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Digital volunteering [1]

The State Library is dedicated to making our collections more accessible and you can help us achieve this goal. Byparticipating in one of our digital projects you can contribute to the enrichment of our collections and at the sametime delve deeper into the wonders of Australian cultural heritage and history.

Below is a list of available projects just waiting for you to dive in!

Van Dieman's Land convicts

Try your hand at transcribing records of male and female convicts deported to Van Dieman's Land between 1820 -

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1852.

Mungo man interviews

Help us correct transcripts of interviews related to the repatriation Mungo Man, a culturally significant and importantstory in Australi

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Frances Forbes letters

Help transcribe correspondence related to the cases of Sudds and Thompson, two army privates who committedtheft in 1826 in the hopes of

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Antarctic expedition interviews

Help transcribe the fascinating stories from decades of research and construction expeditions in Antarctica.

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Islamic Faith in NSW

Help transcribe important interviews that tell the stories of people of Islamic faith from NSW.

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Sydney Female Refuge Society

Explore a sample of meeting minutes and notes from the Sydney Female Refuge Society, first established in 1848.

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Rainbow Archive interviews

Listen to interviews with residents of Nimbin discussing the 1973 Aquarius Festival and help improve theirtranscripts.

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Miles Franklin's diaries

Help us transcribe the diaries of one of Australia's greatest writers.

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Indigenous languages

Explore rare Indigenous language materials from our collection and help us transcribe the handwritten documents.

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Builders

Help us correct transcripts of incredible stories told by workers involved in the construction of the iconic SydneyHarbour Bridge.

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Australian Dance

Explore interviews by Martin Portus with prominent figures from the Australian dance industry, including dancers,choreographers and cost

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Garry Wotherspoon collection

Help us correct fascinating stories from gay men and women interviewed in the 1980s by Garry Wotherspoon.

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Newspapers of New South Wales

Read our vast collection of digitised historical newspapers and make corrections to computer-generated text.

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Digital volunteeringPublished on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au)

Snowy Mountains bushfires

Listen to and transcribe the harrowing stories of residents, fire fighters and volunteers involved in the 2003 SnowyMountain bushfires.

Further information

Contact us

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If you have an enquiry about any of these projects please send us an email at digital.volunteering@sl.nsw.gov.au [2].

#madewithSLNSW [3]

If you are interested in repurposing any of the datasets from these projects, be sure to let us know by tagging yourwork with #madewithSLNSW. You can also explore other datasets [4] we have made available.

DX Lab [5]

The Lab delivers creative, engaging and new ways to explore the Library’s collections, datasets andservices through a diverse range of digital experiences.

Become a volunteer at the State Library [6]

Volunteers play an important role at the Library and are appreciated for giving so generously of their time.

Source URL:https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/research-and-engagement/digital-volunteering

Links[1] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/research-and-engagement/digital-volunteering [2] mailto:digital.volunteering@sl.nsw.gov.au [3] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/research-and-engagement/open-data-create-collections [4] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections-research-and-engagement/open-data-create-collections [5] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/research-and-engagement/dx-lab [6] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/join/volunteering-state-library

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