National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) is a collaboration between the national, state and territory libraries of Australia and New Zealand.
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23 Jul 2024
After purchasing Malvern Star Cycles, Sir Andrew Bruce Small built a bicycle empire.
Explore our blog to learn more about Australian cycling personalities: brnw.ch/21wLsqv
ALT Black and white photograph of Sir Andrew Bruce Small standing next to Sir Hubert Oppy Opperman. There is a car sitting next to the men.
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23 Jul 2024
This Friday pop into #StateLibrarySA and join #NationalArchivesAustralia's curator, Catriona Donnelly, for a rare insight into the exhibition #DisruptPersistInvent now on display in the #StateLibraryGallery.
slsa.sa.gov.au/events/curato…
#libraries #slsa #adelaide #CuratorTalk #naa
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23 Jul 2024
Discover the progress of AI search 12 months on from ALIA HLA's previous webinar on AI tools. Learn about new search engines, ChatGPT’s enhanced functionality, and new tools with @Philbradley, a UK-based librarian and internet consultant 👉 buff.ly/4d1jJZ1
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23 Jul 2024
Do you love #DigitalArt?
Our latest #StoriesFromTheStacks talk delves into the artistic evolution of #JosephStanislawOstojaKotkowski, a pioneering multi-disciplinary artist.
bit.ly/SLSA-Ostoja-Kotkowski…
Watch in-person or live-stream:
slsa.sa.gov.au/events/art-of…
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17 Jul 2024
Australia's political history can be seen in the ephemera collected by libraries and archives. See how these collections strengthen the #RootsOfDemocracy, and the challenges of digitising them 👉 buff.ly/4eYCCgZ
🌳 Full #LIW2024 program: buff.ly/4eUu2zQ
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16 Jul 2024
Artist Michael Kelly spoke to @rfidler on Conversations about his journey, and how his precious sketchbooks ended up in the Library's collection.
Listen via @abcsydney: ow.ly/1AJE50SBYJK
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9 Jul 2024
Explore The Country Cries for Truth by this @naidocweek. This powerful exhibition by Dr Bronwyn Bancroft celebrates family and connection to Country, as well as the complex legacies of colonisation.
More info: sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/co…
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9 Jul 2024
⏰ Last day to register ⏰ Join conservators from the National Library of Australia, the State Library of New South Wales, and the University of Newcastle Library to delve into key responsibilities such as collection care & disaster planning 👉 It's free! buff.ly/3xylqyf
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9 Jul 2024
#NAIDOC2024 7-14 July uses the symbol of fire to honour the strength & vitality of Australian First Nations culture & history. Join an event or download resources: buff.ly/3xG4wxI
Participation in activities can be logged as ALIA CPD hours.
#NAIDOCWeek #BlakLoudProud
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8 Jul 2024
Media and information literacy cultivate the #RootsOfDemocracy. Join media literacy leaders from the library, GLAM, higher education and media sectors to learn how mis and dis information is being combatted 🧑💻 buff.ly/3VRVDc6 🌿 Full program: buff.ly/3W6hf5X
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3 Jul 2024
Hear ALIA CEO Cathie Warburton on the @RadioNational program 'Life Matters' with @lukesdundon discussing the ethos of public libraries, how they evolve to meet the needs of communities & what she sees as the future for the sector.
Listen 📻 👉 buff.ly/3RRsFIm
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2 Jul 2024
Curious about being a conservator? Experts from the National Library of Australia, the State Library of New South Wales, and the University of Newcastle Library will delve into key responsibilities such as collection care & disaster planning 👉 It's free! buff.ly/3L7QoQL
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A new collaboration between NSLA, @AIATSIS , @ALIANational ACORD, @CAULalert, and @Cavaledu marks the beginning of a new chapter for Australian libraries with the launch of an innovative project on transitioning to Official RDA.
Stay informed, sign up: shorturl.at/AtK8Y
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Australian and New Zealand Rare Book School. Choose from courses on Experimental Letterpresses, Provenance in Books, or Late Imperial China Books, Collections and Libraries.
anzrbs.org/
@ALIANewGrads @NLNZ @VicUniWgtn @NSLA
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18 Jun 2024
💡 Ideas, imagination, art and nature.
World of the Book features more than 300 rare and remarkable items from the State Collection, uncovering the unique stories they tell.
📆 Open until 18 May 2025
📍 Dome Galleries
👉 slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/worl…
📷 Credit: Teagan Glenane
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17 Jun 2024
The beauty of hand-drawn maps! The Library has just acquired a remarkable map of #Wollongong by cartographer Alex Pescud. This hand-drawn aerial map took 500 hours to create! #MappyMonday
collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/rec…
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17 Jun 2024
Posters. What stories can they tell? What secrets do they shed on events of the time? Join @naagovau as they take you on a journey through time with posters from #NationalArchivesAustralia.
#NAA #archives #libraries #slsa #StateLibrarySA
slsa.sa.gov.au/events/poster…
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5 Jun 2024
80 years ago #OnThisDay, Allied forces invaded North-West Europe in the world’s largest naval, air and land operation.
Operation Overlord, or 'D-Day', started shortly after midnight on 6 June 1944.
Read the news from this historic event in Trove: brnw.ch/21wKtWE
ALT Front page of the Daily Mirror newspaper, 6 June 1944, with the headline ‘German Radio Says: Invasion is on!’
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4 Jun 2024
The National Library’s election ephemera collection tells the story of democracy down under, ballot box by ballot box.
Now, with your support, we can bring that story to life on Trove.
brnw.ch/21wKrux
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