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New Research

The state of recorded sound preservation in the United States: A national legacy at risk in the digital age

29 August 2010A study outlining the web of interlocking issues that now threaten the long-term survival of US sound recording history.

E-science and data support services: a study of ARL member institutions

29 August 2010

This study synthesizes data collected in a 2009 survey with subsequent interviews of several responding libraries to build an understanding of how libraries can contribute to e-science activities in their institution and identify organizations and institutions that have similar interests in e-science to leverage research library interests.

Reclaiming the wasteland: Samson and Delilah and the historical perception and construction of Indigenous knowledges in Australian cinema

29 August 2010The purpose of this paper is to examine reaction to the film Samson and Delilah  and where this reaction has positioned the film in Australian filmmaking history.

Formative assessment for secondary students with disabilities

27 August 2010Assessment for Learning programs have won increasing recognition within curriculum policy in Australia, but at the same time raise challenges for teachers, particularly when applied to students with a disability.

The essential internet: Digital exclusion in low-income American communities

27 August 2010As the Internet becomes a platform for social and political engagement, this paper reports on one of the only large-scale qualitative studies of the barriers to broadband adoption in the US, where 30% of the population lack broadband access.

Collegial mentoring for effective whole school professional development in the use of IWB technologies

27 August 2010The focus of this paper is the provision of teacher professional development as needed – just in time. The specific context is the application of peer mentoring in teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards.

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Creative industries

Public library 2.0: culture change?

27 August 2010This article explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online, with a focus on blogging.

Do you really expect to get paid?

27 August 2010The careers of Australian practicing professional artists across all major art forms (except film) are profiled in this economic study.

Information technology

Commentary

The quest for truth: quality journalism and a 21st Century ABC

03 September 2010The 2010 election campaign was the journalistic gift that just keeps on giving says Mark Scott in this speech for the Melbourne Writers Festival.

We're all tech heads now

27 August 2010Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there's not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given in Inside Story

An export that's going elsewhere

27 August 2010Australia's international education industry is in crisis, says Simon Marginson in The Age, but you won't hear political leaders talking about it

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Audio

Art and the environment

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27 August 2010A discussion about how artists and their work can play a significant part in raising awareness of the environment and climate change.

Creating a life that works in the flexible job age?

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15 July 2010In the age of 24-7 work, mobile phones, smart phones, texting and growing family obligations, we increasingly struggle with how to manage work-life relationships.

Education & training

2010 Employer e-learning benchmarking survey

27 August 2010The Australian Flexible Learning Framework's 2010 survey of 800 employers shows that the use of e-learning in workplace continues to increase.

Video

A tour of babel: Exhibitions and fairs in a shape-shifting art world

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20 August 2010In his address to the Melbourne Art Fair, internationally renowned curator and art critic Robert Storr looks at the growth of exhibitions and art fairs and their impact.

Privacy in the information age free-for-all

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12 August 2010"Privacy in a broad sense is under attack these days on a range of fronts: electronic surveillance, terrorism laws, growing police powers, business practices associated with information mining and marketing, and new technologies."

Culture & society

Telco regulation 2.0 – Reconnecting the customer

27 August 2010In this speech the Chairman of Australian Communications and Media Authority announced a public inquiry into customer service in the telecommunications industry.

A social inclusion action plan: opportunities and challenges

20 August 2010This discussion paper outlines the challenges and opportunities for Swinburne University of Technology in responding to the emerging social inclusion policy agenda in Australia.

Websites

A social media measurement plan

27 August 2010For those seriously addicted to monitoring their online footprints, Devon Smith provides an extensive list of tools, metrics and reasons to prioritise your social media presence.

Digital Inclusion Initiative

27 August 2010This initiative aims to deliver equal and affordable access to computers and the internet to all Australians. Universal access to information and communication technology has become a basic infrastructure requirement in civil and democratic societies.

Community media votes

04 August 2010Community Media Votes is the election campaign that sees community broadcasting demand the major political parties acknowledge its valuable contribution to media diversity.

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An export that's going elsewhere
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A social media measurement plan
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Do you really expect to get paid?
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We're all tech heads now

Books

More than luck: Ideas Australia needs now

More than luck: Ideas Australia needs now

  • Edited by Mark Davis & Miriam Lyons
  • Centre for Policy Development
Edited by Mark Davis & Miriam Lyons A collection of ideas for citizens who want real change. A to-do list for politicians looking to base public policies on the kind of future Australians really want. More Than Luck shows what’s needed to share this country’s good luck amongst all Australians – now and in the future.

20 Years of the Internet

  • AARNET
On October 29, 1969 at about 10.30 in the evening, a historic event took place in California which was to change the world. Two computers – one at the Stanford Research Institute and another at the University of California at Los Angeles – ‘talked’ to each other…

Noticeboard

Maria Tumarkin shortlisted for Otherland
12 August 2010

Dr Maria Tumarkin from Swinburne’s Institute for Social Research has made The Age book of the year non-fiction shortlist for her story, Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter.

Wireless connectivity survey
18 June 2010

The Smart Services CRC is investigating Australians' use of wireless connectivity via mobile phones, laptops and other devices.

Survey of practices in the implementation of digital repositories
05 May 2010

Seeking the cooperation of DR Managers in the cultural heritage space to gather data on the implementation of digital repositories.

Policy Guides

An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff

This guide will help not-for-profit cultural organisations and individual artists understand the formalities associated with receiving philanthropic gifts.

27-08-10

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