Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract: The National Library of Australia’s recent Centenary Exhibition included a framed silk lithograph from a private lender. On arrival at the National Library concerns were raised and the frame was opened for examination. What was discovered was a silk in need of urgent treatment. […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract This paper presents the preliminary phase of an in-depth research and conservation treatment project by the Garling Conservator of the Derby Collection which was acquired by the State Library of New South Wales in 2011 with the support of TAL and Dai-ichi Life and […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract The State Library of South Australia holds one or more versions of 17 photographic portrait mosaics created between 1872 and 1908. They depict close to 1,800 men and women who settled in the South Australian colony between its founding in 1836 and 1876. Known […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract In the National Archives of Australia we are flooded with information in databases, spread sheets and images. We use this data to identify, understand and retrieve collection items. Analysis of collections through physical surveys and database interrogations is used to establish conservation priorities and […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract The Australian Museum has been using a 3-D laser scanner for several years as a means of recording objects and reproducing digital or physical copies. The digital data can be manipulated, studied and overlain on older scans to measure condition change. The paper outlines […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Melanie Swalwell’s paper is currently being published in the DiGRA Digital Library and is available at the following link: Swalwell, Melanie (2013) “Moving on from the Original Experience: Games history, preservation, and presentation”, Proceedings of Art History of Games/DiGRA 2013: DeFragging Game Studies, 26-29 August […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract The presentation focuses on the collaboration between conservation staff and artists also including a case studies showing conservation treatments applied to a few glass plate negatives from the early twentieth century. Amalia Alpareanu, Conservation Officer from the State Library of South Australia, has developed […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract The South East Asia Pacific Audio Video Archives Association (SEAPAVAA) aims to provide a regional voice for audiovisual collections and enable a forum to address some common issues and concerns related to the collection, preservation and access to the audiovisual materials for South East […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract Relaxed environmental parameters for museums have been on the table for consideration by the conservation community for at least the last five years, promoted by building managers and directors alike. Two years ago it looked as though international agreement on relaxation of environmental conditions […]
Contributions to the AICCM National Conference 2013, Adelaide 23-25 October Abstract From October 2012 to the end of January 2013, the National Museum of Australia’s conservation section was on display in the Museum Workshop Exhibition. This exhibition and the period of its development, presented the Conservation section and the Museum as a whole with a […]