Category: GLAMx

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Masters of Architecture Graduate Exhibition Captured in 3D.

December 4, 2023

An Unforgettable Show by Hongdi Fang Newcastle, NSW, Australia — The 2023 Master of Architecture graduate cohort at the University of Newcastle (UoN) recently hosted an electrifying event that left attendees in awe. The FULCRUM | UoN Master Of Architecture Graduate Exhibition was launched on November 17th, transforming Bartholomew’s into a hub of creativity, ideas, … More Masters of Architecture Graduate Exhibition Captured in 3D.

Three Students Tackle Two Thousand Theses!

December 1, 2023

THE THESIS DIGITISATION PROJECT There are approximately 4000 hard copy theses currently archived in the collections of the University Library dating from 1954-2015. Before the start of this project around 500 of these also existed in digital form. Commencing in May 2023, Phase 1 of the ‘Thesis Digitisation Project’ began the mammoth task of digitising hard … More Three Students Tackle Two Thousand Theses!

Fringe Histories 2023 – Call for blog posts

January 30, 2023

We are calling for Fringe Histories Project blog posts on the Hunter Living Histories website. We are inviting students, alumni, and academics to use Special Collections resources and contribute blog posts on themes reflecting diversity, our marginalised communities and lost histories on the fringe of research. Some of our research and resources are available online … More Fringe Histories 2023 – Call for blog posts

History Week 2022 event – From Analogue to digital – ‘Hands On’ audio-visual formats

August 12, 2022

From Analogue to digital – ‘Hands On’ audio-visual formats History Week 2022: Hands-on History 3 – 11 September 2022 | #HistoryWeek2022 PRESENTATION available HERE About this online event Join the Hunter Living Histories online showcase where the Special Collections and GLAMx team at the University of Newcastle Library discuss their audio-visual digitisation projects spanning the … More History Week 2022 event – From Analogue to digital – ‘Hands On’ audio-visual formats

CACHE Living Digital Heritage 2021 Conference Flyer

CACHE Living Digital Heritage (LDH) 2021 Conference Now Online

April 11, 2022

One of the most thrilling and most exciting online conferences was the CACHE Living Digital Heritage (LDH) 2021 conference. Hosted by the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE), Macquarie University, this free event ran from 5-7 November 2021. It covered a range of digital methods and their application to heritage-related pursuits, particularly in … More CACHE Living Digital Heritage (LDH) 2021 Conference Now Online

Fringe Histories 2022

January 18, 2022

ABC’s Paul Turton spoke to Dr Ann Hardy, who is the Coordinator for Hunter Living Histories at the University of Newcastle. LISTEN HERE – Drive – ABC Radio – Interview about the Chinese Presbyterian Church   Students, alumni or academics were invited to contribute blog posts to Hunter Living Histories website on themes reflecting diversity, … More Fringe Histories 2022

Super digitisers save four decades of Hunter regional news television from oblivion

August 31, 2021

A selection of digitised resources from the NBN Television Archive are available to VIEW HERE on Living Histories A crack team of super volunteer audio visual digitisers from the University of Newcastle’s GLAMx Lab in the Auchmuty Library have managed to safeguard approximately four decades of local Hunter Regional news stories and programmes dating the … More Super digitisers save four decades of Hunter regional news television from oblivion

Life and Times of the University Of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus

June 11, 2021

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional Aboriginal owners of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal Nation, Darkinung Nation, Biripai Nation, Worimi Nation, Wonnarua Nation and Eora Nation.   1800 – 1820 Ourimbah is Established – Pre University days- 1800s Establishment of the township of Ourimbah. The name of Ourimbah was universally adopted for … More Life and Times of the University Of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus

Revitalisation of Indigenous Culture & Knowledge Project – review of AV footage 1980s

December 16, 2020

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional Aboriginal owners of the lands on which our compuses are located, as well as other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations from which our students, staff and community are drawn. Project Description and Context The University archives already has a substantial listing of sources relating to … More Revitalisation of Indigenous Culture & Knowledge Project – review of AV footage 1980s