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Wider Local Studies
This is where you can find resources presented at the videoconferences for #WiderLocalStudies.
This is a collaboration between library staff in all states and territories in Australia.
To subscribe to the national email list to discuss local studies, please fill in your details here.
2025
Wider local studies will be on 10 - 11 June for the online seminar, and 12 June for discussion session. Draft program will be available soon.
Book for 10 June, day 1 here
Book for 11 June day 2 here
Book for 12 June day 3 here
On 10 and 11 June the sessions will start at
- 9.00am AWST (Western Australia);
- 10.30 ACST (South Australia and Northern Territory),
- 11.00 AEST (ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria) and run to 13.30pm AWST; 15.00 ACST, 15.30 AEST.
Book for 10 June, day 1 here
10 June draft agenda - note this is subject to change. Times are shown in AEST.
11.00am Welcome to the seminar and Acknowledgement of Country
Local studies and inclusion
11.05 am Abby Hoverstock and Laura Ruttum Senturia Denver Public Library on the diversity audit of their special collections (like local studies collections).
11.50 am Ellen Forsyth State Library of NSW Collecting with your community:local studies collections - deliberate practices of inclusion or collection silences?
12.30 - 1.00pm 30 minute break
10 minute talks -
- 1.00pm Teishan Ahearne Local history from the bottom up Victoria
- 1.10pm Holly Millward Educational History Site Studies - Material for the Classroom and at Home NSW
- 1.20 pm Ellen Coates Collecting Movies and TV in local history Victoria
- 1.30 pm Louise Riley A Monumental Task: trying to keep track of local plaques and markers NSW
- 1.40pm Jenny Ryan Hands on Heritage Workshops Queensland
- 1.50pm Kerrie Shaw When a collection Snowballs NSW
Finish 2.00pm
Book for 11 June day 2 here
These will be recorded
The 12 June discussion session will be for 90 minutes starting at
- 9.00am AWST;
- 10.30 ACST,
- 11.00 AEST.
This session will not be recorded.
Book for 12 June day 3 here
2024
Agenda for 11 and 12 June 2024 wider local studies This contains the video recordings, copies of the slides for the 10 minute presentations and some relevant links.
2023
Agenda for 7 and 8 June 2023 wider local studies
Presentations and video for 7 and 8 June 2023 wider local studies
2021
2020
Presentations and video from 25 March 2020 wider local studies including the chat discussion
Presentations and video from 17 September 2020 wider local studies
First Monday drop in information This is some of the information from these drop in sessions. Note not all records were kept.
2019
Presentations and video from 2 May 2019 wider local studies
Presentations and video from 22 October 2019 wider local studies including the chat discussion
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