stanwell park, nsw susan jones and rebecca daly university of wollongong library

Stanwell Park, NSW

Susan Jones and Rebecca DalyUniversity of Wollongong Library

Wollongong

292,500Illawarra Population

27oCSummer average daily temp

17 patrolled beaches, 7 off-leash beaches

85kmFrom the Sydney Opera House

View of Wollongong from Sublime Point

Illawarra Museum

UOW Library

Wollongong City Library

Joining Forces

Wollongong Harbour

Utilising our organisational strengths:

Collections

Digitisation

Metadata

Knowledge

Project Planning:

Costs

Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin

IHS Publications

Wollongong Lighthouse

Delivering in digital:

Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin http://ro.uow.edu.au/ihsbulletin/

IHS Publications http://ro.uow.edu.au/ihspubs/

Lake Illawarra

Building an online presence for access

• Structure• Themes• Geographies• Tools• Keep it simple

Port Kembla Steelworks

St Michaels Church, Wollongong

Benefits of collaborating:

• Strengthen relationships• Create opportunities• Expand a project’s potential and its reach• Fast-track outcomes• Pool resources• Create real value

Thank you !

Collaborative Local History project steering committee is:

Lisa MatuzelisLMatuzelis@wollongong.nsw.gov.auMarisa O’Connor MOConnor@wollongong.nsw.gov.auJohn Shippillawarrahistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.au Susan Jonessusanj@uow.edu.auRebecca Daly rdaly@uow.edu.au