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Knowit Cover.Qxp State Library of Western AustraliaKNOWIT magazine JANUARY - MARCH 2006 NO.275 In this edition Australia on the Map NEWS From the CEO From the CEO State Librarian Margaret Allen. n this issue of Knowit we highlight library within its local community, often The State Library will hold an Open Day some of the ways in which the State helping to secure vital resources for the on Sunday 27th August as part of a ILibrary is reaching out into the broader library. The key role played by the Friends Cultural Centre Open Day. This is an Western Australian community. of Battye Library Inc in securing the $3 opportunity to come behind the scenes on million Lotterywest HRRC grant is a a guided tour and discover how we Earlier this year, we trialled school holiday pertinent reminder of how effective manage and preserve our unique activities in the library in partnership with Friends groups can be in their support of collections. I hope to see you there. the Museum and Art Gallery. As a result, libraries. The State Library recently the Children’s Culture Club was created. facilitated a visit by Daniel Ferguson, the The initial program, aimed at encouraging Executive Director of Friends of Libraries families to visit the Cultural Centre, and Australia who conducted workshops in particularly the Library, coincided with the Geraldton, Katanning and Perth for release of the “Chronicles of Narnia” community members keen to establish movie and provided our theme for Friends groups to support their local activities and displays throughout the library. building. The success of the January initiative has paved the way for further Another important event for us was the school holiday Children’s Culture Club launch of the Literacy Links program activities in April and July. which aims to develop and promote early literacy strategies that support parents in Friends of Libraries groups can play an encouraging early literacy in their own important role in raising the profile of a children. Back Issues KNOWIT Magazine is the official newsletter of State Library of Western Australia. It includes news about what is happening at the State Library and items of interest from public libraries throughout Western Australia. Back Issues of KNOWIT are available by contacting the State Library of Western Australia. KNOWIT is also online in PDF format at: www.liswa.wa.gov.au/knowit.html 2 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 Jan - Mar 2006 No. 275 KNOWIT Cover Image Australia on the Map: A Complete Map Of The Southern Continent Survey'd By Cap't. Abel Tasman & Depicted By Order Of The E / [Cartographic Material] : E. Bowen, Sculp. Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. 4 The State Library of Western Australia Alexander Library Building, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000 Tel: (08) 9427 3111 Fax: (08) 9427 3256 Web: www.slwa.wa.gov.au 8 From the CEO 2 Australia on the Map 4 Find Narnia 8 The West Australian Post Office Directories 9 Virtual Document Exchange 10 10 Successful Friends – the new library partnership 12 Literacy Links Project 14 12 Design, Art Production Public Programs Editorial Enquiries Dana Tonello ph: (08) 9427 3449 fax: (08) 9427 3152 email: [email protected] Layout / Graphics Adam Peterson ph: (08) 9427 3153 fax: (08) 9427 3152 email: [email protected] © 2006 State Library of Western Australia Editorial published may only be reproduced with permission. 14 KNOWIT is a quarterly magazine published in April, July, October and January. Deadline for issue no. 276 (Apr - Jun 06) 12 Jun 2006 KNOWIT reserves the right to edit all articles. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of KNOWIT or the State Library of Western Australia. ISSN 1328-7176 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 3 EXHIBITION Australia on the Map Story Steve Howell Australia on the Map: 400 years of the Dutch in Australia In November 1605, a small yacht, the Duyfken (Little Dove), sailed from Bantam in the Dutch East Indies under the command of Willem Janszoon to explore New Guinea. Early in 1606 he sighted and sailed along the western side of Cape York (mistakenly believing it to be New Guinea), this being the first documented European contact with Australia. Luiz Vaz de Torres sailed through the Strait, which was eventually to be named after him, between New Guinea and Australia a few months later. umerous navigators from a range of nationalities, Nespecially the British and French, followed Janszoon and Torres to the Australian coasts. To honour the part these men played in the charting of the Australian continent, Australia on the Map: 1606-2006 (AOTM), was formed in 2002. AOTM is a national organisation dedicated to helping and encouraging the people of Australia plan events for 2006 to honour the 400th anniversary of this first European contact. Their focus is mainly on the many mariners who, whether by accident or design, charted our coasts and put ‘Australia on the Map’, thereby making it known to the world. 4 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 5 AOTM is a community based network with links across the nation. The National Steering Committee (NSC) is based in Canberra, with a Steering Committee in every State to interact with an increasing number of local committees and with event organisers and the NSC. After discussions with Dr Nonja Peters, the Western Australian Chair of the State Steering Committee of AOTM, it was decided that the State Library of Western Australia would hold an exhibition based on the exploration of Western Australia. As space and time were limited and the inclusion of all the other mariners who came to the Western Australian coast was not practicable, the exhibition was to focus on the Dutch contribution. The exhibition would span the period from 1616, when Dirk Hartog in the Eendracht left a pewter plate on the island named after him, up to 1727 when the Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman’s Abrolhos. The exhibition ran from February to May 2006 in the Centre for the Book and involved staff from the State Reference Library and the Battye Library who selected the material and wrote the text and captions; Preservation Services staff, who assessed the material for display, and provided scans of old maps and mounts for displayed material; and Public Programs staff, who designed and mounted the exhibition. Of most interest were the many old maps from the Library’s collection that were displayed. However, as displaying the maps for such a long period of time may have been injurious to them due to extended exposure to high light levels, scanned facsimiles were produced which were so much like the originals as to be undetectable. Many books and other items from the collection were also featured. The scanned facsimile maps are so beautiful that they are works of art in their own right. To continue with the celebratory year they have been loaned to the Australia on the Map Organising Committee (WA) for displays in May at Gosnells and in August at Albany. 6 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 Another key event in the 2006 Australia on the Map celebrations also has links to Western Australia. On 24 January 1999 a replica of the Duyfken was launched at Fremantle and in 2000 it re-enacted the original voyage from the Dutch East Indies to Cape York Peninsula. In 2006 it will complete the full re-enactment voyage from Amsterdam to Cape York to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its original visit. Duyfken’s voyage will link commemorative events in various coastal centres, involving Australians in their communities as well as showcasing national and international events. The broad aims of AOTM are to: • focus on the period from 1606 onwards; • give due recognition to all relevant navigators of all nationalities in the mapping of the Australian coast; • ensure commemorations take place on a nation-wide basis and in all states and territories; • have strong community involvement, engaging, as far as possible all Australians, regardless of age, creed, gender, socio-economic group or ethnicity; • highlight the mariners’ contacts with the land and between them and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, as well as the historical and cultural implications of those contacts; • provide for local, state, national and international events; • stimulate tourism in Australia. K Top Left: Paskaerte Zynde T'oosterdeel Van Oost Indien Met Alle De Eylanden Deer Ontrendt Geleegen Van C. Como / [Cartographic Material] : By Pieter Goos, Op't Waeter In De Vergulde Zeespiegel. Goos, Pieter. t'Amsterdam : Pieter Goos, op't Waeter inde Vergulde Zeespiegel, 1666. Middle Left: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula / [Cartographic Material] / Auctore F. De Wit. Wit, Frederik de. Bottom Left: Chart Of The East Indies / [Cartographic Material] Graaf, Isaac de, 1667-1743. Right: Australia on the Map promotional poster. KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 7 NEWS Find Narnia Story Hilary Hatfield Find Narnia @your library Late in 2005 discussions between Public Library Services staff and education coordinators from the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery generated the idea of the Children’s Culture Club, a brand name for a partnership between the agencies to focus on programs for children. he aim of the Children’s Culture Club(CCC) programs would be Tto promote the values of culture and heritage to WA children and encourage families to visit the precinct. The release of the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe provided the theme for the January school holiday program. 8 KNOWIT. JAN - MAR 2006 Post Office Directories Story Steve Howell NEWS The Mezzanine Floor of the State Library proved an ideal space for children’s activities. Public Programs The Western staff produced some magnificent banners creating an exciting backdrop for the presentations.
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