SLV Email Newsletter January 2008

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In this issue:
1. Who do you think you are?
2. Fellowship applications invited
3. Explore the La Trobe Journal online
4. The Medieval Imagination
5. Victorians on Vacation February events
6. Summer Read voting closes soon!
7. Activities for seniors
8. Digital age forums series
9. Rare Book Summer School
10. Perils of the Studio

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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
To coincide with the SBS broadcast of 'Who Do You Think You Are?', the Library's Genealogy Centre has produced a new information guide, 'Family History Resources'. The guide provides a list of the key print and online family history resources available at the Library. And if you need some personal guidance, the Centre has scheduled a Finding Families: researching family history at SLV workshop for 5 March. The Centre offers a wide range of materials for family historians, so visit online or onsite now to find out who you are!

Find out more at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/site/information_for/genealogists.html?newsletter

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS INVITED
Applications are being invited for the range of research Fellowships administered by the Library. These include the Creative Fellowships, the La Trobe Society Fellowship, the Georges Mora Fellowship, the Redmond Barry Fellowship and the inaugural Dr Joseph Brown AO Fellowship.

Full information and application forms will be available from 1 February at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/research/index.html?newsletter

EXPLORE THE LA TROBE JOURNAL ONLINE
The full text of the No 76, Spring 2005 issue of the La Trobe Journal can now be explored online. The theme of this issue is photography, with articles on Helmut Newton, Australian fashion photography, the work of John Hunter Kerr and more.

To view issue No 76, or any other Journal issue from 1968 on, see:
http://calisto.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/index.html?newsletter

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COMING EVENTS

THE MEDIEVAL IMAGINATION
On 28 March the Library will open 'The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand'. This landmark exhibition will feature over 90 manuscripts. These include an 8th-century Northumbrian Gospel Book from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and a 14th-century illuminated Apocalypse with over 90 illustrations from Trinity College, Cambridge.

Events include a major conference - Imagination, Books and Community in Medieval Europe - to be held in May, a music series, lecture series, medieval faire and school programs. Book now to secure accommodation packages through The Sebel Melbourne and Citigate Melbourne.

For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/medieval_imagination/index.html?newsletter

VICTORIANS ON VACATION FEBRUARY EVENTS
Enjoy a host of (mostly free) 'Victorians on Vacation' events before this popular exhibition closes on 2 March. Trace the history of Victorian 19th-century seaside resorts on 7 February, hear about Tony Banda's classic holiday photographs on the 14th, join an Italian-language tour and talk on the 20th, watch a panel (including writer Joanna Murray-Smith and playwright Bill Garner) debate the merits of beach or bush holidays on the 21st, and on 26 February learn about the Jewish community's tradition of 'taking the waters' at Daylesford and Hepburn Springs.

If you can't make it to the Library, listen to the exhibition audio tour online. And don't forget to enter the Wish You Were Here! online photo competition - you might win a digital camera!

Full details are available at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2007/victorians_on_vacation/index.html?newsletter

SUMMER READ VOTING CLOSES SOON!
Have you voted for your favourite summer read yet? If not, you'd better hurry - voting closes on Friday 1 February, with great prizes up for grabs. The top five books will be announced at The Summer Read closing ceremony on 26 February. Book your ticket now - this free event will feature readings by Dorothy Porter and Adrian Hyland. In the meantime, swap reviews with other summer readers and see what our authors are saying on the Summer Read blog.

Find out all you need to know about the Summer Read at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/reading_victoria/summer_read/index.html?newsletter

Get booking details for the closing ceremony from:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/reading_victoria/summer_read/sr_events/sr_event_32.html?newsletter

ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS
Learn some new skills this February. On offer are a movie-making workshop using your own photos and other treasured objects on 4 February and a session on learning to blog on 19 February. Both activities are free.

For full details and to book see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/family_programs/seniors.html?newsletter

DIGITAL AGE FORUMS SERIES
Fire up your synapses at the Library's 2008 series of free forums on technology and information in the digital age. First up, on 5 February, is 'Engaging with social media in museums', which looks at a research project on the impact of social media like blogs and wikis on cultural information. On 26 February hear a panel of experts on 'Is anybody out there? Online social networking'.

Full information is available at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/whats_on/2008/wo_0802_l.html?newsletter

RARE BOOK SUMMER SCHOOL
Join rare book experts at this summer school at the Library and other venues from 11 to 15 February. Four five-day courses at a cost of $700 each will be offered. They cover lithography in the 19th century; the colonial book trade in Australia and Canada; the book in transition, 1750-1850; and book collecting.

For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2008/rare_books_summer_school.html?newsletter

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ONLINE SHOP SPOTLIGHT

PERILS OF THE STUDIO: INSIDE THE ARTISTIC AFFAIRS OF BOHEMIAN MELBOURNE
Focusing on Melbourne's inner-city bohemia before 1940, this major publication is the first attempt to examine the role of the studio in Australian art. The book is a unique cultural history, revealing how the romance and mythology of the artists' studio defined the character of the Australian artist. Written by Alex Taylor and published by Australian Scholarly Publishing in association with the State Library of Victoria. Retailing for $59.95.

Purchase this book online at:
https://shop.slv.vic.gov.au/details.php?imageNo=SHOP0121&?newsletter