Wider local studies seminar 11 and 12 June with discussion session 13 June 2024

The Wider local studies online professional development seminar will be back 11 and 12 June 2024. The seminar features sessions looking at collecting local studies information, including about your culturally and linguistically diverse community, the use of oral histories and First Nations collection description guidelines for the library sector. There will be short (10 minute) talks from local studies staff across Australia as they share what is happening in their libraries. The webinars are on 11 and 12 June (separate registration required). These will be recorded and your participation in these is your agreement to be recorded.

As well there is an online discussion on 13 June (no registration required). This is for people who want to chat with local studies staff in other states and territories. We will be discussing the sessions from the previous two days as well as other topics of interest. Depending on numbers we may use breakout rooms to aid discussion. This session will not be recorded.

AEST is the time in ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria

ACST is the time in South Australia and Northern Territory

AWST is the time in western Australia

Use this link to book for 11 June seminar 11 June seminar

Use this link to book for 12 June seminar 12 June seminar

Draft program 11 June

11.00 - 11.05 (AEST) 10.30 - 10.35 (ACST) 9.00 - 9.05 (AWST) Welcome to session and Acknowledgment of Country

11.05 - 12.15 (AEST) 10.35 - 11.45 (ACST) 9.05 - 10.15 (AWST) Multicultural collecting

11.05 - 11.45 (AEST) 10.35 - 11.15 (ACST) 9.05 - 9.45 (AWST) Dr. Christopher Cheng (Jan A. Chiu) – Cantonese and bilingual oral history recording for the National Library of Australia and State Library of NSW 30 minutes + 10 minutes

11.45 - 12.00 (AEST) 11.15 - 11.30 (ACST) 9.45 - 10.00 (AWST) Robyn Hamilton, SLQ about multicultural collecting 10 minutes + 5 minutes questions

12.00 - 12.15 (AEST) 11.30 - 11.45 (ACCT) 10.00 - 10.15 (AWST) Andrew Allen, Local studies librarian, Campbelltown Library, NSW Multicultural oral history collecting 10 minutes + 5 minutes questions

12.15 - 12.25 (AEST) 11.45 - 11.55 (ACST) 10.15 - 10.25 (AWST) short break

12.25 - 1.25 (AEST) 11.55 - 12.55 (ACST) 10.25 - 11.25 (AWST) Oral history

12.25 -12.55 (AEST) 11.55 - 12.25 (ACST) 10.25 - 12.55 (AWST) Rosie Stather Oral History and Content Digitisation Specialist, Invercargill Archives NZ

12.55 - 1.25 (AEST) 12.25 - 12.55 (ACST) 10.55 - 11.25 (AWST) Queens Memory Project, USA

1.25 - 1.55 (AEST) 12.55 - 1.25 (ACST) 11.25 - 11.55 (AWST) break

1.55 - 3.10 (AEST) 1.25 - 2.40 (ACST) 11.55 - 1.10 (AWST) 10 minute short talks

Programs

• Smita Biswas Tips for supporting Family History Research for people of Indian & Sri Lankan origin Yarra Libraries, Victoria
• Steph Gildaly Georges River Historical Markers Georges River Libraries, NSW
• Alison Wishart An informal network for local history exhibition curators, Bayside Council, NSW

Partnerships

• Jo Oliver Partnering with local community groups to collect and make accessible local history Wollongong City Libraries, NSW
• Ella Turner Using Wikimedia Commons to make the Central Australian Historical Images Collection accessible, Alice Springs Public Library, Northern Territory

12 June

11.00 - 11.05 (AEST) 10.30 - 10.35 (ACST) 9.00 - 9.05 (AWST) Welcome to session and Acknowledgment of Country

11.05 - 12.20 (AEST) 10.35 - 11.50 (ACST) 9.05 - 10.20 (AWST) Tui Raven Senior Manager Indigenous Programs, Deakin University Library author of First Nations collection description guidelines for the library sector and Damien Webb, Manager Indigenous Engagement, State Library of NSW, will be speaking about these guidelines

12.20 - 12.50 (AEST) 11.50 - 12.20 (ACST) 10.20 - 10.50 (AWST) break

12.50 – 2.15 (AEST) 12.12 - 1.45 (ACST) 10.50 - 12.15 (AWST) 10 minute short talks

• Geoffrey Potter Aboriginal street and place names: the Gosford experience Central Coast Library Service, NSW
• Tara Eagleton Moving Memory: Relocating a local studies collection Liverpool City Library, NSW
• Taylor Coventry Memory Preservation Station, City of Karratha, Western Australia
• Jennifer Munro Quilting the photographic fabric of a community: An archival digitisation story Stanthorpe Library, Southern Downs Regional Libraries Queensland
• Helen McDonald Care and management of acetate negatives in a Local History Collection Sutherland Shire Libraries NSW
• Nico van der Schyff Implementing a Counter Disaster Plan Local History Library - Toowoomba Regional Council Queensland
• Simone Sharpe Training new staff in local history skills Stonnington History Centre Victoria

13 June This is for people who want to chat with local studies staff in other states and territories. We will be discussing the sessions from the previous two days as well as other topics of interest. Depending on numbers we may use breakout rooms to aid discussion. This session will not be recorded. Please use this link to participate in the 13 June discussion session 13 June discussion session.