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Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists

3 weeks ago

“The National Archives is racing to digitise more than 11 million photographic items and 400,000 audio-visual items on magnetic tape and film that could be lost in the next five to 10 years due to deterioration or aging playback equipment.While the National Archives has long warned that its collection was at risk, it's the first time it has detailed specific items that could disappear, including recordings from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, ASIO surveillance footage and original films of early Australian Antarctic research expeditions.”www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-26/national-archives-warns-history-will-be-lost-without-funding/10009...
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'We're in a race against time': National Archives warns Australian history will be lost without more funding

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Service records of World War II soldiers and recordings of John Curtin's war-time speeches are among thousands of unique pieces of Australian history the National Archives says could be lost if it doe...

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Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists

4 weeks ago

Registration for the 2021 Art Libraries Society of North America virtual conference is now open. All are welcome, with free registration for new voices in the profession:
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Home Page - Art Libraries Society of North America

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Art Libraries Society of North America

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Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists

4 weeks ago

“The University of Cape Town campus was one of the first sites to be hit on Sunday and appears to have suffered the most damage. Numerous buildings at the university burned, including part of a near 100-year-old library containing rare books and manuscripts on African studies. The university said some of those "priceless" works had been lost, but it was unclear yet how much.”
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Wildfire tears down South Africa's iconic Table Mountain, guts historic University of Cape Town library

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Firefighters were battling "extreme circumstances" for a 3rd day to put out the blaze on the slopes of the iconic South African mountain.

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