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VIC Branch Newsletter JANUARY 2018
Introducing your Committee Saribel Minero
Report by VIC Branch Committee 24 JANUARY 2018
NOTICE OF THE NEXT ASA VIC SEMINAR FEBRUARY 2018 ARCHIVING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Date Wednesday 7 February 2018
Time 4:45pm signs and directions in foyer, 5pm drinks and nibbles, 5:30pm seminar start, seminar close 6:45pm
Cost $5 donation to cover food, drinks and venue hire Venue Department of Health and Human Services 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Seminar In response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria (DHHS) has been developing a program of activities aimed at making the Department’s archive collection more accessible, including the digitisation of photographs, magnetic tapes, maps and plans, and artefacts. Part of this initiative is the RISE at DHHS program, which has employed a team of eight individuals on the Autism Spectrum. This program builds a workforce that better reflects the communities the Department serves and where those with Autism Spectrum Disorder are truly valued for their unique skills. We will hear from two members of this team about their experience working within a recordkeeping unit and the contribution they made to the arrangement and description work of the digitisation project.
RSVP https://www.archivists.org.au/events/event/victorian-branch-seminar-archiving-at-the-department-of-health-and-human-services
VIC Branch Meetings/Seminars First Wednesday of every month (except January).
Cropped studio portrait of Saribel Minero, 2016 / Photographer: James Geer / Source: James Geer Photography
Cropped image of Ducky, stuffed toy made by a patient at Grewsell Sanitorium in 1944 / Digitised by DHHS and shared in 2017 on Victorian Collections https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5a17a3c421ea6a11e0db450b
I was in High School in San Salvador in El Salvador when I met Frank Minero in 1986. In 1989 Frank’s family applied for the Refugee Visa program to migrate to Europe or Australia. Frank’s uncle had strong political beliefs, fighting for the Human Rights of Salvadorean workers, so it was not safe for him and his family to stay in El Salvador. In 1990 Frank left with his family to live in Melbourne, Australia. He promised to bring me to Australia within one year. I arrived in Australia on 17 January 1991 and we got married on 23 March the same year. Before I came to Australia I was in my third year of a Chemistry and Pharmacy degree at the University of El Salvador, but unfortunately I didn’t finish my degree. I tried to transfer my qualitifications in Chemistry and Pharmacy here, without success, so I abandoned the possibility of completing my degree. Instead, I attended English as Second Language (ESL) classes at Dandenong TAFE and Holmesglen, Chadstone campus. I remember one day at the Dandenong Library, a Salvadorean lady told me: ‘If you want to learn how to speak English, ask questions. If people say ‘sorry, can you repeat the question?’ or ‘what are you trying to ask or say?’, repeat it as many times as you can until you get it right, and eventually people will understand what you are trying to say. She also said this is the only way that you will understand and speak English, do not give up’. I used to travel by bus or train, overhearing fluent conversations. I said to myself, ‘one day I will speak like that and people will understand me’ - and I did! After I completed ESL in 1994, I enrolled in a Certificate II in Food Technology at Moorabbin TAFE. When my son was one years old, I was thinking about enrolling in a Certificate III, however I became pregnant with my second child, so decided not to enrol. I became a full-time mum, looking after my children until they started primary school. Between 2000 and 2001 I did cleaning jobs in the Melbourne CBD. During that time I met a lady who worked in an architecture firm. She shared her story on how she started working in the firm. She encouraged me to take a computer course to improve my job opportunities. I completed a Certificate II and III in Business Administration at the Victoria University of Technology TAFE. In 2002 I saw a Repository Officer job at the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) advertised in the newspaper. The Victorian Government had created the Community Job Program (CJP) to help people get back into the workforce with on the job training. As part of the program, applicants were offered a Certificate III Business Administration Recordkeeping from Swinburne University in partnership with PROV. From 650 applications, 8 people were interviewed. I worked at PROV in the Repository Officer position from September 2002 to February 2003. I then went on to work at the Department of Education and Learning, then in Records and Administrative Services at the Metropolitant Fire and Emergency Services Board.
Cropped image of Saribel Minero in South Yarra apartment, 1994 / Photographer: Frank Minero / Source: Minero family
Introducing your Committee: Saribel Minero
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During my time at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), I saw the Records and Archives Officer position advertised at Museums Victoria, a maternity leave position for 18 months. I started on 1 June 2004. My job was to collect, process, classify and register records in TRIM. I quality checked metadata; assisted staff in regards to archives and records management policies and procedures; and delivered training.
In 2005 my position at the Museum was made permanent. Since then, I have been happy to be part of this amazing organisaiton. In the same year, I completed a Certificate IV Business Administration Recordkeeping from Swinburne University in partnership with PROV. The case-study project which was delivered and assessed for the Cert IV was the rearrangement of the archives at Scienceworks, which was whole-heartedly supported by my manager Ross Harrison Snow.
Over the years my duties at the Museum have changed as business requirements changed. My role involves records management compliance; oversight of secondary storage; sentencing records; supervising students and volunteers; assisting in the development of policies and procedures; and cataloguing archival records. I enjoy handling archive material, caring for and valuing what we have at the Museum.
I am passionate about my job. I love assisting people, and sharing knowledge developed at the Museum over the past 13 years. I feel proud to be part of the Museum and work with it’s collections.
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Cropped image of Geelong Heritage Centre Reading Room, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, 11 January 2018 / Photographer: Ferne Millen / Source: Geelong Regional Libraries
Report by Mark Beasley, Manager, Geelong Heritage Centre Collection and Services Geelong Heritage Centre celebrates 100,000 visitors The Geelong Heritage Centre recently celebrated the visit of its 100,000th visitor, since opening in its new location at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre two years ago. After relocating, visitation has exceeded even the most hopeful forecasts, with tens of thousands of people visiting the beautifully-appointed reading room and enjoying the combination of skilled staff, the latest digital technology and a wealth of historical records that combine to bring the past alive. The Geelong Heritage Centre archive collection is diverse. It features a significant collection of permanent public records, as well as a large number of community-generated, or private, records. Visitors can access a wealth of resources to assist them with their area of interest or research, including genealogy and local history records, reference works, newspapers, maps, plans, paintings and photographs, much of which has been digitised or microfilmed for convenient access. In late November 2017, students from St Mary’s Primary School Geelong visited the Heritage Centre where they were surprised when staff on duty announced that their visit coincided with the 100,000 visitor milestone. To celebrate the occasion, the Heritage Centre presented the primary school students and teachers with a selection of ten Australian History books suitable for primary school aged readers. Visitation to the Heritage Centre by primary and secondary school students
has increased significantly since the Heritage Centre relocated to its new premises. The architecturally award-winning $45.5M Geelong Library and Heritage Centre building (GL&HC) and new digital facilities at the Heritage Centre have assisted with increasing visitor numbers. Many visitors come to experience the space within the iconic building and find themselves discovering what is on offer within. Visitors are drawn in to the Heritage Centre Reading Room ‘just for a look’, at which point they might experiment on the Cruiser table, take time to admire a display or look at some of the collection catalogues. New digital technology combined with the opportunities for exhibiting treasures from the Centre’s archive collection, has helped to bring the past to life for young people and adults alike. Before its integration in the new GL&HC facility, the Heritage Centre Reading Room attracted an average of 4,000 visitors annually, who were mostly researchers. Now that it is within the GL&HC building, the Heritage Centre frequently attracts visits from national and international tourists, and the building itself has become a landmark tourist destination for visitors to the region. The Heritage Centre now has the facilities to hold dedicated heritage-themed events that introduce the public to historical research and enables them to become aware of the resources available to them, and how they can find out more about the Geelong and surrounding region’s past. Additionally, the entire archive collection is now stored onsite in the purpose-built repository, and so our resources are more readily available than they were previously. The increase in visitation is an exciting opportunity to share our work and assist the community more widely.
Suzy Goss, ASA member and new graduate New grad chat with Suzy on visibility on social media How easy are you to find on your preferred social media platform? If you meet new people at events, if you publish anywhere, or if you’re looking for a job, people will want to connect with you on social media. When you present your work at conferences, your audience will want to share your ideas - giving you due credit - and see what else you’ve said about your topic. If it isn’t clear that your social media profile is really you, people won’t find or follow you. As you emerge from study, it’s a good time to re-assess your presence in the virtual world. If you’re not on social media at all, you could dip into Twitter - it’s a great way of connecting across your sector with people you might not usually meet. It’s fine to follow accounts without ever commenting on or posting anything yourself, but once you have the gist of the platform’s etiquette, have a go at sharing your considered point of view. Many people choose to keep their professional and personal profiles on different platforms, so that their trolling aunt’s awkward comments don’t pop up in professional online conversations. Use your real name and picture on your professional profile, or at least use an image representing your job, such as a pile of floppy discs or books. If you want to start fresh, you might consider either making a profile on a new platform, or developing a new profile on something that’s already familiar to you. Make sure your various professional social media accounts reference one another, and link to your organisation’s social media accounts, if that’s appropriate. Mention your account on your business card and in biographies. If social media seems like it’s not your thing just yet, next month we’ll chat about developing digital literacy.
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Report by PROV Physical and digital records held across Vic Gov - survey results Over the last two years Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) has completed surveys into the physical and digital record holdings of the Victorian Public Sector. The surveys asked Victorian Government agencies for details on the scope and storage of their physical and digital records. These surveys were conducted to assist agencies in their storage, disposal and transfer planning. Results reveal a significant amount of physical and digital records are in need of either disposal or transfer to PROV as state archives in the next five years. The surveys revealed • The Victorian Public Sector is holding approximately 446 kilometres of physical records created up until 1985, of which
an estimated 47 kilometres are of permanent value in need of transfer to PROV. • Many agencies are incurring unnecessary storage costs because they are not destroying temporary value records when
they reach minimum legal retention periods or routinely transferring permanent value records to PROV. • Record transfer and disposal programs are not adequately planned or resourced in many agencies. • Many agencies do not know the contents of the physical and digital records they hold and, particularly for pre-1900
records, are storing them in conditions which place them at risk of loss, damage or theft. • Many agencies do not use standard risk management methods or tools for managing risks to records. • In order to transfer digital records to PROV, records need to be generated in a VEO format. The surveys revealed the
ability to generate VEOs within agencies is low, both due to technical literacy and available resources. For the report please visit https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/about-us/our-blog/physical-and-digital-records-held-across-vic-gov.
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Australian Society of Archivists Victorian Branch 2018 Archives Dedication Service and Workshop for Small and Medium Archives The Dedication Service is a space for us, as archivists in a busy world, to take time out of the start of 2018 to consider our day to day work and to build a space to consider our vocations within our communities.
Following the Dedication Service is the Workshop, designed to provide practical, up-to-date tools and knowledge to help you manage your archival program. We will cover project management and software and tools for small to medium archives including packages built on both proprietary and open-source platforms.
For more information and to book, please visit: https://www.archivists.org.au/events/event/victorian-branch-2018-dedication-service https://www.archivists.org.au/events/event/victoria-branch-workshop-for-small-and-medium-archives
Date Friday 9 February
Venue Australian Catholic University 115 Victoria Parade East Melbourne
Cost Dedication Service free Workshop $60 - $80
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Join us for a night at the museum with special guests Total Giovanni, Sampology (DJ set), Kate Miller and Francis Inferno Orchestra.
More than just a party, Nocturnal is the transformation of the Museum into an adult playground. Enjoy live music, open bars, great food, roving entertainment, discussions with museum experts and learning experiences across the collections, cultures and time.
This is an after-hours event for adults 18 years and over.
For more information and to book please visit: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/nocturnal/
Time 6pm to midnight
Cost $25 - $35
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Date Tuesday 6 February
Time 1pm
Venue Shrine of Remembrance Departs from the Education Centre Birdwood Avenue Melbourne
Cost $5
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Date Saturday 10 February
Time 1pm to 2pm
Venue Australian Centre for Contemporary Art 111 Sturt Street Southbank
Cost Free
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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Warra: Sorry / Full of Grief and Sadness
Ten years have passed since the Federal Government apologised to the Stolen Generation. Start the day at Bunjilaka with a smoking ceremony. Then hear about the significance of this moment in our history.
For details and to book please visit: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/whats-on/warra-sorry-full-of-grief-and-sadness/
Time 11am to 3pm
Cost $0 - $15
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Screening of Melbourne Planetarium’s latest fulldome production, Capturing the Cosmos that highlights the current research being carried out across Australia through new and innovative telescopes and large sky mapping.
Please note this after-hours event is for adults only.
For more details and to book, please visit: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/whats-on/valentines-day-under-the-stars/
Dates Tuesday 13 February
Time 7:30am to 9:30pm
Cost $30 - $35
Scienceworks Valentine’s Day Under the Stars
University of Melbourne and University of Divinity A Baroque Bishop in Colonial Australia: The Cultural Patronage of Bishop James Goold (1812 - 1886)
This international symposium examines the patronage of Melbourne’s first Catholic Bishop, James Goold, and his contribution to the cultural life of colonial Melbourne, especially through his art collection, library and patronage of architecture.
For more details and to book, please visit: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/home/research-and-event-features/a-baroque-bishop-in-colonial-australia-the-cultural-patronage-of-bishop-james-goold-18121886
Dates 15 - 16 February
Venue The Cardinal Knox Centre St Patrics Cathedral & Elizabeth Murdoch Building 134 Theatre A University of Melbourne Parkville
Cost Free
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For agenda, details and to book please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australasia-preserves-tickets-41927577513
Time 10am to 1pm
Venue Arts West North Wing Level 2, Room 253 The University of Melbourne Parkville
Cost Free
Oral History Victoria Ideas and Skills Exchange: OHV Support Group
OHV members meet on Tuesdays (every eight weeks or so) to discuss their oral history project’s challenges and successes with other oral historians. With facilitations by Oral History Australia President, Al Thomson, this is an opportunity for members to come along and share your current or prospective oral history projects and get advice about any challenges you are facing.
For more details please visit: https://oralhistoryvictoria.org.au/event/ideas-skills-exchange-ohv-support-group-4/
Time 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Cost Free
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A symposium, the culmination of the Doing Feminism / Sharing the World three- month program of artist residencies.
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*trans and non-binary inclusive
Cost $50 - $200
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Immigration Museum Year of the Dog
Kickstart a prosperous Lunar New Year with a one-day fest to celebrate the Year of the Dog.
The courtyard will be open to include beloved pet dogs and best friends for a day of auspicious traditions, fortune telling, pooch parades, food and drinks for all on two or four legs.
For more details please visit: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whats-on/year-of-the-dog/
Date Sunday 25 February
Time 11am to 4pm
Cost Free
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This two-day workshop gives attendees the opportunity to participate in training focused on digitisation and the provision of digital access of collections, Q&A’s with leading technology providers and the chance to network with other GLAM organisations.
For more details and to book, please visit: http://www.digitalcollections.org.au/geelong
Venue Geelong Library & Heritage Centre 51 Little Malop Street Geelong
Cost Free
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State Library Victoria We Are Here: Contemporary Artists Explore their Queer Cultural Heritage
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For more details please visit: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/we-are-here-contemporary-artists-explore-their-queer-cultural-heritage
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Cost Free
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Venue NGV International All levels 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne
Cost Free
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For more information and to register your interest, please visit: http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/events/heritage-under-fire
Time 9am to 5pm
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Introducing your Committee Saribel Minero