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Digitised dogs
Celebrating this much loved (and digitised) species on International Dog Day.
‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound
Collection, Rare Books & Arts:
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
Top blogs of 2023
News, Our stories, Tips and tricks:
Our incredible Librarians have added more than 50 new posts to the State Library Victoria blog this year. But what posts were most beloved by our audience?
Knitting, coding, and the stars: caring for a time-based media artwork in a library collection – Part 1
Collection Care, Conservation, Exhibitions:
Through a two-part blog, gain a behind-the-scenes insight into ‘Stargazing’, a contemporary multimedia artwork that was the centrepiece of the Library’s Handmade Universe exhibition. Learn about the process of preparing it for display, a preventive conservation treatment undertaken once the artwork was deinstalled, and considerations for its care and future access.
Digitising The Sun
The Sun News-Pictorial captured so many Victorian stories. Its extensive coverage of local events, showing familiar places and faces, resonated with Victorians. After 100 years, it’s time to make these stories accessible to all by digitising the daily paper.
Have your say: a new State Library Victoria podcast
News:
Help us design our next podcast (and win a $100 gift card in the process).
A-Z of Collection Care
Collection, Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation, Preservation, Preventive conservation, Registration and loans, Tips and tricks:
Curious about the effects of light or the stories behind old repairs? Ever wondered why old books yellow over time? Keen for a peek behind the scenes of Library exhibitions? Read on!
Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichova – a pioneer of the wordless form
Collection, New books, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
The Library’s Rare Books Collection holds many wordless graphic novels by masters of the form, including the recent addition of the first wordless graphic novel by a woman.
In conversation: Handmade Universe Curator, Linda Short
We chatted to Linda Short about how Handmade Universe came to be, and the best way to experience the stories it tells.
