Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
- Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (Austehc) is located at the University of Melbourne and is a leading centre for the preservation, promotion and development of the heritage of Australian science, technology and medicine. It has been particularly active in publishing resources online and has been responsible for the development of a wide range of innovative biographical projects, such as the Australian Dictionary of Biography Online and [http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/ Bright Sparcs] , an online biographical register of more than 4,000 people involved in the development of science, technology and medicine in Australia, including references to their archival materials and bibliographic resources.
The Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre was established in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, on 3 May 1999. [ [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/ogen/launch/ Launch of the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre] ] The Centre continues the academic, research and heritage activities of the Australian Science Archives Project (ASAP) which was established by Professor R.W. Home in 1985. The Director of Austehc since 1999 has been Gavan McCarthy, an international expert and educator on archival documentation and online publishing. [ [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/teaching/tfac/ Fact, Fiction and Fraud in the Digital Age] ]
Since its inception, Austehc has established, or supported the development of, the following online resources:
* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html "Where are the Women in Australian Science" Project] Launched 22 August 2003.
* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/fam.html Federation and Meteorology] An online publication on the emergence of Australian meteorology as a science and the formation of the Bureau of Meteorology in 1908.
* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/titlepage.html Technology in Australia 1788-1988] The online edition of the study by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering of the men, women and organizations involved in the development of technology in Australia.
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* [http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/ Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre]
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