What’s Happening
in October 2009
What’s Happening is a regular e-alert to keep you up to date with information about our activities throughout New Zealand, and is supplementary to our quarterly e-newsletter.
Don’t know where to start with digitisation?
DigitalNZ recently released the Make it Digital Scorecard for organisations thinking about digitisation. The Scorecard is a decision-making tool to help with the selection and prioritisation of content for digitising to improve access.
Great offer! Receive free training and advice in the use of the Scorecard, and writing of a selection policy in return for DigitalNZ being able to produce a case study of your experience for use on the Make it Digital website.
Download the Scorecard
Advice and answers to questions about digitisation and other digital content issues are also available from the Make it Digital site.
Visit Make it Digital
Did you get your wall planner?
We have sent out the 2009/2010 wall planners. If you haven’t received one in the mail, chances are that we haven’t got your correct postal details. Please contact us with your details and we will post you one.
John Holden (UK) speaking at NZCCM Conference
Wednesday 21 October, 6.30pm, Auckland University of TechnologyWe are proud to be sponsoring the keynote speaker for this year’s New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials Annual Conference. Established author John Holden is presenting a public lecture (via video link) on the public face of conservation, and how the profession can remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Visit the NZCCM website for more information
New museum profiles on NZMuseums
Classic Flyers
Duart House
Steam Incorporated
St Paul Street Gallery
Workshops
Building support in your community: South Otago Monday 5 October
How to promote your museum using online tools: West Coast Friday 30 October
Interested in other workshops?
Check out the website calendar.
New website helps museum sector www.museumworkshop.co.nz is a new website which helps museums find suitable contractors and companies for projects they are undertaking.
Museum practitioners post their profile on the website. Museums can find them by searching under the various categories, including collection care, conservation, exhibition research, curatorship and installation.
The whereabouts of the Development Officers in August 2009
Gavin Reedy, Iwi Development Officer will be in Otaki and Northland.
Julia Gresson, Museum Development Officer will be in South Auckland and Northland.
Judith Taylor, Museum Development Officer will be in Canterbury and Otago.
Want to find out more?
Website www.nationalservices.tepapa.govt.nz
Email natserv@tepapa.govt.nz
Freephone 0508 678 743
Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz
