All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 January Uncovering hidden treasures - Australian culture goes digital Uncovering hidden treasures ΓÇô Australian culture goes digital 23/01/2020 | 2 MINS A collaboration including all five WA universities, the WA State Library and the WA Museum will establish a world-class, archival-quality Digitisation Centre to record significant humanities, arts and social sciences collections. The project was made possible by a $1.1 million Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure and Equipment grant to help preserve Australian culture and history, particularly Indigenous artefacts, for years to come. Previously publically unseen items such as archaeological seeds, archival documents on the WomenΓÇÖs Rights Movement, and ethnographic films will soon be available online in digital format to guarantee their longevity for future generations. The Centre will have the capacity to digitise all significant cultural artefacts and research collections held by participating institutions within a decade. LIT Professor Benjamin Smith, who is leading the
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 January Uncovering hidden treasures - Australian culture goes digital Uncovering hidden treasures ΓÇô Australian culture goes digital 23/01/2020 | 2 MINS A collaboration including all five WA universities, the WA State Library and the WA Museum will establish a world-class, archival-quality Digitisation Centre to record significant humanities, arts and social sciences collections.
The project was made possible by a $1.1 million Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure and Equipment grant to help preserve Australian culture and history, particularly Indigenous artefacts, for years to come.
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Previously publically unseen items such as archaeological seeds, archival documents on the WomenΓÇÖs Rights Movement, and ethnographic films will soon be available online in digital format to guarantee their longevity for future generations.
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