There are some great events happening around the country for Libraryhack. The State Library of New South Wales is collaborating with Web Directions on Mashup at the Mitchell.
Developers, designers, information visualisation experts and other creatives will be given free reign to re-mix and repurpose amazing cultural content as part of Libraryhack. Participants will have access to thousands of collection items and datasets released from the National and state libraries of Australia and New Zealand. Collections experts and curators from the State Library of NSW will be on hand to provide amazing insight to its digitised collections, including its unrivalled First Fleet collection; pre 1885 photographs of Sydney; 3,500 photographs of goldfield towns in NSW and Victoria (Holtermann collection); early survey maps of Sydney; and much more. All participants on the day will be encouraged to enter their prototype applications and concepts into Libraryhack.
Book now to get your place for this day of mashing and hacking.
When: Sat 7 May, 8.30am – 6.30pm
Where: Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW
Tickets: Free
Bookings: Bookings
Hello,
The release of these photos under a general license is a good move, it saved requesting permission to use each photo invidually – or just providing a link.
See examples of your in their social context at An Anecdotal History of Annandale:
1876-1889 Residential Boom and
1945-1960 – Post War Migration
Marghanita
The Mashup at the Mitchell was worthwhile – great venue, good organisation and interesting content. I found the work presented most inspiring and incredibly diversely creative.
My Annandale to Circular Quay Self Guided Walk now has Historical Images along the route
Sydney 1788 to 1938 (In Pictures)
Sydney 1788 to 1938 (In Pictures)