10 October 2012

SLVLearn 2012The future of information

SLV resources online and up close

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Session outline

• Search

• Using the SLV catalogue

• ergo website

• Research guides

• Collection items up close

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Search

• When someone asks us to search for something, what do we do?

• Let me Google that for you

• Why do we search the way we do?

• How can we best explain this process to students, to teach them effective search strategies?

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Using the SLV catalogue

• Why not just use Google?

• Different search outlets for different purposes

• What if we wanted to find a map of Melbourne from 1839?

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Using the SLV catalogue

Doing a catalogue search

Different tabs are to search for different item types

The search bar is like a search engine on the web. Just type in what you’re looking for and click ‘Search’

http://search.slv.vic.gov.au

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Using the SLV catalogue

Once you have searched for a subject, we recommend that you restrict your search to online resources so you can use them remotely.

You can do this from at the top of the search results, or under the ‘Show only’ heading in the left column

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Using the SLV catalogue

You can view the items by clicking on the ‘View online’ link.

Some are available to download in high-res tiff format

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Using the SLV catalogue

Each item has a catalogue record that contains all bibliographic details, background/description of the item.

Items are often grouped by subject – these categories are hyperlinked to searches for other items in that subject set,

eg. Melbourne (Vic.) Maps

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ergo

ergo website

http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au

Information on for students on study skills and SLV collection items that are linked to common curriculumareas at VELS level 5 & 6, and also VCE

• Learn skills• Explore history• For teachers

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ergo

The information on ergo helps to put the items into context. All sources used in ergo link to the catalogue record for that item,

eg. A plan of Melbourne Port Phillip (Melbourne city grid)

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ergo

The Research skills section in ergo helps to explain important steps in the process, particularly locating information and selecting resources.

‘Search’ and ‘Research’ may not mean the same thing for students as it does to us.

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Research guides

SLV research guides

http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/

These help to provide advice on how to find commonly asked for items in the SLV collection.

Some are for quite niche audiences, but some are good for students as they cover general topics.

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Collection items up close

Map: Plan of the town of Melbourne – John Pascoe Fawkner, 1841

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Collection items up close

Map: A plan of Melbourne Port Phillip / from actual survey by J. Williamson; R. Clint Engraver Sydney, c. 1839

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Collection items up close

Manuscript: Melbourne Advertiser / John Pascoe Fawkner, 1838

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Collection items up close

Book : John Batman : the founder of Victoria / by James Bonwick, 1868

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Collection items up close

• What are the benefits of seeing these items up close?

• How important is it that they are digitised?

• Do students still value the experience of viewing primary sources first-hand?

• Where is the connection, the relevance to their lives?

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Contact details

Bethany Leong,Education Programs Coordinator

Email: bleong@slv.vic.gov.auPhone: (03) 8664 7268

SLV website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

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