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Digitisation & Preservation

The ALIA Digitisation & Preservation group as a community of practice will facilitate networking, support, professional development, and share resources for group members from the GLAM sector.

Featured image: Motorbike in mud, near Dalby, Queensland
Courtesy of QUT Digital Collections

Jack Bain worked around Queensland in various branches of the Bank of Australasia as relief staff. This was his hired motorbike from Ipswich with his belongings bogged near Dalby in September 1930.

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Digital Preservation Policy Toolkit

This Toolkit by the Digital Preservation Coalition brings together many good examples of digital preservation policy, providing information to assist in the construction of a policy. It will help guide you from initial research and preparation phases, to drafting your policy, gathering feedback and, finally, polishing and communicating the finished policy.

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Digitizing History: A Journey through 3D Photogrammetry

In 2021, the State Library of Victoria’s Digital Production team embraced 3D digitization through photogrammetry, led by Dr. Katrina Grant and Professor Mitchell Whitelaw from the Australian National University. The team, including Senior Production Technician Bart Geraedts, successfully navigated the process using Metashape software. They created seven detailed 3D assets from rare items in the Emmerson Collection, employing innovative techniques such as focus stacking, where each camera position captured 14 frames.

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