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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Soofia Tariq

VCR tapes in an oven: How to preserve and digitise an entire collection of artefacts

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Deputy Chief Information Officer Syed Jaffary. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is working to digitise its whole collection in eight years, contributing to a broader vision to expand the Institute's presence in both Canberra and across Australia.

Deputy Chief Information Officer of AIATSIS Syed Jaffary has been leading the digitisation efforts for the Institute, spanning its collection of over a million Indigenous artefacts, artworks, books, film, photography and audio.

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