Blog archive: April 2011
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Dr Sandy talks whales
Dr Sandy Ingelby, Manager of Mammalogy, shares how the Museum will be involved in the collection and disposal of the sperm whale specimen recently found on the rocks of Sydney’s Newport Beach.
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Diving in deep oceans, with the whole family!
A couple of weeks ago, I spent some time in Search & Discover, talking to family's about our upcoming exhibition on deep oceans...
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Mobile is transforming everyday shopping
So says the latest research from Google - "The Constantly Connected Consumer"
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Linkasaurus #7
What's the point of a museum website? Or a museum wikipedia page? Or a museum truck?
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My impressions from TCC11
I attended the Transformations in Cultural Communictaion Conference the other week. The aim of this year's conference was to “... draw together leading researchers and professionals to explore the tangible ways in which social media can engage culturally diverse audiences”. Here's
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Our oldest display case
Next week we begin a project to conserve and re-interpret the heritage crocodile case and its contents on Level 2.
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Pacific land alienation
Land alienation is a problem not just in Papua New Guinea but across Melanesia, and it has the potential to have a catastrophic affect on Melanesian society, according to one of the region's most experienced anthropologists, Museum Research Associate Kirk Huffman.
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Agile development for museums
We've been thinking lots about agile / rapid development models as we begin to delve into the wonderful world of apps. But, what is it and what does it mean for museums?
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Rare books come up for air
When we talk about objects we don't just mean dinosaur skeletons, taxidermied animals or gemstones...
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Jurassic Lounge tweets
At the final Jurassic Lounge for the season last night there were an amazing array of tweets. Here's some of them.
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Whale Shark in Botany Bay - April 2011
A friend just called me to say that she had heard that a Whale Shark was swimming in Botany Bay. "No way" was my initial reaction. Apparently members of the Abyss Scuba Diving encountered the fish this morning and have posted images on their Facebook account.
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Short notes from Transformations Conference
Here are my quick notes from this conference held in Melbourne on 14-15 April.
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Linkasaurus #6
'Curated' for you: the latest museum, web and tech news from across the net
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Lord Howe Island connections
This week I have been bringing together some research on the Museum's scientific links with Lord Howe Island.
