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Program for wider local studies seminar 2026

2 June 2026 recording

3 June 2026 recording

Chair: Carmen Quick, Victoria

11.00am Welcome to the seminar and Acknowledgement of Country

Contemporary collecting including rapid response collecting

11.05 Scott McKinnon about National Library of Australia Covid Oral History collection https://www.library.gov.au/news-media/australian-responses-covid-19

11.45 Ellen Spalding from State Library of Victoria's Collection Curation about Taylor Swift concert collecting. slides for presentation from Ellen Spalding

12.00 12.00 Robyn Hamilton, Lead of Collection Building at State Library of Queensland about collecting after natural disasters and the pandemic slides for presentation from Robyn Hamilton

12.20 10 minute talks part 1

For the 10 minute sessions there is a total of 10 minutes for the presentation and questions. It is suggested that presenters speak for 7-8 minutes to allow time for questions. If they choose to speak for 10 minutes there will be no time for questions. This will be the same for all the 10 minute talks.

1.00pm 30 minute break

Chair: Nicole Hilder, Victoria

1.30pm Alistair Thomson

Community Oral History Online Guide and Precarious oral histories

1.55pm Tim Sherratt to present on his digital residency with State Library of Victoria and making place based collections more accessible. Slides for presentation by Tim Sherratt

2.25pm 10 minute talks part 2

Close 3.20pm

3 June 2026

Chair: Annabelle Tonkin, Queensland

11.40am Welcome to the seminar and Acknowledgement of Country

Cataloguing

11.45 Rachel Merrick, Lead of Metadata State Library of Queensland - presentation on reparative and inclusive description practices at State Library of Queensland slides from presentation by Rachel Merrick Links to related work

12.15 Careen Dunbar, Coordinator in Metadata State Library of Queensland lightning talk on how the Retrospective Description unit works with legacy materials to enhance descriptions and rearrange collections

12.25 Lisa Jackson, Coordinator in Metadata State Library of Queensland - 8 min lighting talk on arranging and describing the All Shades First Nations portraiture collection

12.45 30 minute break

Chair: Michael Adams, NSW

Collecting stories from people who are culturally and linguistically diverse

1.15 Sandra Endresz speaking about oral history recordings of Nepalese speakers from Bhutan who live in the Albury area. The exhibition can be see here. slides for presentation by Sandra Endresz

1.45 10 minute talks part 3

2.30 pm 30 minute break

Chair Ellen Forsyth, NSW

3.00pm Discussion session about local studies 3 June part 2

This session will not be recorded

This is your opportunity to talk with local studies staff across Australia, some of this will be large group discussion, and other parts will be small group to give you an opportunity to talk with your peers. Participation in this session will be aided by people having video and microphones.

4.30pm close

Housekeeping:

  • Microphones and cameras off once the presentation starts to keep the focus on the speakers
  • Submit your comments and questions via chat - we will save them for the end
  • The session is being recorded. The recording (public on the internet) and any links to resources will be sent to you as an email in the next few days.

Wider local studies seminar 2 June session will run:

  • 9.00am to 1.30pm AWST (Western Australia)
  • 10.30am to 3.00pm ACST (South Australia and Northern Territory)
  • 11.00am to 3.30pm AEST(ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria)
agenda_for_2_and_3_june_2026_wider_local_studies.txt · Last modified: 2026/06/14 17:05 by ellen.forsyth_sl.nsw.gov.au