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- Digitise your family history: Waverley Library offering digitisation of media and records
Digitise your family history: Waverley Library offering digitisation of media and records
27 September 2023 | News
27 September 2023
Waverley Library has become the first library in New South Wales to offer a digitisation service. Free of charge, library members can book a slot anytime during library hours. The digitisation station can be used to create digital versions of film negatives, 35mm slides, Hi8 tapes, VHS tapes, and photographs.
Christian Darby, Waverley’s ePrograms Librarian, says that the service has already been overwhelmingly popular.
“All of the six introductory sessions booked out instantly, and, in the last six weeks we’ve been up and running, almost 150 people have made individual bookings. People are jumping at the chance to convert their personal records into a digital format.”
“We’ve had some really wonderful feedback from people who’ve had a chance to use the digitisation station. They’ve been able to convert photos and videos that haven’t been seen for decades, bringing back happy memories of times gone by. The intergenerational impact is also clear – parents and grandparents have been able to introduce younger generations to photos and videos they haven’t had a chance to see until now.”
Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos, says that the Library’s latest innovative offering is a great opportunity to improve equitable access to digitisation.
“Commercial digitisation is quite expensive, and therefore unaffordable for many people. This is an opportunity to bring memories back to life in a format that is compatible with contemporary lifestyles. I encourage anyone who’s got old VHS tapes or negatives knocking about in a cupboard to dig them out and book in a session.”
Mr Darby says that any resident of New South Wales can become a library member, and all you need to use the user-friendly station is basic computer skills.
“We’ve created step-by step instructions to help people use the equipment, and our wonderful library staff can help with a brief orientation when you arrive for your session. If you think you’ll need more hands-on assistance, we can book you in for a one-on-one 60-minute introduction session – we want to make this as easy for as many people as possible.”
Call Waverley Library on 9083 8733 to book a session. Allow for about a minute per item for photographs and negatives. VHS tapes will need to be played all the way through in real time.
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Media inquiries: media@waverley.nsw.gov.au or 0416 075 532