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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=035243301-21112007>Dear Colleagues</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We have
finally completed work on the subject (topical) thesaurus to complement our
language and place thesauri. It was a major task.</SPAN><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There is now a new web page which
brings all three thesauri together. See </SPAN></FONT><A
title=http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/thesaurus/index2.html
href="http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/thesaurus/index2.html"><FONT
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size=2><SPAN title=http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/thesaurus/index2.html
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/thesaurus/index2.html</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I do know that the subject thesaurus
was the one that most people were interested in.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=035243301-21112007>The thesaurus interacts
with Mura, the AIATSIS Catalogue</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">AIATSIS recognises the need for libraries, archives and
other collecting agencies to use more appropriate headings to catalogue /
index Indigenous material. These thesauri should also be useful for
Indigenous knowledge centres and keeping places. The full thesauri can be
downloaded in pdf format as a working tool.</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It would be
great if you could add / or update your links to us - and pass on to anyone you
think would be interested. I will be submitting an article for Incite for
the <SPAN class=035243301-21112007>J</SPAN>an/Feb <SPAN
class=035243301-21112007>2008 </SPAN>issue.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best
wishes</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rod</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rod Stroud</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Library Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>AIATSIS Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Email: <A
href="mailto:rod.stroud@aiatsis.gov.au">rod.stroud@aiatsis.gov.au</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phone: 02-6246 1197</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mobile: 041 0044543</FONT></DIV>
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