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New acquisition in Archives -- Fishing Notes, c1900-1931

A beautiful but mysterious notebook has been transferred to Archives from the Fish section.

By: Vanessa Finney, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 27 Mar 2012

From local to ubiquitous: online producers and museum outreach

The opportunities offered by the web are forcing some museums to rethink how they provide content. Museum professional Irene Rubino interviews Michael Hugill about an emerging museum profession: the online producer.

By: Irene Rubino, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 13 Feb 2012

Frogs Field Guide – deciding on a platform

When developing the Frogs Field Guide we planned to build the app for both iOS and Android platforms. As we delved deeper into scoping the project, however, we decided to focus the first build of the application on the iOS platform. Here's why...

By: Jen Cork, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 13 Feb 2012

Frogs Field Guide – Explore frogs!

The Museum’s new Frogs Field Guide app – out now – has some great features, creating a unique experience for those interested in discovering more about frogs. Read on to Explore frogs!

By: Jen Cork, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 13 Feb 2012

Introducing our Frogs Field Guide

We are very excited to announce our brand new Frogs Field Guide mobile application!

By: Jen Cork, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 13 Feb 2012

Photo of the nest and eggs of a Keartland Honey-eater

Caring for Alfred North's original pictorial material

Archives volunteer, Ada Klinkhamer writes of her experience rehousing and documenting photographs and illustrations prepared for use in publications by Australian Museum ornithologist, Alfred John North.

By: Patricia Egan, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 01 Feb 2012

Developing rich media for museums: a way forward?

Rich media (i.e. video) is fast becoming a key way to present museum content both onsite, online and via mobile. How can this work in a manageable and structured way?

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 09 Jan 2012