finding information just got easier for historians. lachlan macquarie:200 years
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Presentation by Rose Holley to historians using Lachlan Macquarie as an example search in Trove. For the Royal Australian Historical Society Conference in October 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Rose Holley: Trove Manager
National Library of Australia
Royal Australian Historical Society Conference, Richmond, NSW
23-24 October 2010
Finding information justgot easier for historians.
Macquarie: 200 yearsPhoto contributed by Desmond Onghttp://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11103611
The researchers desktop 2009
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Trove – single search/browse
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Collections
Websites Databases
E-Journals
Archives Library
Catalogues
GoogleBooksWikipediaFlickr YouTube
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NLA Strategic Directions 2009-2011
“We will explore new models for creating and sharing information and for collecting materials, including supporting the creation of knowledge by our users. “
(not just NLA resources… all Australian content)“The changing expectations of users that they
will not be passive receivers of information, but rather contributors and participants in information services.”
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Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824)
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Is it in copyright?
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Archived 2008
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User generated content via Flickr
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11103611
Desmond Ong, Sydney
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User generated content
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37255844 By Nomad Tales
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Total of 20 million lines corrected Sept 2010
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