Archive for April, 2012

Paper making in Buenos Aires

Not only am I a bookbinder but I am also a tanguera. I travel every March to Buenos Aires looking for those great dancers, taking classes, doing very little tourism.Last year however,  I took time off from dancing to visit the Biblioteca Nacional de Argentina, in Palermo. This year, I thought I’d take a more [...]

Braving the blizzard: Australian Antarctic Division Collection

In 1998 the National Library of Australia acquired a significant historical collection originally compiled by the Australian Antarctic Division, which administers the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The collection, housed in the Map Section, comprises many photoreproductions of the Australian Antarctic Territory produced by the efforts of ANARE [...]