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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-10-19 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-05-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004098b.htm person McCarthy Gavan John AACR2 17 September 1956 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Science archivist Journalist of the past Gavan McCarthy, who became an expert in social and cultural informatics, was, in 1985, the first member of staff of the Australian Science Archives Project in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne. ASAP, as it was known, became part of the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (Austehc) when it was established in 1999. In 2007 Austehc transferred to the University Library and was renamed the eScholarship Research Centre. It was closed at the end of June 2020. In 2013 McCarthy was promoted to Associate Professor. He is known internationally for his innovative approach to archival description and contextual information management. In 2021 he joined the Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology as an honorary research fellow and resumed his role as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. 1978 1985 Career position - Archivist (mostly part-time), University of Melbourne Archives. Worked on the records of The Zinc Corporation Ltd; Conzinc Rio-Tinto Australia Ltd and began investigations into the use of computerised databases for archives. 1978 1986 Career position - Periodic performances with Live Improvised Music Events (LIME) and experimental percussion group specialising in home-made instruments and found objects. 1981 1981 Education - Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA (Hons)), La Trobe University 1981 1982 Career position - Tutor in first year improvisation in the Department of Music at La Trobe University 1983 1985 Career position - Casual professional music engagements as a double bass player with a variety of groups and orchestras including the Victorian State Opera and the Melbourne Musicians. 1985 Life event - Professional member of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1985 1999 Career position - Director (formerly Archivist-in-charge) of the Australian Science Archives Project, University of Melbourne 1987 Life event - Convenor of the Science, Technology and Medicine Archives Special Interest Group of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1991 2000? Life event - Member of the Health and Medicine Museums Special Interest Group federal and state organising committees, Museum's Australia 1992 1993 Career position - Honorary Research Associate in the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University 1992 1994 Research - Chief instigator of an Australian Research Council Multi-Institutional Research Infrastructure Support Program project: Expansion of the Australian Science Archives Project 1994 Double bass player in the band Jugularity. See: http://www.jugularity.com/ 1994 1997 Life event - Member of the Council of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1995 Career position - Archives and Records Consultant at Imperial College London 1995 1995 Education - Master of Arts (MA Archives and Records), Monash University 1995 2000 Life event - Member of the Steering Committee of the International Council on Archives, Universities and Research Institutions Section, and a member of the steering committee of the subsection on Science, Technology and Medicine Archives. 1997 1997 Research - Chief Investigator of an Australian Research Council SPIRT project: Next Generation ADS - Controlling the Total Records Environment 1997 1998 Life event - Consultant to the review of the Australian Archives Act 1983 conducted by the Australian Law Reform Commission 1998 1998 Research - Recipient of an Australian Research Council, Special Research Initiatives grant: Science, Technology and Medicine Archives International Research Network, which led to the Working with Knowledge conference. 1998 1998 Research - Associate Investigator on an Australian Research Council SPIRT project: Archival Metadata Standards for Managing and Accessing Information Resources in Networked Environments over Time for Government, Commerce, Social and Cultural Purposes at Monash University 1999 2000 Life event - Vice-President of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1999 2002 Career position - Board member of Melbourne Information Management Pty. Ltd. 1999 31 December 2006 Career position - Director of the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (Austehc), University of Melbourne 1999 2013 Career position - Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne 2000 2001 Chief Investigator in Australian Research Council project [R0010792], The Australian Trade Union Heritage Resources Gateway, University of Melbourne 2000 2001 Life event - President, Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 2000 2002 Project partner in Australian Research Council project, Authoritative Web-based Information to Support Australian Science and Technology, Learned Academies Special Project with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2000 2004 Career position - Full member of the International Council on Archives Committee on Science and Technology 2002 2004 Career position - Full member of the International Council on Archives Committee on Descriptive Standards 2002 2005 Research - Project partner in Australian Research Council project Images of Chinese in Australia, New Zealand, China and Southeast Asia, La Trobe University 2002 2005 Career position - Consultant for the International Atomic Energy Agency Radioactive Waste Management Section in Vienna, Austria 2003 2003 Research - Chief Investigator in Australian Research Council project [LE0347122], The Australian Women's Archive Project, University of Melbourne 2004 2005 Research - Project partner in Australian Research Council projects [LE0452798 and LE0560774], The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: A database of national biography facilitating research into Australia's history, Australian National University 2005 2005 Research - Partner Investigator in Australian Research Council project [LE0561111], Unlocking Regional Memory: digitising global memory, University of Wollongong 2005 2007 Research - Chief Investigator in Australian Research Council project [DP0558298]: A demographic and socio-medical history of the Aboriginal People of Victoria 1800-2000: reconstitutions and epidemiological analysis, University of Melbourne. 2006 2006 Research - Chief Investigator in Australian Research Council project [LE06680026], The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online and Emerging National Information Systems: Networking Research Capability, Australian National University 1 January 2007 30 June 2020 Career position - Director of the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre 2021 2021 Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 2021 2024 Career position - Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology 17 May 2023 16 May 2027 Career position - External Member, Library and Archives Committee, Australian Academy of Science 2025 Career position - Adjunct Associate Professor, Office of the Swinburne Chief Scientists, Swinburne University of Technology Sherratt, Timothy Paul (1962 - )

1985 - c1998

 Turnbull, Paul Home, Roderick Weir (1939 - ) Spurling, Thomas Harley (Tom) (1940 - ) McInnes, Kenneth Graham (1945 - ) Cohn, Helen Margaret (1951 - ) McCarthy, Neville John (1929 - 2021)

His second child.

 eScholarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne (2007 - 2020)

Director, 2007 until it closed in 2020.

 Australian Science Archives Project, The University of Melbourne (1985 - 1999)

Inaugural appointee and head 4 March 1985 - 2 May 1999.

 Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, The University of Melbourne (1999 - 2006)

Director, 3 May 1999 - 31 December 2006.

 Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project (1987 - )

Member, Advisory Committee 1987 -

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

Joined 2003

 James, Elizabeth Ann (1956 - )

From 23 April 1983

 McCarthy, Gavan (1956-)

Trove

 'McCarthy, Gavan John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McCarthy, Gavan John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty Five Years in the RACI Spurling, T.H. Twenty Five Years in the RACI Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1992 Chemistry in Australia 59 198-199 Conference Paper: Thinking of the future while looking deep into the past: the continuing evolution of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation [Paper 400] McCarthy, Gavan Thinking of the future while looking deep into the past: the continuing evolution of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation [Paper 400] Melbourne Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 2025 27th International Congress of History of Science & Technology Resource: Walter Geoffrey Duffield Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Sankey, Howard Walter Geoffrey Duffield Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Conference Paper: Using contextual information frameworks to maintain knowledge of radioactive waste McCarthy, Gavan; Upshall, Ian Using contextual information frameworks to maintain knowledge of radioactive waste Orlando, Florida, USA International Institute of Informatics and Systematics 2005 Proceedings of the International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA'05), 14-17 July 2005 31-36 Journal Article: Utilizing the web to build a network of archival authority records McCarthy, Gavan Utilizing the web to build a network of archival authority records International Council on Archives 1999 Janus 1 96-107 Conference Paper: Engineering Utility: a visionary role for encoded archival authority information in managing virtual and physical resources McCarthy, Gavan Engineering Utility: a visionary role for encoded archival authority information in managing virtual and physical resources Ballina, NSW 1999 AusWeb99 - The Fifth Australian World Wide Web Conference, 17-20 April 1999 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Robin, Libby; McCarthy, Gavan 2002 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 2 211-214 Resource: Federation of Asian Chemical Societies Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Buchanan, Rod; Cianci, Lisa; O'Sullivan, Lisa Federation of Asian Chemical Societies Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Alan John (Jock) Marshall Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; King, Bill; Swancott, Leigh; Scillio, Mark; Walker, Rosanne Alan John (Jock) Marshall Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Book Section: Finding a future for digital cultural heritage resources using contextual information frameworks McCarthy, Gavan Finding a future for digital cultural heritage resources using contextual information frameworks Boston, USA [in print] MIT Publishing 2005 Digital Cultural Heritage: a critical discourse Kenderdine, S; Cameron, F. Resource: Victor Martin Trikojus Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Sankey, Howard; Hughes, Miranda Victor Martin Trikojus Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Conference Paper: The Archives of Science and Technology in Australia McCarthy, Gavan The Archives of Science and Technology in Australia Sydney 1985 A Seminar on Science Archives in Australia, University of New South Wales, 19-21 September 1985 Resource: Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Journal Article: The Structuring of Context: New possibilities in an XML enabled World Wide Web McCarthy, Gavan The Structuring of Context: New possibilities in an XML enabled World Wide Web 2000 Journal of the Association for History and Computing III 1 Conference Paper: The role of context-based information architecture in providing access to distributed resources McCarthy, Gavan The role of context-based information architecture in providing access to distributed resources Beijing IUHPS - Division of History of Science 2005 XXII International Congress of History of Science. Globalisation and Diversity: Diffusion of Science and Technology throughout History Seminar Paper: Navigating Cultural Heritage Resources in Asia and the Pacific: Global links for local heritage objects, places and individuals McCarthy, Gavan Navigating Cultural Heritage Resources in Asia and the Pacific: Global links for local heritage objects, places and individuals Burwood 2005 presented to the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Deakin University 15 Journal Article: Recovering RACI Records ... ASAP McCarthy, Gavan; Cytowicz, Barbara; Jack, Chris Recovering RACI Records ... ASAP 1997 Chemistry in Australia 64 9 4-5 Resource: Michael James Denham White Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; McCann, Doug Michael James Denham White Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Conference Paper: Science and the Future: archives in the new age? McCarthy, Gavan Science and the Future: archives in the new age? Hobart, Tasmania Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1989 Papers and Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. Hobart, 2-6 June 1989 64-65 Conference Paper: Sources for the history of scientific societies and research organisations in Australia McCarthy, Gavan Sources for the history of scientific societies and research organisations in Australia Sydney 1992 Australian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science 25th Annual Conference, New College, University of New South Wales, 11-15 July 1992 Journal Article: The Records of E.W. Titterton, Nuclear Physicist McCarthy, Gavan; Clayton, Rosanne The Records of E.W. Titterton, Nuclear Physicist 1992 Archives and Manuscripts 20 1 (May) Seminar Paper: Archiving science in the 1990s McCarthy, Gavan Archiving science in the 1990s 1992 Seminar Paper: Living on the edge: the challenge of being fully externally-funded McCarthy, Gavan Living on the edge: the challenge of being fully externally-funded Sydney 1991 Seminar Paper: Science archives and museum objects McCarthy, Gavan Science archives and museum objects Melbourne 1991 presented as a keynote address at the Museum of Victoria, Division of Science and Technology Seminar Conference Paper: The Origin and future development of the Australian Science Archives Project McCarthy, Gavan The Origin and future development of the Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Presented to the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science Annual Conference, 25-27 September 1990 Report: Preservation and Transfer to Future Generations Information Important to the Safety of Waste Disposal Facilities McCarthy, Gavan; Upshall, Ian Preservation and Transfer to Future Generations Information Important to the Safety of Waste Disposal Facilities Vienna, Austria [in print] International Atomic Energy Agency 2005 Seminar Paper: History of Australian Science Reference Aids McCarthy, Gavan History of Australian Science Reference Aids Melbourne 1989 Workshop of Australian Bibliography - State of the Art, as part of the Third National Reference Librarians' Conference Conference Paper: Recovering Science: Progress in the 1990s McCarthy, Gavan Recovering Science: Progress in the 1990s Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton 9-14 Seminar Paper: Records of Australian Chemists McCarthy, Gavan Records of Australian Chemists Royal Australian Chemical Institute, History and Archives Committee 1988 One-day seminar on the history of chemistry in Australia, David Rivett Laboratory, CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Technology Seminar Paper: 20th Century Scientists and their Records McCarthy, Gavan 20th Century Scientists and their Records 1988 Seminar on scientific biography, Colonial Science Club is association with the Royal Australian Historical Society, Sydney Conference Paper: The Australian Science Archives Project: its role, its future McCarthy, Gavan The Australian Science Archives Project: its role, its future Perth Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1988 The National and International Environment, Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists, Perth 21-25 April 1987 Matthews, P. 77-81 Journal Article: Generating History: the heritage value of the archives of the Australian National University Homopolar Generator McCarthy, Gavan Generating History: the heritage value of the archives of the Australian National University Homopolar Generator 1987 Transactions of The Institution of Engineers, Australia: Multi-Disciplinary Engineering GE11 2 (November) 101-106 Journal Article: Archival Solutions: the Australian Science Archives Project and the Records of the RACI McCarthy, Gavan Archival Solutions: the Australian Science Archives Project and the Records of the RACI 1988 Chemistry in Australia 55 7 (July 1988) 243-245 Conference Paper: Generating History: the heritage value of the archives of the Australian National University Homopolar Generator McCarthy, Gavan Generating History: the heritage value of the archives of the Australian National University Homopolar Generator 1986 Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Engineering Heritage, Adelaide, 1-3 December 1986 Journal Article: Records disposal in the modern environment McCarthy, Gavan Records disposal in the modern environment 1990 Archives and Manuscripts 18 1 (May) 39-51 Seminar Paper: Reflexions and Visions: Looking into the future of the history of Australian science McCarthy, Gavan Reflexions and Visions: Looking into the future of the history of Australian science Sydney Australian Science History Club 2005 Book: The Papers of Sir Ian William Wark, 1899-1985 McCarthy, Gavan The Papers of Sir Ian William Wark, 1899-1985 Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Book: The Records of Albert Cherbury David Rivett (1885-161) and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 King, Bill; McCarthy, Gavan The Records of Albert Cherbury David Rivett (1885-161) and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1988 Book: The Papers of Ian Jeffreys Wood (1903-1986) McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar The Papers of Ian Jeffreys Wood (1903-1986) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Book: The Papers of Walter Geoffrey Duffield (1879-1929) McCarthy, Gavan; Sankey, Howard The Papers of Walter Geoffrey Duffield (1879-1929) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Book: The Papers of Victor Martin Trikojus (1902-1985) McCarthy, Gavan; Sankey Howard The Papers of Victor Martin Trikojus (1902-1985) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Book: The Papers of Nancye Enid Kent Perry (1918-) McCarthy, Gavan The Papers of Nancye Enid Kent Perry (1918-) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Book: The Records of Michael James Denham White (1910-1983) McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar The Records of Michael James Denham White (1910-1983) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1989 Resource: Phillip Garth Law Guide to Records Morgan, Helen, McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar Phillip Garth Law Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1999 Book: The Records of Andrew Crowther Hurley (1926-1988) McCarthy, Gavan The Records of Andrew Crowther Hurley (1926-1988) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1989 Journal Article: The Role of Context in Sustaining Knowledge of Radioactive Waste McCarthy, Gavan The Role of Context in Sustaining Knowledge of Radioactive Waste 2005 Archives and Manuscripts 33 2 Journal Article: Unlocking Global Memory Hagan, James; McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Bruce; Wells, Andrew Unlocking Global Memory 2005 Southern Review 38 1 Conference Paper: All is Digital: Scientists records in a connected information universe McCarthy, Gavan All is Digital: Scientists records in a connected information universe Deutsches Museum, Munich Cooperation on Archives of Science in Europe 2005 International Scientific Archives Conference, Future Proof II: personal Papers in the Electronic Age Conference Paper: The International Atomic Energy Agency draft Safety Report on Preservation and Transfer to Future Generations of Information Important to the Safety of Waste Disposal Facilities McCarthy, Gavan The International Atomic Energy Agency draft Safety Report on Preservation and Transfer to Future Generations of Information Important to the Safety of Waste Disposal Facilities Deutsches Museum, Munich Cooperation on Archives of Science in Europe 2005 International Scientific Archives Conference, Future Proof II: personal Papers in the Electronic Age Resource: History of Australian Science and Technology Bibliography Carlson, Laurie; Evans, Joanne; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim; et al History of Australian Science and Technology Bibliography 2007 ASAPWeb, Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1995?- Bright Sparcs Conference Paper: Heritage and the Internet - Encoding Context Objects: Using knowledge to reduce risks McCarthy, Gavan Heritage and the Internet - Encoding Context Objects: Using knowledge to reduce risks 1999 Australian Society of Archivists Conference <span style="font-style:italic">Archives at Risk: Accountability, Vulnerability and Credibility</span>, 29-31 July 1999, Brisbane, Queensland Resource: Sir Ian William Wark Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan Sir Ian William Wark Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1999 Journal Article: The Overland Telegraph and Undersea Cable: Australia's First Electronic Information Network McCarthy, Gavan The Overland Telegraph and Undersea Cable: Australia's First Electronic Information Network 2001 Australasian Science 22 10 46 Book: The Papers of John Neill Greenwood (1894-1981) McCarthy, Gavan The Papers of John Neill Greenwood (1894-1981) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1987 Seminar Paper: The Australian Science Archives Project McCarthy, Gavan The Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Edited Book: Guide to the Archives of Science in Australia: Records of Individuals McCarthy, Gavan Guide to the Archives of Science in Australia: Records of Individuals Melbourne D.W.Thorpe 1991 Book: A Guide to the Records of Lawrence Percival Coombes Johnson, Mandy; Scillio, Mark; Taylor, Angela; Buchanan, Rod; O'Sullivan, Lisa; McCarthy, Gavan A Guide to the Records of Lawrence Percival Coombes Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Book: A Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; O'Sullivan, Lisa; Sherratt, Tim A Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Book: A Guide to the Records of Philip Crosbie Morrison Brash, Stuart; Conde Anne-Marie; Robin, Libby; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim A Guide to the Records of Philip Crosbie Morrison Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Book: The Records of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1916-1980 King, Bill; McCarthy, Gavan; Spink, John The Records of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1916-1980 Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1988 Journal Article: Life in Science McCarthy, Gavan Life in Science 1993 Voices 3 1 5-16 Seminar Paper: Archives into the Telecommunication Age? McCarthy, Gavan Archives into the Telecommunication Age? Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney 1992 Resource: Frank Macfarlane Burnet Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; O'Sullivan, Lisa; Tropea, Rachel; Sherratt, Tim Frank Macfarlane Burnet Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2001 Book: A Guide to the Records of Edwin Sherbon Hills Sherratt, Tim; McCarthy, Gavan A Guide to the Records of Edwin Sherbon Hills Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1992 Book: A Brief Guide to the Records of Minerals Separation Ltd Scillio, Mark; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt,Tim A Brief Guide to the Records of Minerals Separation Ltd Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1992 Book: A Brief Guide to the Records of Armin Aleksander Öpik O'Sullivan, Lisa; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim A Brief Guide to the Records of Armin Aleksander Öpik Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1992 Book: The Records of Currency Note Research and Development Project, CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers Buchanan, Roderick; McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar The Records of Currency Note Research and Development Project, CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1991 Book: The Records of Ronald Gordon Giovanelli (1915-1984) McCann, Doug; McCarthy, Gavan The Records of Ronald Gordon Giovanelli (1915-1984) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1989 Book: A Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees Buchanan, Rod; McCarthy, Gavan; Scillio, Mark; O'Sullivan, Lisa A Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Conference Paper: Integrating Archival Authority Information in Descriptive Systems McCarthy, Gavan Integrating Archival Authority Information in Descriptive Systems 2000 Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, 30 August-2 September 2000, Denver, Colorado, USA Conference Paper: Building Bridges between Cultural Heritage Resources - of Networks, Entities and Relationships: Utilising the Small World Effect in an Archival Setting McCarthy, Gavan Building Bridges between Cultural Heritage Resources - of Networks, Entities and Relationships: Utilising the Small World Effect in an Archival Setting Australian Society of Archivists and the Records Management Association of Australia 2001 Joint National Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists and the Records Management Association of Australia, 'Convergence', 2-5 September 2001, Hobart, Tasmania 279-286 Resource: Web Academic Resource Publisher - WARP Evans, Joanne; McCarthy, Gavan; Stephens, Robin; Morgan, Helen Web Academic Resource Publisher - WARP Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000- Resource: Australian Science at Work McCarthy, Gavan; Evans, Joanne; et al Australian Science at Work Updated Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1999- Resource: Bright Sparcs McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim; Evans, Joanne; et al Bright Sparcs Updated Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1994- Resource: Australasian Society for Immunology Inc. Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Ward, Harry; Cianci, Lisa; Morgan, Helen Australasian Society for Immunology Inc. Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Resource: Heritage Documentation Management System - HDMS Evans, Joanne; McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; et al Heritage Documentation Management System - HDMS Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1999- Conference Paper: Archival Database Systems, Finding Aids and Web-based Archival Information Infrastructure Barratt, Anne; McCarthy, Gavan Archival Database Systems, Finding Aids and Web-based Archival Information Infrastructure 2000 ICA-SUV seminar, 19-20 September 2000, Cordoba, Spain; part of the International Council on Archives XIV International Congress of Archives, 21-26 September 2000, Seville, Spain Resource: Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Guide to Records Cytowicz, Barbara; McCarthy, Gavan; Bolton, Bert; Spink, John; et al Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Conference Paper: The Three-Dimensional Web: the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (Austehc) at Work McCarthy, Gavan The Three-Dimensional Web: the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre (Austehc) at Work 2000 Science, Technology and Healthcase Roundtable Meeting, Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, 30 August-2 September 2000, Denver, Colorado, USA Conference Paper: The OHRM, the Web and Building of Archival Information Infrastructure McCarthy, Gavan The OHRM, the Web and Building of Archival Information Infrastructure 2000 Australian Society of Archivists Conference, <span style="font-style:italic">Beyond the Screen: Capturing Corporate and Social Memory</span>, 17-19 August 2000, Melbourne Conference Paper: Re-discovering the History of Chemistry in Australia McCarthy, Gavan; Spink, John Re-discovering the History of Chemistry in Australia 2000 11th RACI Convention, History and Archives Program, 6-11 February 2000, Australian National University Book Section: A cup of tea and buttered nutloaf McCarthy, Gavan A cup of tea and buttered nutloaf Canberra Australian Society of Archivists Inc. 1994 Ethics, Lies and Archives Report: 'Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM) Encoded Archival Context (EAC) Examples', EAC Workshop, Toronto, Canada Evans, Joanne; McCarthy, Gavan 'Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM) Encoded Archival Context (EAC) Examples', EAC Workshop, Toronto, Canada 2001 Conference Paper: Linking Heritage with History: Using authority records to link objects with their past McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Bruce Linking Heritage with History: Using authority records to link objects with their past 1999 Museums Australia National Conference, <span style="font-style:italic">Fringe Benefits: Community, Culture and Communication</span> 5-9 May 1999, Albury, New South Wales Journal Article: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre: Networking Australia's Cultural Heritage McCarthy, Gavan Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre: Networking Australia's Cultural Heritage 2000 Lasie 31 2 33-38 Resource: Ronald Gordon Giovanelli McCann, Doug and McCarthy, Gavan Ronald Gordon Giovanelli Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Albert Cherbury David Rivett and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Guide to Records King, Bill; McCarthy, Gavan Albert Cherbury David Rivett and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Australian Meeting, 1914 Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Journal Article: A gateway to the history of chemistry in Australia Spurling, Tom; and McCarthy, Gavan A gateway to the history of chemistry in Australia 2022 Chemistry in Australia September/November 38 Journal Article: The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: from nineteenth century paper to twenty first century data McCarthy, Gavan The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: from nineteenth century paper to twenty first century data 2018 Circumscribere: international journal for the history of science 21:63-70 21 63-70 Journal Article: Archiving the scientific legacy of Alec Costin Wright, Genevieve T.; McDougall, Keith L.; and McCarthy, Gavan J. Archiving the scientific legacy of Alec Costin 2018 Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 140 245-8 Resource Section: Career Outline McCarthy, Gavan Career Outline Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Guide to the Records of Lawrence Percival Coombes Resource: Online Heritage Resource Manager - OHRM Evans, Joanne; McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; van den Bosch, Alan; et al Online Heritage Resource Manager - OHRM Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 1999- Resource Section: Career Outline McCarthy, Gavan Career Outline Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet Conference Paper: Of Networks, Entities and Relationships: Utilising the Small World Effect in an Archival Setting McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Bruce Of Networks, Entities and Relationships: Utilising the Small World Effect in an Archival Setting 2001 Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, 27 August-2 September 2001, Washington, DC, USA Resource: Currency Note Research and Development Project CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers Guide to Records Buchanan, Roderick, McCarthy, Gavan and Manhal, Oscar Currency Note Research and Development Project CSIRO, Division of Chemicals and Polymers Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Albert Lloyd George Rees Guide to Records Buchanan, Rod; Gavan McCarthy; Mark Scillio: with Lisa O'Sullivan Albert Lloyd George Rees Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Edwin Sherbon Hills Guide to Records Sherratt, Tim; McCarthy, Gavan Edwin Sherbon Hills Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Minerals Separation Guide to Records Scillio, Mark; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim Minerals Separation Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Armin Aleksander Öpik Guide to Records O'Sullivan, Lisa; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim Armin Aleksander Öpik Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar; O'Sullivan, Lisa; Tropea, Rachel; Sherratt, Tim Guide to the Records of Frank Macfarlane Burnet Original online Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Resource: Brown Family Guide to Records Smith, Ailie and Gavan McCarthy Brown Family Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Review: Archives and Manuscripts McCarthy, Gavan 1996 Archives and Manuscripts 24 1 (May) Conference Paper: The Open Resource Scholarly Network: a New Era for Historians, Archivists and Technologists McCarthy, Gavan The Open Resource Scholarly Network: a New Era for Historians, Archivists and Technologists 2001 Computing Arts 2001Conference, 'Digital Resources for Research in the Humanities', 26-28 September 2001, The University of Sydney, New South Wales Report: Review of the National Library of Australia's Reference Services McCarthy, Gavan Review of the National Library of Australia's Reference Services Canberra 1998 Resource: The i.t.a. Association Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan; Tropea, Rachel; Barber, Helen; Cianci, Lisa The i.t.a. Association Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2001 Conference Paper: Introduction and Keynote Address McCarthy, Gavan Introduction and Keynote Address 1997 Have Your Records been Doctored? Conference, 17 July 1997, Centre for the Study of Health and Society, University of Melbourne Seminar Paper: The Australian Science Archives Project: Archival and records informatics and its connection with information systems McCarthy, Gavan The Australian Science Archives Project: Archival and records informatics and its connection with information systems Caulfield 1996 Conference Paper: The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: the foundation of an online Encylopedia of Australia McCarthy, Gavan The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: the foundation of an online Encylopedia of Australia Newcastle, New South Wales 2004 Computing Arts 2004, Noah's Hotel Conference Paper: The Conference Framework from an Archival Perspective: Fundamental premises and universally accepted positions McCarthy, Gavan The Conference Framework from an Archival Perspective: Fundamental premises and universally accepted positions 1996 Archiving the Records of Contemporary Science, Conference, 28-29 May 1996, Liege, Belgium Conference Paper: The university as a locus of authority in linking heritage resources McCarthy, Gavan The university as a locus of authority in linking heritage resources Geelong Deakin University 1998 Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage, Deakin University, Melbourne and Geelong, Australia 4-8 October 1998 Seminar Paper: Why archives and records of science, technology and medicine: new imperatives for intellectual, commercial and corporate success McCarthy, Gavan Why archives and records of science, technology and medicine: new imperatives for intellectual, commercial and corporate success Melbourne 1995 Conference Paper: Australian Science Archives Project; Power, drugs and glamour in the Nineties McCarthy, Gavan Australian Science Archives Project; Power, drugs and glamour in the Nineties 1995 International Council on Archives conference of the Science Archives Subgroup, 29 August 1995, American Institute of Physics, Washington DC, USA Review: Archives and Manuscripts McCarthy, Gavan 1994 Archives and Manuscripts 22 2 (November) Seminar Paper: Text and context: recovering the astonishing discourse McCarthy, Gavan Text and context: recovering the astonishing discourse Parkville 1994 Thesis: The engine of change: the development of RASA, a new archival tool for inptoving access to the archives of science and technology in Australia McCarthy, Gavan J. The engine of change: the development of RASA, a new archival tool for inptoving access to the archives of science and technology in Australia Monash University 1994 Conference Paper: The handling of the archives and objects of science McCarthy, Gavan The handling of the archives and objects of science Melbourne Health and Medicine Museums 1994 Proceedings of a conference held by the Health and Medicine Museums, Museums of Australia, 20 June 1993: Do Documents and Objects Mix? Conference Paper: Managing the Total Organisational Records Environment: an extended role for the contemporary archivists McCarthy, Gavan Managing the Total Organisational Records Environment: an extended role for the contemporary archivists 1996 Archiving the Records of Contemporary Science, Conference, 28-29 May 1996, Liege, Belgium Seminar Paper: Radiation Worries: Matching the Information Half-Life with the Radioactive Waste Half-Life McCarthy, Gavan Radiation Worries: Matching the Information Half-Life with the Radioactive Waste Half-Life 2003 School of Information Management Systems, Monash University, Caulfield Review: Archives and Manuscripts McCarthy, Gavan 2003 Archives and Manuscripts 31 1 111-113 Report: Transfer of information relevant to the safety of radioactive waste disposal facilities to future generations: the Case for a Radioactive Waste Disposal Contextual Information Framework McCarthy, Gavan Transfer of information relevant to the safety of radioactive waste disposal facilities to future generations: the Case for a Radioactive Waste Disposal Contextual Information Framework Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency 2003 Report: DS337–190503: Safety Guide—Management System for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal, Facilities and Activities Garcin, Ross; Hasson, Robert; McCarthy, Gavan; Tyrer, Mark DS337–190503: Safety Guide—Management System for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal, Facilities and Activities Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency 2003 Report: DS336–25073: Safety Guide—Management System for the Safety of the Treatment, Handling and Storage of Radioactive Waste Garcin, Ross; Hasson, Robert; McCarthy, Gavan; Tyrer, Mark DS336–25073: Safety Guide—Management System for the Safety of the Treatment, Handling and Storage of Radioactive Waste Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency 2003 Conference Paper: Visualizing the Textual Landscape: Preparing the ground, creating the landscape McCarthy, Gavan Visualizing the Textual Landscape: Preparing the ground, creating the landscape Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1998 Working with Knowledge - International Archives Conference, 6-7 May 1998, Canberra Report: Information Transfer For Long-term Radioactive Waste McCarthy, Gavan; Bragg, Ken Information Transfer For Long-term Radioactive Waste Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency 2003 Conference Paper: Transfer of Information Relevant to the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities to Future Generations: What does it mean and is it a worry? Well, it depends on the context. McCarthy, Gavan Transfer of Information Relevant to the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities to Future Generations: What does it mean and is it a worry? Well, it depends on the context. Vienna, Austria 2004 International Council on Archives, XV International Congress on Archives Conference Paper: Transfer of Information Relevant to the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal McCarthy, Gavan Transfer of Information Relevant to the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal 2003 International Scientific Archives Conference, 'Future Proof: Delivering Scientific Archives in the Twenty-first Century', 9-11 April 2003, University of Edinburgh Conference Paper: Archives for Individuals, Families and Small Organisations: New Frontiers and Opportunities McCarthy, Gavan Archives for Individuals, Families and Small Organisations: New Frontiers and Opportunities CD Rom Adelaide Australian Society of Archivists 2003 Australian Society of Archivists 2003 Annual Conference, 'Different Professions Common Goals: GLAM - Galleries Libraries Archives & Museums', 17-20 September 2003, Hilton Hotel Conference Paper: Working at the Coal Face: Eighteen Years Working with Rod Home on the History of Australian Science McCarthy, Gavan Working at the Coal Face: Eighteen Years Working with Rod Home on the History of Australian Science 2003 AAHPSSS [Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science] Conference 30 June to 3 July 2003, Whitley College, University of Melbourne Resource: Esmond Venner Keogh Guide to Records Alvarez, Jane; Hutchinson, Fabian; McCarthy, Gavan Esmond Venner Keogh Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Book: The Records of Esmond Venner Keogh (1895-1970) Alvarez, Jane; Hutchinson, Fabian; McCarthy, Gavan The Records of Esmond Venner Keogh (1895-1970) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Resource: Philip Crosbie Morrison Guide to Records Brash, Stuart; Condé, Anne-Marie; Robin, Libby; McCarthy, Gavan; Sherratt, Tim Philip Crosbie Morrison Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Resource: Andrew Crowther Hurley Guide to Records McCarthy, Gavan Andrew Crowther Hurley Guide to Records Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Book: The Papers of Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves (1923-1976) McCarthy, Gavan The Papers of Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves (1923-1976) Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1986 Journal Article: Building the history of Australian science: five projects of Professor R. W. Home (1980 - present) Maroske, Sara, Robin, Libby and McCarthy, Gavan Building the history of Australian science: five projects of Professor R. W. Home (1980 - present) 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 1 1-11 Resource: Find & Connect: History & information about Australian orphanages, Children's Homes & other institutions O'Neill, Cate (National Editor) Find & Connect: History & information about Australian orphanages, Children's Homes & other institutions Melbourne Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia 2011 Conference Proceedings: Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Sherratt, Tim; Jooste, Lisa; Clayton, Rosanne Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Conference Paper: Jock Marshall Marshall, Janie Jock Marshall Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Recovering Science: Strategies and Models for the Past, Present and Future: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Melbourne, October 1992 Tim Sherratt, Lisa Jooste and Rosanne Clayton 15-18