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--- module_8_local_studies_ref-ex [2021/05/10 23:07] – judyatkinson
+++ module_8_local_studies_ref-ex [2024/03/19 22:22] (current) – [Key resources for local historical research] michelleh
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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====
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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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   - 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.
-[[module_8_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 8 Answers and review]]]
+[[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]]