting in early 2018, or if you have ideas for topics that you would like to see presented, then please email geoffrey.potter@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Each year a Metropolitan meeting and a Regional meeting are usually held. If any Library in the Sydney Metropolitan area would like to host the meeting in early 2018, or if you have ideas for topics that you would like to see presented, then please email geoffrey.potter@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au
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 +[[Next meeting and agenda local studies]]
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 +[[Minutes local studies]]
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 +[[Wider local studies]] This provides information about the national local studies network.
  
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