Posts tagged with preservation

Hands wearing rubber gloves are displaying a magnetic reel of tape.

Flying Nun in the spotlight

By Claire Viskovic
14 May 2021
The first of two blogs charting the work to digitise and preserve the Flying Nun label’s master tapes donated to the Library in 2018.
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Newspapers wrapped in paper with handwritten notes on the spine of the package on shelves at Wairere house.

A mammoth newspaper delivery

By Amy Cosgrove
21 April 2021
How do you move 20,000 heritage newspapers from Whanganui to Wellington? And no, the answer isn't one paper at a time.
Behind the scenes
Pedestrians crossing the street beneath a banner with the words, 'Thanks Alex, 100 wonderful years. Kia ora koutou katoa', alongside a picture of Alexander Turnbull.

Thanks Alex, 100 wonderful years, kia ora koutou katoa

By Chris Szekely
15 January 2021
Chief Librarian Chris Szekely commemorates the first 100 years of the Alexander Turnbull Library and offers a glimpse of what's to come.
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A man points a video camera at a man standing behind a painting.

Lights, camera, action — the making of the Turnbull Library's mini-documentary

By Paula MacLachlan
17 December 2020
Paula MacLachlan, Executive Producer of the new Turnbull Library documentary, takes us behind-the-scenes to see how the film came together.
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Published books relating to Flying Officer Rex Weber collection of diaries and letters.

Dusting off family memories during lockdown

By Sarah Walker
28 May 2020
Uncovering my grandfather’s letters and diaries from his time as a pilot in WWII.
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The cover of Hartley Valentine Palmer's diary.

ATL100 New collections

By Mark Crookston
13 December 2019
We’re incredibly honoured to announce the next major donation of the ATL100 Centenary...
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7” open reel tape containing two mixes of The Clean’s ‘Tally Ho!’.

The Flying Nun Project: Tally Ho!

By Michael Brown
8 May 2019
Taking you inside the project to describe, preserve, and make accessible a historic music collection of almost 1,200 items.
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Imaging Technician Llewe Jones operating the panorail, 2016.

The long view

By Natalie Marshall
15 August 2018
Providing access to R P Moore’s panoramic negatives through digitisation.
Collections
Resuscitation Rock 1957 vinyl record.

New Zealand music… every month of the year

By Michael Brown
8 May 2018
Preserving New Zealand’s musical history is a mission for all seasons.
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Exterior of a book, showing significant damage including a ripped binding.

The past and present of Past and Present

By Frank Fabry
10 November 2014
The fine detail of conserving a unique Richard Taylor book.
Behind the scenes
Heritage preserve jam.

HeritagePreserve

By Jay Gattuso
30 June 2014
How to run a hackathon (and how we ran one).
Library tech
Sunrise at Mitimiti.

A Sunrise at Mitimiti (after Hone Tuwhare)

By Vicki-Anne Heikell
1 April 2014
Providing preservation advice and training to a small community.
Outside the Library
A cartoon silhouette of a ship beside the text 'Rena'.

Talking pictures

By Sholto Duncan
25 October 2013
Celebrate World AV Heritage day with these snaphots from the Turnbull online video collections.
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Man operating large computer in 1975.

Books on screen

By Greig Roulston
22 July 2013
The results of our book digitisation pilot are ready for you to download and read.
Library tech
Shows an illustration of a cat sitting on a fence.

Drawing New Zealand Life

By Valerie Love
2 July 2013
Preserving political cartoons at the Turnbull Library.
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