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Bookings open for LSG South AGM

Robert JonesLeave a comment

If you’re working in local studies in the South of England, this year’s annual general meeting for the LSG South group is being held at The National Archives on 3 December. In addition to the meeting the day will include a tour of The National Archives’ library, plus a talk by Principal Records Specialist Dr. Paul Carter on ‘The Victorian Poor in their Own Words’ which promises to be fascinating.

Booking form and programme details:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian-poor-in-their-own-words-talk-library-tour-lsg-south-agm-tickets-19134600104

LSG South Study Day – In the picture: getting the most out of images inside and outside your collection

tonypilmerLeave a comment

Wednesday, 24 September 2014 from 10:30 to 16:30

Held at CILIP 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE

Cost: CILIP/ARA members £35 + VAT, non-members £45 + VAT.

The 2014 Local Studies Group South Study Day will be looking at how to use images inside and outside your collection.

Sessions include:

  • English Heritage on their purchase of the Aerofilms Aerial Photographic Archive and the creation of the Britain from the Air website.
  •  The Wellcome Library will be talking about the nuts and bolts of digitisation.
  • Librarians from Bracknell Forest will be talking about putting their community’s images onto Flickr.
  • An optional tour of either the Camden Local Studies and Archive Centre or the digitisation studios at the Wellcome Library.

Cost: £35 for CILIP/ARA members and £45 for non-members. Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

To book, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-picture-getting-the-most-out-of-images-in-your-collection-tickets-12502498309

For more information please contact Tony Pilmer via tony.pilmer@tiscali.co.uk.

The day will also include the LSG South AGM.