Blog archive: September 2010
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At the Museum
Dinosnore Feedback
Here's what one of our Australian Museum Members had to say about their Dinosnore experience.
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Science
Psychedelic frogfish makes a splash
In 2009, colleagues at the University of Washington, created quite a stir when they described a new species of frogfish from Indonesia. The fish goes by the scientific name Histiophryne psychedelica. When you watch the movie you'll probably agree that psychedelica is
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Science
Common and Standard Names
Someone asked me about the difference between common and standard names. The video covers this topic and more.
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Science
The exciting life of Anglerfishes
Ichthyology Collection Manager, Mark McGrouther, talks about deepsea anglerfishes.
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Museullaneous
How to be clever on Facebook
For the most part, coporate/museum Facebook pages are pretty much the same: conversations among visitors or inserted opinons. However, there are those out there that are coming up with clever ways of engaging with their audience, you just have to do a lot of sifting. How could we apply these idea
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Museullaneous
Digital Heritage Students Lecture
Notes from a talk given for students studying digital heritage at the University of Western Sydney.
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Museullaneous
Knowing the Collections audit report
There have been various media stories in the past few days concerning the Museum's collections. These stories relate to the recommendations of the Audit Office of NSW in the report Knowing the Collections: Australian Museum, released on 1 September 2010. Read on for further clarification and info
