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Queensland Local Studies Group Meeting, 12 September 2013
Venue: Cleveland Library, Cnr Middle and Bloomfield Streets, Cleveland
Attendees:
Julanne Neal
Sunshine Coast Libraries
Stephanie Ryan State Library of Queensland
Eileen Dwane
State Library of Queensland
Kate Harbison
Brisbane City Council
Mary Kajewski State Library of Queensland
Ruth Gardiner
State Library of Queensland
Jayne Fitzpatrick Toowoomba Libraries
Jane Wassell
Queensland State Archives
Kelly Ashford
Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
Leonie Taylor
Redland Libraries
Kyla Stephan
Gold Coast Libraries
Lara Clarke
Mackay Libraries
Trish Roderick Mackay Libraries
Raylene Jensen Scenic Rim Library Services
Jo Spicer
Ipswich City Libraries
Erin Davey
Ipswich City Libraries
Apologies:
Pat Gee
Karla Chisholm
Cathie McNamara
Jane Harding
Carol Hawley
Di Brown
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Fraser Coast
Fraser Coast
Sunshine Coast Libraries
Sunshine Coast Libraries
Sunshine Coast Libraries
Welcome and introduction by Kim English, Team Leader Cleveland Library.
Kerry Raymond (Wikimedia Australia Inc.) - What is Wikipedia?
Kerry’s presentation included popular terminology, history, statistics, what is a wiki, editing,
copyright, Wikipedia projects and Wikipedia for local history.
Martin Hunt (Redland City Council) - Heritage Register
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There is no demolition control on locally listed properties
Redland Shire uses the same criteria as the State Heritage Register, but applied at a
local rather than state level (i.e. the significance is local rather than state-wide)
Heritage registers are not yet comprehensive and items and places of significance
are vulnerable to a high rate of development
There are 64 properties are on the current heritage register
New sites are added as they are identified
Round table session
Kyla Stephan - Gold Coast Libraries
 Special planning development projects including Parklands Memory Project
 Wikipedia training and follow up wiki works session
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Historypin sessions
Using Twitter planning upcoming calendar of events - promoting on Face Book etc
Planning sporting events to coincide with Commonwealth Games - cup of tea with
local sports person
Over 6s activity vintage craft - xmas decorations etc
South Coast Bulletin - to Trove
Kyla asked about digitisation rights if photographer still has copyright
Ruth Gardiner - State Library of Queensland
 Wikipedia training delivered at Gold Coast
 Night in the JOL - South Sea Islanders
 Delivery of Social Media Training as part of the Digital Library Project
Kate Harbison - Brisbane City Council
 Delivering presentations to schools
 Expo and river presentations
 Wikipedia for researchers training at QUT
 Annabel Llyod sends her apologies - she has been digitising building registers
Julanne Neal - Sunshine Coast Libraries
 Have exhibited a canoe as part of a new exhibition
 Qld Wartime Romance Exhibition – from SLQ exhibition kit loans
Leonie Taylor - Redland Libraries
 Has been working on rearranging the Local Studies library
 Recently approached by teachers to present to children on indigenous people
 Will be advertising for a part-time permanent assistant
Raylene Jensen – Scenic Rim Library Services
 Volunteers have been working on digitisation of newspapers
 Gavin Bannerman (SLQ) delivered a digital storytelling presentation at Beaudesert
Lara Clarke and Trish Roderick – Mackay Libraries
 2013 is the year of the collection - reshelving
 In conjunction with South Sea Islander events cross referencing database - 12,000
entries
Jo Spicer and Erin Davey - Ipswich Libraries
 Qld Times on Trove
 ASSI display in library
 Delivered 5 sessions of Family History hands on in library
 Meet the ancestors session was delivered by Niles Elvery of Queensland State
Archives, 90 participants, highlight local identities
 Discover Leichardt - QR code trail available Oct & Nov 2013
Jane Wassell - Queensland State Archives
 WW1 records - looking for local stories of significance
 Digitising images and adding to Picture Queensland
 Patriotic societies
Stephanie Ryan and Eileen Dwane - State Library of Queensland
 Qld Times on Trove
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WW1 - Qlder on the belt index - can now be found again, WW1 pictures in the Qlder
being indexed. Linking to things as much as possible especially things that are free.
Two free webcasts delivered recently
o Ryson Index
o Births, deaths and marriages
Family History month - visited Caloundra and the Genealogical Society of
Queensland for a talk
Working on 2 reels of Deaths at sea - records of deaths recorded on ships that
reached Australia 1847 - 1860s.
Next meeting: Friday 6 December 2013 - Mackay
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