Connecting to collections 2021

The Library has begun to digitise its collection of printed Māori texts and the first items will soon be available on the Papers Past website. Join Digitisation Advisor, Māori Clare Butler (Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa) and Curator, Māori Paul Diamond (Ngāti Hauā, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) in this online talk, showcasing how printed Māori language material will be accessed beyond the Library’s walls.

Connect with your culture and identity from across Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. The Digital Pasifik and DigitalNZ websites are fantastic resources for engaging with collections and sharing your stories.

As part of Family History Month 2021 Emerson Vandy will reflect on 20 years of Papers Past — the development of the site, some of the stories we’ve encountered, and what is coming up. There will also be a chance to ask questions about using this invaluable service.

A glimpse into the reconstructed Pasifika Family History Guide.

Audrey Waugh will highlight some of the wonders found in Joanna Turnbull’s autograph album from the Manuscripts and Archives collection.

Describing items in the Alexander Turnbull collections is an art. Come along and hear about how the Library navigates elements such as language, format, provenance, original order, and indexing, for its one and a quarter million linked online tools.

John Sullivan is retiring after 45 years at the Alexander Turnbull Library. Come and hear him reflect on his years at the Turnbull and some of the collection items that are special to him.