Jan 1, 2018 | Digitise, Resources
Your collection becomes richer and more discoverable when information is pulled from your image files. Text can be produced from content in the images, by ascribing descriptive metadata or by linking images with your analogue or digital finding aids or other databased...
Oct 19, 2017 | Digitise, Recollect, Resources
You want your historical or cultural heritage collection to become accessible, discoverable and engaging… have you thought of an online community engagement platform? Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) delivers numerous avenues for participation in...
Apr 15, 2016 | Microfilm, Resources
Preservation Microfilming Techniques associated with the production, handling and use of microforms Creating Microfilm to current ISO Standards that ensures LE ( Life Expectancy) of 500 years Microform Types Roll film/reel (16/35mm) Microfiche (105mm) Aperture...
Feb 1, 2016 | Community Engagement, News, Recollect, Resources
We believe in lasting online engagement within a community, and recognise the principles that need to be considered for capturing past and present information with a view to building identity as well as informing and perhaps setting future direction. When deciding to...
Nov 10, 2015 | Andy Fenton, Microfilm, Resources
A Collection Management Approach to Preserving the National Newspaper Collection by Andy Fenton Ask a customer-facing librarian working in a public library around the country about one of their most accessed local history resources and they will tell you...
Oct 6, 2015 | Digitise, Resources, Webinar
NZMS were given a wonderful opportunity to host a Webinar for the LIANZA lunchtime 2015 series. The topic requested was close to our heart, “Digitisation 101” things to think about when digitising your heritage collections. We wanted to share our enthusiasm here at...
