Spring is sprung
Dance, Music, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:
Spring is most definitely in the air, not to mention the eyes, the nose, the throat, etc., and it’s a season that has been celebrated by many artists over the years; maybe… Read More ›
Archive for November, 2011
Some startlingly visual art
Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte : selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection : a catalogue raisonné edited by Elisabeth Schmuttermeier and Christian Witt-Dörring If you’re still recovering from… Read More ›
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: opera screening.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 9 November in… Read More ›
New books in the Genealogy Centre
Family matters, New to the collection:
Genealogy staff member Charles Bartlett reviews this week’s selection of new books. Family history research in South Australia by Graham Jaunay (2011) This is a comprehensive guide to identifying and… Read More ›
Telling tales behind the camera, and something blue
Now here’s a coincidence! Having just recently watched (for the umpteenth time) the miraculous Some Like It Hot, what should appear on the new books shelf? The making of Some Like… Read More ›
The importance of orthography in genealogy; or, spelling your way to success
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
An incident in the Genealogy Centre caused me to reflect on the importance of spelling in searching genealogical records. A patron was researching his family in the Centre, but having… Read More ›
Student applications invited for AGL Shaw Summer Research Fellowships
Announcements, Education, Grants, News:
The State Library of Victoria invites honours year and postgraduate students to apply for the 2012 AGL Shaw Summer Research Fellowships.
