Putting the 'T' in Trove

As a gateway to 540,699,577 (as at 21 July 2017) Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives, Trove is used by millons of people each year. We asked National Library of Australia's Cathie Oats (second from left in the front row, above) about her role as Director, the recent national Trove roadshow, and where she sees Trove heading in the future.

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Right Wrongs going strong

Right Wrongs, the digital exhibition chronicling the lead up to the 1967 referendum and the events surrounding it, as well as what has happened since, was officially launched at Parliament House on 29 May. In its first month, the site, produced in partnership by Australian NSLA libraries, the ABC and AIATSIS, had 2.2 million likes and shares on social media 100,000 visits to the homepage. Compiled content from the exhibition was shown in the foyer of every ABC office in Australia, and to a crowd of 36,000 at the AFL Indigenous Round.

Photo: Aboriginal rights referendum rally, Wynyard Park, 1967 (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales)

Digital Preservation update

Recently, the Digital Preservation project group gathered at the State Library of Queensland for their annual face-to-face meeting. Agenda items included the digital preservation maturity report; options for dealing with obsolete physical carriers; lessons from the 2017 North America research trip; and outcomes of the National Library of New Zealand’s internship program.

On the second day, members turned their attention to brainstorming emerging issues for digital preservation and potential areas for collaborative action. With ideas plastering the whiteboard, the meeting wrapped up with a list of follow up actions and the seeds of some longer-term collaborative aspirations.

International approaches to digital access

GLAM Peak has released a research report investigating international strategies for digital access to collections. The report identifies themes from GLAM sector strategies in Europe, Canada and New Zealand, and provides recommendations about how these might inform digital access strategies at the state, territory and federal level in Australia.

GLAM Peak was a successful applicant in the final round of the Catalyst grants program, announced earlier this year. The funding will be used for Stage 2 of the Digital Access to Collections project, implementing the national strategic framework and toolkit developed in Stage 1.

Fellowships and other opportunities

National Library of Australia:

Creative Fellowships - close 28 July
Japan Study Grants - close 30 September
Summer Scholarships - close 30 September

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