VALA2016 Session 5 Ruge

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Courtney Ruge
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Digital image collections and social media sharing: goals, strategies, and challenges for Australian cultural institutions

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 5: Warding the Past
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 14:45 – 15:15
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Courtney Ruge and Tom Denison

Monash University, Vic

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Abstract

This paper reports on the use of social media in conjunction with digital image collections by Australian cultural institutions. The research draws upon an adaptation of the theory of affordances in examining the goals, implementation, and outcomes of a sample of cultural institutions in using digital image collections in various combinations with social media platforms. The implications and challenges associated with establishing and maintaining a strong presence within the spaces of image-sharing and information-sharing via social media and digital image collections are explored, including examples from the current practices of Australian cultural institutions obtained through a website survey and interviews with industry professionals.

 

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VALA2014 Session 6 Rolan

Rolling out Digital Hubs in public libraries: the Mill Park story

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 6: Near Futures
Tuesday 4 February 2014, 15:15 – 15:45
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Greg Rolan and Tom Denison

Monash University

Christine Mackenzie

Yarra Plenty Regional Library

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Yarra Plenty Regional Library (YPRL), with its partner organisations the City of Whittlesea and Whittlesea University of the Third Age (U3A), has been funded to establish a Digital Hub at the Mill Park Branch Library in South Morang, to provide residents with training in the digital literacy skills necessary for participation in the National Broadband Network (NBN)-enabled digital economy. This paper presents results from a research project designed to explore the impact of the Mill Park Digital Hub in its first year of operation, focusing on the role of public libraries in both engaging and educating local communities.

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VALA2004 Session 10 Denison

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Breaking ground: library systems implementation in Vietnam

VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 10: Extending the ILMS
Thursday 5 February 2004, 11:55 – 12:30

Tom Denison

White Room Electronic Publishing Pty. Ltd.

Michael Robinson

Director, Library & Learning Resource Centre Projects, RMIT Vietnam
http://www.rmit.edu.vn

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Abstract

With few exceptions most Vietnamese libraries are underdeveloped and struggling to provide adequate resources, although there are some notable exceptions such as the National Library of Vietnam, NACESTID (National Centre for Science and Technology Information and Documentation) and some academic libraries. In this environment, RMIT International University Vietnam’s work in developing a number of Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) on behalf of local universities is making a major contribution to the educational infrastructure of the country. The purpose of this paper is to look at the current state of automation in Vietnam and, largely drawing on the experience of these projects, to highlight a number of issues that have arisen. In particular, it will consider the issue of sustainability and some of the factors that contribute to it. To do this, it will first provide some background to the projects being undertaken, followed by an overview of the market for integrated library management systems.