The document discusses the "Librarians on Loan" program between the Gold Coast City Council Local Studies library and the Office of Architecture and Heritage. Through this program, librarians are loaned out to work with the Office of Architecture and Heritage to provide research support using the local studies collection. This helps raise the profile of local studies, contributes to heritage preservation, and improves the librarians' skills in researching for different audiences. However, challenges include not being able to support the Office as often as needed due to staffing constraints and adapting to new research formats and styles.

1. Librarians on Loan
Intersection of the Gold Coast Highway and Goodwin Terrace, Burleigh Heads, Queensland, 1968. Photographer unidentified.

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What Local Studies offers corporate colleagues
• Collection material that is directly relevant to their work or projects
• Corporate knowledge and awareness of local matters and networks
• Willingness to work collaboratively
Demolition of the Gold Coast City Council Administration Centre, 135 Bundall Road, Evandale, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, June 29 - July 1 2016. Photographer, K. Stephan.

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Librarians on Loan (LOL)
• Local Studies’ closest and oldest relationship is with the Office of Architecture and Heritage
• In late 2018, the Office of Architecture and Heritage requested a librarian
• It was proposed to offer a service shared between two librarians
Former Tallebudgera Post Office, 17 Trees Road, Tallebudgera, Queensland, 1996. Arnold Wolthers, photographer.

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Benefits
• Raising the profile of local studies in Council
• Contributing to the overall preservation of heritage sites on the Gold Coast
• Improved research skills and writing styles to different audiences
Southport Lions Club members digging the foundations for a building opposite the Labrador State School, Labrador, Queensland, June 1960. Bob Avery, photographer.

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Challenges
• Unable to undertake work as often as desired or required
• Time needed for library staff to adapt to providing information in unfamiliar formats/styles
• Clarifying parameters and understanding varied levels of detail required for different projects
The Funlander train and a vintage fire engine at Pleasure Island amusement park, Carrara, Queensland, 1960. Alexander McRobbie, photographer.

6. Local Studies Collection
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast MC QLD 9726
P 1300 GOLDCOAST
E lslibrary@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
W cityofgoldcoast.com.au/library