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State Librarian Margaret Allen.

From the CEONEWS From the CEO

Australia's national, state andterritory libraries are the custodiansof immense amounts of Australia's

social and documentary heritage. Thesecollections are preserved, stored andmanaged on behalf of future generationsand together tell the story of Australia'srich and incredible history. The collectionsof the State Library of Western Australiarepresent and highlight the contribution ofWestern Australia to this national story.

In a unique collaboration, the national,state and territory libraries havedeveloped the National Treasures fromAustralia's Great Libraries exhibition.For the first and perhaps only time, manyoriginal iconic treasures of Australianhistory have been brought together in afascinating exhibition which will tourevery capital city in Australia over thenext two years.

In this issue of Knowit we highlight thiswonderful exhibition which will open inPerth on 30 June 2007.

From the old to the new, in ourincreasingly digital world the Librarycontinues to be proactive in providing arange of information services via theinternet. Our ASK NOW! Service

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(another collaborative venture with ourstate and national library colleagues)recently celebrated it 100,000th enquiry. I hope you enjoy this issue of Knowit.

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The exhibition, four years in development, will tour 175iconic objects drawn from the magnificent collectionsof Australia’s national, state and territory libraries to

every capital city over the next two years.

Director-General Jan Fullerton said this is the mostambitious exhibition ever undertaken by an Australianlibrary. �National Treasures is unparalleled for its scale,significance of content and for the scope of its touringschedule. After the huge success of Treasures from theWorld's Great Libraries, the Council of Australian StateLibraries (CASL) wanted to show the superb collectionsheld in the nation’s major public research libraries whichreflect our past as well as contemporary Australia. It is ajoint venture between the National Library as manager andthe state and territory libraries in lending their treasureditems and providing curatorial and conservation assistance.We are also most grateful for the unprecedented support ofour corporate sponsors and the Australian Government.�

NEWS National Treasures Story National Library of Australia

National Treasures from Australia'sGreat Libraries, an exhibition which

tells the great Australian story, openedat the National Library of Australia on

3 December 2005.

NationalTTrreeaassuurreessBackground: Jorn Utzon (b.1918), Side elevation

showing glazing highlighted in yellow c.1960.pencil and crayon on paper; Mitchell Library,State Library of New South Wales, Presented byBill Wheatland, for Jorn Utzon, 1972.Opposite: Don Bradman - How I Play Cricket 1932,colour screenprint poster; Bradman Collection,State Library of South Australia.Below: Helmet worn by Ned Kelly at the siege ofGlenrowan on 28 June 1880, steel with iron bolts;Pictures Collection, H20171, State Library of Victoria.

The exhibition includes manuscripts, maps, books,paintings and objects which have been brought together forthe first time. Each item has been carefully chosen for itsnarrative power and how it relates to the people, places andevents that have made the nation what it is today.

Divided into eight themes, National Treasures spans theearliest European depiction of the Southern Cross drawn inthe 16th century, through our convict and colonial era, twoworld wars, recent innovations, our cultural life and ourobsessions with sport, food and wine.

Exhibition curator Margaret Dent said the exhibition'sstrength is about seeing the real thing. ‘Original material isenormously powerful because it links you to the actualevent. National Treasures presents personal accounts ofperseverance, good and bad luck, and success and failure,which are at times awe-inspiring, at other times saddening,but always illuminating. Some stories we know well butknowledge of others has diminished over time. ThroughNational Treasures, Australians will see their history withnew eyes.’

Every object describes a moment of significance in ourchanging society.

• Captain Cook's handwritten Endeavour Journal (1768-1771) records the voyage of the Endeavour to the SouthSeas to observe the transit of Venus and to search for asouthern continent. Also on board was the botanistJoseph Banks. Cook and Banks each kept a personaljournal. This exhibition brings them together for the firsttime since that voyage ended. Cook's EndeavourJournal was added to the UNESCO Memory of theWorld International Register in 2001 together with EddieMabo's papers, also in the exhibition.

• Donald Bradman's favourite bat which he used to makethe world record test cricket score of 334 againstEngland at Leeds in July 1930.

• The helmet worn by Ned Kelly at the siege ofGlenrowan on 28 June 1880. The siege was the KellyGang's last stand.

• Azaria Chamberlain's hospital identification braceletand birth details record, as well as Lindy Chamberlain'sstrike statement written while in gaol in Darwin.

• P.L. Travers, the Australian creator of the well-knownnanny Mary Poppins, documents her strong dislike ofthe proposed Walt Disney version of the character andher story.

• A game, ‘Dugouts and Trenches’, celebratingAustralia's role fighting in World War I sits alongside atally book from Gallipoli showing the horrendouscasualties.

• Olympic swimmer, Shane Gould's travel diary keptduring the 1972 Munich Olympics which would bemarred by a terrorist attack. Gould describes her firstgold medal and the aftermath of the attack.



• Henry Lawson, one of Australia 'smost-loved but tragic literaryfigures, is reconstructed throughitems from several librariesincluding his pen (1916-1917), his

shirt and collar, acast of his hand anddeath mask, and anilluminated versionof The Lights of

Cobb and Co.

• Other items featured relate toBurke and Wills, the first Hills Hoist,The Magic Pudding, aviatorsKingsford Smith and Ulm, ‘WaltzingMatilda’, Harold Lasseter and serialkiller Frederick Deeming.

The State Library of Western Australiahas 8 items on loan in the exhibition.

National Treasures from Australia'sGreat Libraries will be seen in Perthfrom 30 June - 30 August 2007.

The exhibition is complemented by anextensive catalogue for sale in theState Library Bookshop and priced atonly $34.95. Online exhibition and aneducation kit is available atnationaltreasures.nla.gov.au. NationalTreasures from Australia's GreatLibraries is travelling to every capitalcity until late 2007. See the websiteabove for full tour details.

The exhibition was made possible byArt Indemnity Australia, an AustralianGovernment program through whichthe Commonwealth acts as insurer incase of any loss or damage to anindemnified exhibition. Without ArtIndemnity Australia, the high cost ofinsuring significant cultural itemswould prohibit the touring of this majorexhibition. On this occasion the

Above: Colt’s Patent Fire Arms ManufacturingCompany, Colt revolver owned by William JohnWills 1850s, metal with wooden handle; PicturesCollection, H15352 State Library of Victoria.Bottom: Dug Outs and Trenches, Ballarat:National Games, c.1915. coloured board gameprinted on card; Children’s Literature ResearchCollection, State Library of South Australia.Opposite Bottom: Wyatt Morro (b.1922) OrlandoBarossa Pearl, pp. 112-113, colour print on paper,South Australiana Collections, State Library ofSouth Australia.

managing organisation for indemnity isthe National Gallery of Australia.

The exhibition is supported by Visionsof Australia, an Australian GovernmentProgram supporting touring exhibitionsby providing funding assistance for thedevelopment and touring of culturalmaterial across Australia.

The Principal Sponsor of the exhibitionis AAMI with Major Sponsors Qantas,The Australian, Hoyts Cinemas, AnimalLogic, Sofitel, SBS and ABC Radio.


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Centre: Raymond Stanley Stewart (1914-2001),Diary 1942, pencil on toilet paper on original cardroll; in Papers of Raymond Stanley Stewart (1939-1998) J S Battye Library of West AustralianHistory, State Library of Western Australia.TopRight: John Septimus Roe (1797-1878),Logbook VI 1817, bound manuscript withwatercolour illustrations; J S Battye Library ofWest Australian History, State Library of WesternAustralia.Far Right: Francisco Pelsaert (c.1591-1630),Ongeluckige Voyagie, van’t schip Batavia, nae deOost-Indien (The unlucky voyage of the Batavia),Tot Amsterdam: Voor Jan Jansz, 1647, illustratedbook, J S Battye Library of West Australian History,State Library of Western Australia.


NEWS Illustrations Ltd Story Glenda Oakley

The photography studio Illustrations Ltd was opened in 1920 at 14 LombardChambers, St George's Terrace, Perth by Arthur Nash Viveash.

After several moves around thecity they settled in 870A HayStreet in 1928 where they stayed

until the 1960s, moving to 664 MurrayStreet in 1964 and finally to their currentaddress in Wellington Street in 1972.Arthur Viveash died in October 1956. In1959 Noel Holly joined the company,purchasing the company six years later.The company embraced digitalphotography in 1996 and had closed allits darkrooms by 2000.

The Illustrations Ltd collection ofphotographs held by the BattyeLibrary is notable for its consistenthigh quality and the wide range ofsubjects covered over a long period(1902-1958). The collection consistsof more than 4500 prints and almost8200 negatives. More than 2000 ofthese images are already available forviewing in the State Library of WesternAustralia catalogue with others beingadded daily as work on saving thiscollection progresses.

The Illustrations Ltd studio specialisesin commercial photography andcatalogue work for local businessesand has worked in portraiture andindustrial photography. Accordingly,the subjects of the images in thecollection range from shop displaywindows and products, to businesspremises and factories as well asevents, private dwellings and people.

Some businesses were regularcustomers of Illustrations Ltd. One of

these was Boans and the collectiontraces changes over time of Boans’ showwindows, fashion parades and storedisplays. In 1951-1952 Illustrations Ltdtook a series of Shell service stations,including the garage interiors, whichprovides a nostalgic glimpse of a familiarlandmark and makes an interestingaddition to the business and industrialphotographs held in the Battye Library.

The Illustrations Ltd collection is notablefor its images showing the full processesof everyday work in different companiessuch as a series showing the work of theMichelides Cigarette Factory and thework of the Producers’ MarketsCooperative Limited at the MetropolitanMarkets. There is also a series on theconstruction of the CSR Sugar Refineryin Mosman Park in 1929 and the EastPerth Gasworks in the same year.

The collection includes workundertaken for private individuals onsubjects such as funerals, including aseries showing the inside of the chapelof the funeral directors Bowra &O’Dea, a few weddings and domesticarchitecture. An outstanding exampleof a private house is the series ofinterior and exterior shots of the nowheritage listed art deco house at 43Jutland Parade, Dalkeith. No lessinteresting is the much humbler 20Walker Avenue, West Perth in 1934.

Events regularly photographed byIllustrations Ltd include the Perth RoyalShow, and Silver Chain Flower Day.

They documented the naming of PerthZoo lion cubs June and Herman in 1950,soprano Marjorie Lawrence signingcopies of her autobiography in theBoans’ Library, and a group playing the’new and exciting South American cardgame’ Canasta also in 1950. Someother notable events include the first 50tractors being exported from W.A. andWinifred Wells who motorcycled acrossAustralia to Sydney and back in 1950-1951. Before Miss Wells’ achievementsthe studio had been at the arrival ofGladys Sandford and Stella Christie inPerth in 1927 on their journey aroundAustralia in an Essex 6 motor car. Theyalso photographed the State Motor CarChampionships held at Lake Perkolilli inSeptember 1927.

Illustrations Ltd photographs are to befound in many published sources suchas company and governmentdepartment annual reports,newspapers (especially the WesternMail) and product catalogues such asthe Catalogue 1951 : electrical,mechanical, machinery, oil merchants,radio equipment, automotive parts andaccessories for Atkins (W.A.) Ltd. heldin the Battye Library.

The Illustrations Ltd collection of printsand negatives provides a uniquechronicle of over fifty years of Statehistory. Today, Illustrations Ltd worksonly in digital photography, an area offuture challenge in preserving imagesfor the Battye Library.

Illustrations Ltd Below left: Battye 002146D; Right,IllustrationsHouse in 2006

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The seven in the group met in Munich and comprisedtour leader, Hella Klauser, a librarian with the GoetheInstitute; Cathy Pilgrim, Manager of Digitisation at the

National Library of Australia, Des Cowley, rare books librarianfrom State Library of Victoria, Grazyna Tydda, ReaderServices Coordinator from State Library of New South Wales,Marilyn Hawthorne, Online Services Librarian from theNorthern Territory Library and Information Service, Sue Lewis,

Associate Director of State Library of South Australia andmyself. We received wonderful hospitality from the

Goethe Institute, which made ideal conditions forlearning from each other, from Hella and ofcourse from our German colleagues.

The itinerary began in Munich and ended in Berlin. In Munichwe visited the State Library of Bavaria, and the GoetheInstitute headquarters library. We then travelled to theuniversity town of Heidelberg and toured the library and thedigitisation section, and visited the University's Institute ofPapyrology. The next stop was Marburg, another universitytown, to visit the Marburg Photo Archive that has a long-running digitisation program. Göttingen State and UniversityLibrary was next for a full day tour of the new library buildingand the old one, which is being refurbished, and a visit to themass-production digitisation section. Wolfenbüttel is a smalltown with a very old archive, the Herzog August Bibliothek,that attracts scholars from all over the world. Leipzig was the


In October, I was fortunate to be one of six Australian librarians selected to go ona 10-day tour of digitisation projects and heritage collections in German libraries.The tour was organised by the Council of Australian State Libraries and theGoethe Institute, which has a mission to 'promote the study of German abroadand encourage international cultural exchange' (http://www.goethe.de/uun/enindex.htm). The Institute regularly organises library tours of Germany forlibrarians from different countries on various themes.

Goethe Institute Tourof German Libraries,October 2005

Background: Augustuspilatz, Lietzig

Goethe Institute Story Kylie Smith TOURS

For example, the Bavarian State Librarycaptures images at 400dpi, and theUniversity of Leipzig captures at 600dpi;most other institutions capture at thelower resolution of 300dpi. Because ofthe greater speed, most institutionsused digital cameras rather than flat bedscanners.

Mass digitisation: Göttingen Stateand University Library runs the GDZ(Göttinger DigitalisierungsZentrum,Centre for Retrospective Digitisation) asa major centre contributing towards aGerman digital library. Being auniversity library as well as a state


to sponsor new projects until they reacha point where they can be supported bythe host institution(s) and/or other funding.For example, the State Library of Bavariahad just received a grant of 240,000 euro(about $376,000 AUD) which theyspent on four Zeutschel scanners.

Graz Cradles: A book conservatorwho also holds engineeringqualifications developed the GrazCradle specifically for the purpose ofdigitising rare books at the University ofGraz in Austria. It is a very flexiblemachine, allowing the user to customiseit to suit the needs of the material. A

last library destination, with visits to theDeutsche Bucherei (German Library)and the University of Leipzig Library,where we saw a ninth and an eleventhcentury manuscript. We then travelledto Berlin before coming home.

The entire trip was very stimulating, andthere were a few recurring themes andhighlights, including digitisation projectfunding and technology, imagestandards and collection managementpractices. By the time of publication,the full report (and many morephotographs) will be available on theGoethe Institute's Sydney branchwebsite: http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/syd/enindex.htm

Funding: the DFG (DeutscheForschungsgemeinschaft, GermanResearch Foundation). In most of thelibraries visited there was a digitisationproject funded by the DFG. They tend

major feature is the simple but veryeffective method of holding the pagesflat for taking the photograph, using ametal rod with an adjustable vacuum tohold the page still. The cradle angle isadjustable, and the top part of themachine holding the camera adjustsautomatically so that it is the correctheight and 90 degree angle. GrazCradles were seen in most of thedigitisation sections visited, andalthough some libraries were usingdifferent machines, it seemed that fordigitising rare, old or valuable books thiswas the machine of choice.

Technical standards were similarto the standards being used on majorAustralian digitisation projects such asMusicAustralia. One major exceptionwas that some institutions captureimages at a higher resolution to the300dpi which is commonly used fornon-photographic material in Australia.

library, they have access to studentlabour which is heavily used early in thedigitisation process, with studentscapturing the images (they are paid perimage), and other students working onquality control. This is a massdigitisation production line, with up to300 pages an hour captured by thestudents on three Zeutschel scanners.In addition, a Graz Cradle is used fordigitising rare books and was used fordigitising the Göttingen GutenbergBible, freely accessible on the GDZwebsite. http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/index.html.

Papyrology: none of our librarieshave any papyrus, and we all hadexpectations of it being very fragilematerial requiring high security andstrict environmental controls. Imagineour surprise when staff at the Institutefor Papyrology at the University ofHeidelberg brought out some papyri to

a normal office and passed it around,not even using white gloves. Thishandling was possible because eachpapyrus had been 'sandwiched'between two taped pieces of Perspex,allowing space at the corners for airflow.In that housing they were able to treatthese 2000+ years old artefacts just likepaper. The archive comprised metalcabinets (similar to filing cabinets)filled with rows and rows of papyrus inPerspex.

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• Stacks were organised by fixedlocation identifiers. At Heidelbergthey were organised first by year,then size, then by running number.This scheme makes it much easierto allow for collection growth, asthere is no need to estimate whichsubjects will grow and by howmuch. It also means that browsingis impossible and readers must relyon the catalogue.

• Climate control: with the exceptionof the Herzog August Bibliothekarchive in Wolfenbüttel, 'climatecontrol' meant opening a window; infact, one librarian at Göttingen

has already been published. If apapyrus has not been published, thenonly a thumbnail is available online; thisenables this highly specialised field tocontrol who is researching what to avoidduplication. Otherwise, a high qualitydigital image is freely available.

Storage and collectionorganisation: the group hadassumed that the collections would bestored and organised in similar ways toAustralian libraries, with some kind ofsubject-based, internationalclassification scheme in both openaccess and stack, books stored in airconditioning, rare books away from thepublic in controlled environmentalconditions, and that stacks wouldlargely consist of compactus. Most ofthese assumptions were challenged.

• All the libraries visited had openaccess items organised by subject,but using an in-house scheme.

explained that many people believethat in Germany the books arebetter off without air conditioning,especially because they do notexperience the extremes of heatand humidity found in Australia.

• Rare books storage: Göttingen hasmade the highly controversialdecision to make their collection of18th century monographs andserials publicly accessible in theoriginal library, including all woodenshelves, open windows and nowhite gloves. The very rare booksare kept in a separate area, butmost are there to be browsed byanyone.

• Compactus was a rarity, largely dueto the fact that the libraries are in oldbuildings without the required floorratings.

Many of these differences to Australianlibraries have come about due to the

age of the collections, with some datingback to old monastic collections (as inthe case of the University of Leipzig)and are hundreds of years old. This is adifferent time scale to Australiancollections, so there is a differentunderstanding of what is old, valuableor rare.

Cultural programmeThe mission of the Goethe Instituteincludes encouraging and promotingGerman culture. Consequently, thegroup enjoyed a rich culturalprogramme, including German food andbeverages, opera, art galleries and

Far left: Zeutschel Scanner, State Library ofBavaria, Munich. Centre: Graz Cradles in use atthe State Library of Bavaria and the University ofHeidelberg. Right: 18th Century book collection atthe University of Göttingen

visits to culturally significant venues,such as the Brandenburg Gate, BerlinWall, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig andHeidelberg castle.

Altogether the tour was an amazingexperience and the group will keep intouch, sharing our common interest indigitisation. A joint report on thesuccess of the study tour is beingproduced for the Goethe Institute andCASL.

Grateful thanks are due to CASL fortheir help in organising the tour, to theGoethe Institute for providing awonderful learning and culturalexperience and to the State Library forallowing me participate.

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In August, the State Libraryof Western Australia tookgreat pleasure in celebratingboth the 100,000th enquiryand the third birthday of thenational online chatreference service AskNow!.An operator from the StateLibrary of Victoria handledthis milestone enquiry.


Carmel McRobert AskNow! Coordinator with operators, FrancesHammond, Andrew Black , Antoinette Carrier, Janet Hocken,Gabrielle Reynolds, Laurie Allen, Kate Eckersley, Kylie Smith, andAllison Fyfe. Absent: Jane Jones, Pam Phelan.

MILESTONES AskNow! Story Carmel McRobert

Adult Learner’s Week Story Steve McQuade NEWS


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midday, and a librarian from SouthAustralia, Bunbury or the State Libraryof Western Australia in the afternoon.Additional libraries are expected to join,spreading the workload, which on abusy day, can take up to 200 enquiries.

The State Reference Library is alwayslooking at ways to improve referenceservices and in the Internet age, onlinelive reference is a natural progression,attracting clients from all spheres of lifeincluding the more isolated users. TheState Reference Library sees itappealing to people who understandand appreciate the expertise of trainedlibrarians assisting in their researchenquiries. Research shows peoplecome to us after their own searchesprove unsatisfactory.

Over the past three years AskNow! hasgrown from a new pilot project tobecome a permanent part of ourreference service. It has been a reallearning curve for our librarians whooperate the service, not only from asoftware aspect and immediacy ofonline chat, but also from the variednature of the questions. In a one hoursession a librarian may provideinformation on the burial rights of AncientEgypt, environmental issues of theMurray/Darling Basin, or find out what

bus goes to the Brisbane show groundsfor a country client in Queensland. Themilestone 100,000th question, was froma student asking for information andpictures on the London bomb attacks.

As well as opening web pages for clientsto study, operators can also co-browsewith the client. This function allows themto guide the client through a website'smany pages to the required information.This function is particularly useful inhelping those whose Internet skills arenot so proficient or where information isdifficult to find. It is also a more efficientuse of time for people who may still beon dial-up internet access. As you wouldexpect, this service is popular withstudents as this user group is veryfamiliar with chat technology. AskNow!librarians help promote literacy and bettersearch strategies by providing studentswith suitable websites for their topic ratherthan providing the answer itself. Thisencourages them to search within theweb pages for their information.

AskNow! operates Monday to Friday,9.00 am to 7.00 pm AEST (7.00am to5.00pm in WA). Operators spend anaverage of seven minutes online with aclient and can undertake to emailadditional material after the chatsession has finished.

The Council of Australian StateLibraries (CASL) initiative AskNow!(www.asknow.gov.au) is a virtual

reference desk where rostered operatorsin libraries around Australia handlequeries online using chat software.

Chat software has been around formany years and is more widely knownfor its use in online chat rooms by datingservices and common interest groups.Over the past few years its popularityhas grown as an educational andresearch tool. The original team ofoperators, drawn from the NationalLibrary of Australia, State and TerritoryLibraries has grown, with public librariesfrom urban and regional Australia andthe national libraries of Singapore andNew Zealand coming on board.

In Western Australia the StateReference Library initiated the servicewith a group of five librarians, taking onthe role of operators. This group hassince grown to seventeen and nowincludes librarians from the City Councilsof Bunbury, Stirling and Swan.

As each State and Territory have theirown timeslots throughout the day, youmay chat with a librarian in NewZealand or the Northern Territory in themorning, another from Victoria at

Adult Learner's Week (ALW) is celebrated nationally from1-8 September and is jointly funded by the Australian

National Training Authority/Department of Education andTraining. The week provides an opportunity for all thoseinvolved in adult learning to come together and celebrate thevalue of lifelong learning, while at the same time promotingthe community partnerships that make it happen. It givesequal recognition of the learning done by individuals and theservices provided by organisations.

Across Australia ALW is celebrated with hundreds of eventsand activities designed to promote the benefits of learning athome, at work and in the community, and to highlight themany learning options available. In 2005 over seven hundredevents took place nationwide. Event organisers at learningcenters, neighbourhood houses, community halls, libraries,museums and community colleges opened their door to thewider community and shared their knowledge during the weekwhich this year marked the 10th anniversary of ALW.

The Awards presentation evening held at the Novotel LangleyPerth Hotel on Thursday 1 September celebrated the diversityof adult learning within Western Australia. Mr Paul Albert,Director General of the Department of Education and Trainingdelivered the welcome address at the function and theHonorable Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC, Minister for Education andTraining presented the awards. The award categories were:

Outstanding Provider - community organizationOutstanding Provider - public or private organizationService Contribution Award - individualOutstanding Program AwardOutstanding Intergenerational ProgramOutstanding Group of Learners Award, andOutstanding Learner - individual

With its nationwide promotional campaign and high profileactivities, ALW provides excellent opportunities forcollaboration between libraries and community groups. Thismay be in the form of a special promotional activity or thesimple labeling of existing learning activities as 'Adult LearnersWeek' activities with the aim of raising the profile and value ofadult learning amongst the Australian community.

Adult Learner's WeekSeptember 1-8 2005


Product promotion and liveconnectionsSet up of internet access at thevenues is critical, as for the duration ofthe exhibitions the live connectionprovides access to both the Library'scatalogue and web site as well asrelevant electronic databases.Librarians staffing the stand are ableto demonstrate features and access tothese products. For many visitors tothe stand it is their first encounter withbusiness information from the Library.While most members of the public areaware of the Library as a source forbooks and print materials, most are forthe first time introduced to thesignificant electronic resourcesavailable from the Library as well asthe capacity of librarians to navigate torelevant web sites.

At the Business Opportunities Expothe Library presents informationresources for members of the publicthinking of starting a small business orthose looking to expand or develop anexisting business. Interest is alwayskeen for information on suppliers orcompetitors, market researchinformation or "a good book" ongetting started in small business. TheLibrary's significant collection of ideasfor starting a business always provespopular.

‘I had no idea the indexes to businessinformation were so detailed’ was a

comment from one delighted visitor tothe Library stand.‘You can access so much usefulbusiness information" commentedanother.’

At the Perth Money Show manyvisitors bore testimony to the statisticthat Australia has the world's largestpercentage of population ofshareholders. Investors took fulladvantage of the range of financialinformation the Library can providefree of charge.

As well as Show visitors, otherexhibitors were keen to interact withthe librarians staffing the stand anddelighted to take advantage of thefinancial information available to them.

‘These Library databases areoutstanding" one visitor exclaimed to anearby exhibitor. "Take a look atthese.’

Due to the crowds attending theseweekend exhibitions time spent withindividuals is limited. Follow upseminars are offered back at theLibrary where members of the publicmay attend more detaileddemonstrations of relevant databasesas well as taking the opportunity totour the Alexander Library Building.

The reference service is at work inthe community !

NEWS Community outreach Story Pam Phelan

Community outreach is a vital role of the Library aimed at reaching Libraryusers and people with particular needs in the community. During 2005 theLibrary has moved into the community significant information resources to

support the information needs of small business and personal investors.

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Exhibiting these informationresources at the BusinessOpportunities Expo and the

Perth Money Show has proved bothpopular and successful. Both theBusiness Opportunities Expo and thePerth Money Show are regular eventson the Perth exhibition calendar andattract visitors of all ages from bothmetropolitan and country areas.

Packing and loading skills arecritical as the Library vehicle ispacked to capacity at the Library'sloading dockThe preparation for exhibition iscarefully undertaken. Selectedsamples of books and magazines aretaken from collections with record oftheir whereabouts noted. As thequantity of resources able to betransported is limited, reading andresource lists are specially preparedand updated for the occasions. Inaddition, laptops are updated andloaded. Promotional brochures,posters and leaflets are also added tothe mix.

BATTYE ABOUT BOOKS BOOKSBattye About Books BOOKS

Northerly: the unlikely championBob CainBorn without a pulse, Northerly fought his wayback from the dead to reach heights rarelyachieved by an Australian racehorse. Ariveting and thrilling glimpse into the world ofAustralia's world-class racing industry andone of its notable champions.Geoff Slattery Publishing, Docklands VIC,2005

Buying a Pearl: guide to choosinga pearlWilliam ReedThis very brief guide is not meant to be atextbook on pearls. It is simply to provide thepossible buyer with an improved understandingand a greater appreciation of these inimitablegems.Pearlconsult, Broome WA, 2004

Corporal Jones' War: the diary of anANZACedited by S.M. ScottIn August 1914, 18-year-old Corporal Albert"Peter" Jones began recording his experiencesof the First World War: firstly at Gallipoli, andthen amidst the snow and blood of the Somme.This is an astonishing account of a young mangrowing up in the deadly trenches of anunforgettable war.Black Swan Press (Curtin University),Bentley WA, 2005

The Scarlet Mile: a social historyof prostitution in Kalgoorlie,1894-2004Elaine McKewonThe Scarlet Mile is a compelling andfascinating social history of prostitution inKalgoorlie, where the local brothels and thepolice station have shared the same street formore than one hundred years.University of Western Australian Press,Crawley WA, 2005

From Patrons to Partners: a historyof the Catholic Church in theKimberley 1884-1984Margaret Zucker'The Kimberley story has proven to be heroic,painful and inspiring, and the courage anddedication of the people who have felt called tobring the good news have been matched only bythe spirit of the local people who, often painfully,accepted the strangers and their message.' -Margaret Zucker.University of Notre Dame Press, FremantleWA, 1994

Someone Else's CountryPeter DockerPeter Docker tells a remarkable, gripping story- devastatingly real, painful and deeply moving,yet also joyful, intensely compassionate andabsolutely hilarious. Someone Else's Countryis a genuine meeting ground for black andwhite Australia; a place built on deep personalengagement and understanding.Fremantle Arts Centre Press, FremantleWA, 2005

Orphans of the Living: growingup in 'care' in twentieth-centuryAustraliaJoanne PenglaseIn Australia, around half a million children grewup in 'care' during the twentieth century. Theauthor looks not only at the profound personalcosts to these children, but the huge social andeconomic costs of past policies that will becounted for many years to come.Curtin University Books/Fremantle ArtsCentre Press, Fremantle WA, 2005

Walk On: the remarkable true storyof the last person sentenced todeath in AustraliaBrenda HodgeBrenda Hodge's traumatic early life, which ledher to death row for murder, is the subject ofthis absorbing, disturbing and ultimatelyuplifting true Australian story.The Five Mile Press, Rowville VIC, 2005

All that GlittersRon BunneySeventeen-year-old Martin Graham longs tojoin thousands making for the CoolgardieGoldfields. On the long journey east, he joinsforces with the complicated Beth Wilkes andtogether they discover that, truly, all thatglitters is not gold. An insightful coming ofage story.Fremantle Arts Centre Press, FremantleWA, 2005

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