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--- module_8_local_studies_ref-ex [2021/04/15 04:16] – judyatkinson
+++ module_8_local_studies_ref-ex [2025/03/12 06:47] (current) – sarahfearnley
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 ====Purpose of this module====
-To provide an overview of Local Studies Collections in public libraries and identify key resources for Local Studies services.
+To provide an overview of Local Studies Collections in public libraries and identify key resources for Local Studies collections and services.
 ====Introduction====
 The collection of local historical and geographical materials in public libraries provides an important means of preserving detailed information about local areas. Names given to such collections include Local History Archives, Heritage Centres (where Local History Collections may be combined with Council Archives and Museum functions), or perhaps most commonly, Local Studies Collections. Traditionally these collections have primarily consisted of paper-based and microform (microfiche and microfilm).  Digital and online formats are being used to preserve and provide access to historical information.
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 ==== What is local studies? ====
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   * Collect and make accessible historical and geographical material.
   * Contain material from the present as well as the past.
+  * Digital and analogue formats.
   * Contain information in a wide range of original and copy formats, including
     * books;
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 The scope of your Local Studies collection may be described in your library's collection development policy.
-Local Studies guidelines are included in [[https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/content/living-learning-libraries|Living Learning Libraries]]
+Local Studies guidelines are included in [[https://pls.sl.nsw.gov.au/managing-my-library/standards-and-guidelines/living-learning-libraries/collection-guidelines|Living Learning Libraries]]
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   - Look in your collection development policy at the section on Local Studies. How current is it?
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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 Among the benefits of collecting these resources are:
-  * Providing access for the local community to uniquely local material
+  * Providing access for the local community to uniquely local material.
   * Developing specialist local knowledge.
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-**Exercises for Why collect local studies resources?**
+**Exercises for 'Why collect local studies resources?'**
   - Browse the local studies shelves in your library and find 3 items about the geography of the local area.
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   - What ideas do you have for promoting your library's Local Studies collection?
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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 Local studies collections may grow through:
-  * Donations of material from a wide range of sources,
+  * Donations of material from a wide range of sources.
   * Purchase of new materials when available or rare and out-of-print materials from antiquarian booksellers, dealers, auctions, etc.
   * Resource sharing with other public and state libraries; archives and community groups; local information experts.
-  * Proactive information seeking projects e.g. Oral history recording; essay writing competitions.
+  * Proactive information seeking projects e.g. Oral History recording; essay writing competitions.
-  * Encouraging use of resources for research,
+  * Encouraging use of resources for research.
-  * Promoting your collection on social media to encourage contributions,
+  * Promoting your collection on social media to encourage contributions.
   * Regular displays of materials, which create interest and potentially more donations from the community.
   * Local Studies collections can grow through staff creating content for the collections, for example
      * taking photographs
      * recording videos or
-     * ordered List Item conducting oral histories.
+     * conducting oral histories.
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   - What kind of content does your library create for the collection?
   - Does your library work with your Local Museum or Local Historical group to enhance the Local Studies collection?
+  - Watch an episode of [[https://iview.abc.net.au/show/chopsticks-or-fork|Chopsticks or fork]] on the ABC and think about the potential for collecting local studies items through taking photographs, recording oral histories, ambient sound recordings or videos. You will need to sign in with an ABC iview account.
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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   * Residents
   * Council staff
-  * Resources in other libraries and archives e.g. [[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/schools-and-related-records|NSW school archives at State Records]]
+  * Resources in other libraries and archives e.g. [[https://mhnsw.au/archive/subjects/schools-and-education/|NSW school archives at State Records]]
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   - Collect 3 examples of ephemera from your area and discuss adding them to your own collection with your Local Studies specialist.
   - How does your library store and preserve ephemera, how is access to it provided?
+  - Look for social media about your area.
+  - What hashtags are used? Often it will be town or suburb name, but there could be other relevant local hashtags as well.
+  - Find two or examples of social media that you might like to add to your library collection - look at Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube for examples.
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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   - Consult with a colleague to access an ABS publication containing information relevant to your local area
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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-==== Local Studies and Family History research =====
+==== Local studies and family history research =====
 Local Studies collections and Family History collections have common threads.
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 A major user group of local studies collections is the family historians who are looking for information on families or individuals that once lived in your area. Local Studies resources may help to fill in the gaps for these researchers with photographs, documents etc. In turn, researchers often have valuable material and research which they may share with the library.
-See also [[module_9_family_history_ref-ex|Module 9 Family History ref-ex]]
+See also [[module_9_family_history_ref-ex|Module 9 Family History]]
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   - How would you use the local studies collection to find out about a person or place they lived?
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
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 There are many challenging and interesting aspects of Local Studies. Key challenges include:
-  * Collection of past and current materials from a wide range of sources.
+  * Collection of past and current materials from a wide range of sources
   * Balancing preservation and access to historical materials
-  * Using digital technologies to make information more widely accessible and able to be reused.
+  * Using digital technologies to make information more widely accessible and able to be reused
   * Conservation, cataloguing and providing access to materials in a wide range of formats
   * Many research tools used in Local Studies research were created for completely different purposes than their current use, for example, electoral rolls and telephone books being used for local research, or magistrate’s court records being used to research local families
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   - What would be the challenges to creating a display of Local Studies material? How would you manage access to the items and ensure it is not damaged while on display? Think about all aspects of preservation.
-[[Module 8 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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-==== Other modules for Reference excellence ====
-**Reference excellence - self paced reference and information services training**
+====Module 8 Answers and review====
+[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]
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+==== Other modules for Reference Excellence ====
+**Reference Excellence - self paced reference and information services training**
-[[About ref-ex]]
+[[About ref-ex|About Reference Excellence]]
-[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex]]
+[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex|Module 1 Overview of the reference process]]
-[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex]]
+[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex|Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types]]
-[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex]]
+[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex|Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours]]
-[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex]]
+[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex|Module 4 Search strategies]]
-[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex]]
+[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex|Module 5 Reference resources]]
-[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex]]
+[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex|Module 6 Ethics and legislation]]
-[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex]]
+[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex|Module 7 Roving reference]]
-[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex]]
+[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex|Module 8 Local studies]]
-[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex]]
+[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex|Module 9 Family history]]
-[[Module 10 Children ref-ex]]
+[[Module 10 Children ref-ex|Module 10 Children]]
-[[Module 11 Young Adults ref-ex]]
+[[Module 11 Young adults ref-ex|Module 11 Young adults]]
-[[Module 12 Corporate Library Services ref-ex]]
+[[Module 12 Corporate library services ref-ex|Module 12 Corporate library services]]
-[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex]]
+[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex|Module 13 Technology reference services]]