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NLA News Quarterly Preservation Supplements and Preservation Articles


1997: May, February

1996: November, August, February, May

1995: November, August, May, February

1994: November, August, May, February


FEBRUARY 1994

Microfilming Newspapers: A Solution to Hand / Penelope Layland

Books at Risk: Mould at a University of Sydney Library / Diana Giese

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MAY 1994

Community Heritage Grants: A Grassroots Preservation Program / Penelope Layland

Preservation in Queensland: Working for a Common Cause / Michael Bausch

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AUGUST 1994

Preserving Australia's Heritage: A Job to be Shared / David Green

Looming Issues in Film Preservation / Virginia Cook

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Heritage

  • Conservation Working Party, Heritage Collections Committee
  • Preservation microfilming conference
  • New Zealand conferences

  • NOVEMBER 1994

    Fires, Flood and Fallen Paintings, (disaster management) / Peter Davis

    Hidden Treasures (national preservation strategies) / Yvonne Cramer

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    FEBRUARY 1995

    Safekeeping: Australian Developments in Document Storage

    Meeting Every Challenge: the New Queensland State Archives Building

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    MAY 1995

    Digital Library of the Optic Fibre

    Preservation in the Tropics

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    AUGUST 1995

    Committing to Preservation

    Preservation Labour Forces

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    NOVEMBER 1995

    Memory of the World / Marion Anthony

    AusHeritage: Australia's Network for Cultural Heritage Services / Graham Brooks

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    FEBRUARY 1996

    A Race Against Time - The community Heritage Grants Scheme has now been in operation for two years. Stephen Foster provides a progress report.

    Preserving Family and Community History - Inspired by a sense of history and assisted by government grants, local communities in Western Australia are taking steps to preserve the records of the past for the benefit of future generations, writes Teena Raffa-Mulligan. News & Notes Subjects:


    MAY 1996

    Preserving e-mail - The rapid growth in use of e-mail poses urgent problems for archivists. Susan Marsden outlines strategies.

    Pacific Islands Documentation - Since it was established in 1968, the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau has performed vital work to preserved documentation in this area of the world. Marion Anthony reports.

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    AUGUST 1996

    Travelling North - The Mackay region in Queensland was chosen for a pilot regional conservation project funded by the Commonwealth through the Queensland Museum. Jan Smith reports on some of the findings.

    Preserving the Digital Object - Richard Jones revisits the Second National Preservation Office Conference, 'Multimedia Preservation: Capturing the Rainbow', to explore the issues surrounding preservation of the digital object.

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    NOVEMBER 1996

    Cinderella Collections: University Museums and Collections In Australia - Peter Stanbury reports on the astonishing range of collections held in Australian universities.

    Italian-Australian Records Project - The experiences of Italian migrants in Australia are being documented, digitised and developed into a vast database for researchers. Peter Davis interviews Project Director Dr Ilma Matinuzzi O'Brien.

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    FEBRUARY 1997

    Djomi: A Spirit in Maningrida - Since its early days, the Maningrida Aboriginal community has been a focus for ethnographic and scientific research, as well as a source of some of the finest traditional Aboriginal arts and crafts. Andrew Hughes reports on the opening of a museum designed to promote the artistic and cultural richness of this unique region.

    Nourishing Memory - Diana Giese reports on a public forum to develop a national strategy for the conservation and preservation of Australia's movable cultural heritage.

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    MAY 1997

    A Vision for National Coordination - The National Library has recently established a National Initiatives and Collaboration Branch. Marion Anthony explores the challenges it faces.

    Preserving Australia's Diverse Heritage - The National Library's Community Heritage Grants program to preserve Australia's significant documentary heritage is now in its fourth year. Emma Hurford reviews some of the outcomes.

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    National Library of Australia
    Canberra ACT 2600
    E-mail: niac@nla.gov.au
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