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Digital Forums Audio
MySpace for Kids?
Engaging with Social Media
Chat with a Victorian Librarian
Reconstructed Archaeology
Major Trends in Libraries in the UK
Meeting the Expectations of 21st-Century Library Users
Victoria's Cultural Network
An Online Learning Space
Virtual Specimens
Print-on-demand in Perspective
Making Information Mobile
Education for the Library Profession
 
 

Digital Forums Audio

Listen to what our expert speakers have to say about information in the rapidly changing digital age.

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Listen to Reconstructed Archaeology mp3  17.9MB 44:34

In this 4 September 2007 forum, Tom Chandler and Andrea di Castro of Monash University discuss the educational potential of interactive virtual spaces, using as a case study 3D graphic and animation materials produced for the study of archaeology at Monash.

Listen to Chat with a Victorian Librarian mp3  10.5MB 26:09

In this 2 October 2007 presentation, project manager Chris Wade introduces the features and aims of the State Library of Victoria's new online chat information service.

Listen to MySpace for Kids? mp3  19.2MB 47:52

In this presentation on 1 April 2008, Martyn Wild explains SuperClubsPLUS, a new Australian social network for kids, with an emphasis on cybersafety.

Listen to Education for the Library Profession mp3  5MB 17:08

In this address on 6 February, Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, President of the Australian Library and Information Association, reflects on how we should be educating the librarians of the future, at the tertiary level.

Listen to Engaging with Social Media mp3  15.5MB 53:00

In this 5 February 2008 presentation, Dr Angelina Russo explains the Engaging with Social Media in Museums research project.

Listen to Major Trends in Libraries in the UK mp3  25.6MB 63:42

In this forum held on 29 August 2007, Chris Batt, Chief Executive of the UK's Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, discusses major trends in libraries in the UK.

Listen to Meeting the Expectations of 21st-Century Library Users mp3  14.6MB 36:13

In this presentation, held on 7 August 2007, Ian Patterson discusses the State Library of Victoria's current and future directions to meet the expectations of 21st-century library users.

Listen to Victoria's Cultural Network mp3  16.9MB 42:35

Eleanor Whitworth discusses Victoria's Cultural Network, a collaborative broadband project making cultural content available to Victorians, in this forum, held on 3 July 2007.

Listen to An Online Learning Space mp3  12.5MB 31:13

To help young people engage with the Library's rich collection and expand their information literacy skills, the Library is creating an 'online learning space' (to be launched in late 2007). Project Manager Jo Wellington and her team discuss this innovative project.

Listen to Virtual Specimens mp3  15.5MB 38:40

In this 1 May 2007 forum, Dr Ken Walker explains how Museum Victoria is providing remote access to its collection through web-based image libraries for targeted audiences.

Listen to Print-on-demand in Perspective mp3  17MB 42:17

Dean Mason, Principal of Enakt, discusses what print-on-demand means today and how it might help writers, researchers, publishers and readers get to tomorrow in this forum, held on 3 April 2007.

Listen to Making Information Mobile mp3  6.9MB 29:53

In this presentation, held on 6 March, Keren Flavell, Director of OMGtv, discusses current trends in mobile content and portable computing.

 
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