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Sir Paul McCartney is partnering Dr Bostjan Zeks introduces Peter Batchelor to the library’s latest donation
with Hewlett Packard to digitise his
collection of music, videos and Slovenian minister’s gift to Victoria Government
photographs, which will then be
stored on a web-based cloud. On Monday evening, at a special reception at the State Library of Victoria,
Dr Bostjan Zeks, Minister for Slovenes Abroad, presented Victorian Arts
Minister Peter Batchelor with the Iconotheca Valvasoriana, a 17-volume
‘Blind black Beethoven’
facsimile edition of a 17th century collection that is now part of the Croatian
The Ray Charles Memorial Library
State Archives. The original was the work of Janes Vajkard Valvasor, a
has opened in Los Angeles in the
Slovenian nobleman who bankrupted himself collecting works by the likes
same building as his former offices
of Rembrandt and Durer, as well as commissioning his own illustrations of
and recording studio. It is hoped the
the flora and fauna of the times.
library, containing mainly video
Only 100 copies of the facsimile edition exist. They are being given to
and sound recordings, will ‘inform
major libraries around the world to draw attention to Slovenian culture and
and inspire’ young people.
history. The State Library of Victoria was chosen to receive the Australian
copy in recognition of the strength of the Slovenian community in the state.
Half a million to find
An anonymous donor has given
$500,000 to Seattle Public Library
Aesop’s Fables go online at the British Library
Foundation on the condition that it The British Library has digitised more than 250 manuscripts handwritten in
raise the same amount from other ancient Greek, including a collection of Aesopic fables discovered on Mount
funding sources. Athos in 1844. A further 250 documents are to follow in 2012. The initiative
has been sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
National Book Festival
An estimated 150,000 people took ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ say library supporters
part in the 2010 National Book
Festival last week, run by the Library Systems & Services, a private American company, has won
Library of Congress. contracts to run ailing public libraries in four states—Tennessee, Texas,
The US President and First Oregon and California—and is now the country’s fifth largest library
Lady were honorary chairs of the operator. However, its latest deal, to take over a successful Los Angeles
event in Washington DC. library service, has caused concern among staff and library users.
The Governor
State Library of NSW
Until 10 October 2010
September 27-1 SLAQ/IASL 2010 The School Library Association of Brisbane Convention and www.slaq.org.au
Conference Queensland biennial conference Exhibition Centre,
and the 39th International Queensland
Association of School
Librarianship annual conference
September 29-1 ALLA and NZLLA Emerging technologies; trends in Melbourne, VIC http://alla.asn.au/index.php/
Cross Currents 2010 the profession; developments in conferences/alla-2010
conference law publishing and knowledge
management
October 6-10 Frankfurt Book Fair Annual international gathering for Frankfurt, Germany www.book-fair.com/en/fbf
the book trade
October 12-17 Australian Society of Future proof—resilient archives Rydges Hotel, Melbourne, steve.stefanopoulos@loretoto
Archivists National 2020 and beyond VIC orak.vic.edu.au
Conference
October 18-19 National Digital Forum Linking data, linking people Museum of New Zealand Te http://ndf.natlib.govt.nz/
Papa Tongarewa about/2010-conference.htm
Wellington
October 21 Australian Committee Describing resources in a web National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/
on Cataloguing services world Canberra, ACT grps/acoc/documents/
Seminar acoc2010_registration.pdf
October 22 7th Health Libraries Inc Exploring emerging technologies RACV City Club, diannej2@optusnet.com.au
Conference and future trends Melbourne, VIC
November 9-10 Digital Information Keynote speakers Senator Kate Dockside Convention www.halledit.com.au/
Management Summit Lundy and Gwen Thomas, Centre, Sydney, NSW DIMS2010
president Data Governance
Institute (USA)
November 10-12 National and State Quarterly meeting National Library of Australia, www.nsla.org.au
Libraries Australasia Canberra, ACT
November 15-19 Broadband for Society Speakers will include Sue Hutley, Hobart, Tasmania www.csirobroadband.com
Summit executive director of ALIA