Nov 12, 2018 | Alison Barnett, Audio, Case Studies, Digitise
Our War. The Grim Digs. New Zealand Soldiers in North Africa, 1940-1943”, published by Penguin in 2005. The interview process took place between 2001 and 2003 and Martyn had the recordings transcribed. This was a painstaking job that was important for maintaining a...
Nov 5, 2018 | Alison Barnett, Events, News, NZCCM
This year’s NZCCM (New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Material) Conference was held at the Auckland Art Gallery on 24 – 26 October and took the theme ‘Living Heritage: Materials, Methods and Context’. At NZMS we often work with conservators and have first-hand...
Oct 19, 2018 | Andy Fenton, Events, Gavin Mitchell, Leigh Rout, Libraries, News
This building is FANTASTIC – inside, outside and throughout! What an honour and a privilege for Leigh, Gavin and I to attend the opening of this prestigious library on Friday 12 October. It was a terrific day for the library sector in New Zealand, and a significant...
Oct 10, 2018 | Archives, Case Studies, Digitise, Nigel Roper, Print, Replica
Significant historical documents are at the mercy of time. Often fragile and holding important and irreplaceable information, it is crucial that these documents be both preserved and accessible. Handling, exposure to light, and fluctuating environmental...
Sep 12, 2018 | Events, Leigh Rout, Lianza, Libraries, News
The LIANZA Otago/ Southland “Not a Weekend Weekend School” was held in Gore, on the 6th and 7th of September. The event theme “Resourcing Our Changing Communities” allowed speakers from different organisations to share how they support their communities, driven by...
