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About this site

This website is one of several initiatives to provide greater online access to the services, collections and information at the State Library of Victoria.

Designed for secondary students and their teachers, ergo not only teaches students research skills but also provides access to the vast range of resources at the Library.

The Learn skills section of the site is based on the School Library Association of Victoria's (SLAV) six steps to research as outlined in their Making a Difference CD-ROM.

The Explore history section showcases original documents, photographs, maps, newspapers and other items in the State Library of Victoria's collection. This section is arranged thematically and is aligned with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS).

Acknowledgements

This site was made possible with the assistance of the Collier Charitable Fund and the State Government of Victoria.

Project manager

Jo Wellington

Writer/researcher

Linda Angeloni

Additional writers

Wayne Caldow, Jim Howes, Daniel May 

Website production

Aneta Bozic, Philippa Costigan, Lauren Demarte, Jennifer Durran, Stuart Flanagan, Kelly Gardiner, Jon Hyne, Robyn Kinsey, Rak Razam, Scott Rippon, Melissa Slattery, Bevan Sly

Usability consultants

Stephen Zafir and Scott Lacey from Stamford Interactive

Thanks also to

Robyn Annear, Dr Wayne Atkinson, Dr Andrew Brown-May, Shane Carmody, Professor Peter Doherty, Helen Garner, Grant Hobson, Jock Murphy, Dr Gary Presland, Michael Pryor, Lili Wilkinson, Tony Wilson and Jan Wositzky

Mary Manning (SLAV), Sandy Phillips (Education Channel), HTAV, VITTA, Coburg Senior High School, University High School, Brunswick Secondary College

Project sponsors Sue Hamilton and Indra Kurzeme.

Andrew Hiskens (Learning Services Manager) and the ergo Steering Committee, Digitising staff, collection managers, collection staff, librarians, Learning Services, the Office of e-Strategy, Publications and Communications and Marketing

Indigenous material on this website

We respectfully advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that this website contains images and names of deceased persons and records containing language that may be offensive or disturbing.

Images used on this website

The Library acknowledges and expresses its appreciation to copyright owners and donors of material who have given kind permission for reproduction of their material. The Library is continuing the endeavour to trace copyright owners and, in the meantime, some items have been reproduced here in good faith. We would be pleased to hear from copyright owners.

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