Rural Libraries Queensland Small Libraries Workshop 30 April
Rural Libraries Queensland & Small Libraries Workshop 30 April 2019 Queensland Memory in action
Introduction Queensland Memory – the unit supporting the Collections of the John Oxley Library and the State Library of Queensland Anne Scheu and Jacinta Sutton Collection Engagement Queensland Memory| Level 4 | State Library
Queensland Memory supports • • Access Connect Collaboration Conversations = understanding & interpretation New knowledge Sharing = network, audience participation Queensland stories are promoted Queensland experiences reverberate ~~~~
State Library’s Digital strategy …becoming a library that is digital by design Increasing online access to content Embedding digital experiences in everything we do Strengthening digital literacy in our communities State Library strategy in action
Using a reverse colour page State Library of Queensland online
Find your Queensland content through: One Search • SLQ Collections (JOL) • Digital Collections • Facet options Did you know a search on the word Croydon finds < 650 results!
Blogs: John Oxley Library & PL Connect
Social media - #outbackqueensland
Flickr Commons showcase Access www. flickr. com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/albums A bushman camp near Hughenden, c 1910 -1920 Mrs Dudley Courtman and Chesney caravan, 1952
Queensland Heritage on the map Reference: Queensland Tourism Economic Key Facts, 10 April 2019 Source: Tourism & Events Queensland
Connecting to stories in your region
#outbacktourism #outbackqueensland Queensland’s past • heritage • experiences • understanding • value to regions Tree of Knowledge, Barcaldine n. d. Source: Aurora (AIT) Images Montage
2019 Year of Outback Tourism Source: Premiers Department, State Government of Queensland
Women dressed up for the Julia Creek races, ca. 1965 Jenkin, Lew. Women Dressed up for the Julia Creek Races, Ca. 1965. State Library of Queensland. Collection Reference: 7829 Lew Jenkin Photographs of North-West Queensland.
Year of Outback Tourism Flickr Group https: //www. flickr. com/groups/2019 yearofoutbacktourism/pool/
Join us in building this collection • Use a digital camera and photograph the event yourself, or access Council’s professional photographer • Using the template provided, add information about each photo to the fields – image title, event name, description, location, year, name of photographer • Log in to Flickr and upload your selection to add to the Year of Outback Tourism Flickr Group!
Guidelines • Choose as many iconic images in jpeg format as you like • Apply a Creative Commons CC-BY license • Describe your photos and provide metadata • Add tags - Outback Queensland, Year of Outback Tourism – this helps people to find your photos and curates it as a collection
What does Outback Tourism look like in your town?
Selection of each region’s events loaded into Aurora Montage images at the end of 2019 Year of Outback Tourism
What now? • • Jenkin, Lew. Enjoying a Night out at the Dance, Taldora Station, 1971. State Library of Queensland. Collection Reference: 7387 Lew Jenkin Collection of Negatives. Handout in your take home pack Slides with step-by -step how to upload instructions Contact Jacinta or Anne with any questions Happy Snapping!
Email us qldmemory@slq. qld. gov. au Follow progress updated in the Queensland Memory e-newsletter Subscribe online Updates & sharing activity RLQ and Queensland Local Studies lists
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