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From: Helen Forde <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:02:16
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Subject: C21st century curation
Apologies for cross posting
Press Release 18.04.05
C21st Curation: working with digital assets in the new Millennium;
challenges and opportunities
University College London School of Library, Archives, and Information
Studies.
Gustave Tuck lecture theatre, Gower Street, London W1
The School of Library, Archives, and Information Studies is launching a
series of public lectures by seven leading speakers, open to students,
professionals and general public, to be held in the first five weeks of the
summer term 2005. The speakers will all be talking about how the need to
manage and preserve digital asset impacts on their organisations and
disciplines and the challenges and opportunities presented. The series will
be held in the Gustave Tuck lecture theatre in University College London,
from 6.00 -7.15pm. Each event will be followed by a reception to which
speakers and the audience are invited.
Please advertise the lecture series widely amongst professional
organisations in the museums, library, archive, and information sectors,
current staff, students, and interested individuals. Those wishing to attend
the reception(s) are asked to let Kerstin Michaels ([log in to unmask])
know in advance for catering purposes. Directions and a map to UCL and the
Gustave Tuck lecture theatre (South Wing, Gower Street) are available at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/
The dates, lectures, and speakers, in the series will be:
11 May "Digital Futures" Chris Batt, Chief Executive of the Museums,
Libraries, and Archives Council, will discuss the value of digital assets
from knowledge institutions and how they will need to revise their
activities and philosophies in the light of technical and social change.
18 May “Digital Lives” Neil Beagrie, British Library will discuss
the importance of personal digital collections and publishing and their
growing impact on institutions and individuals +
"Training and Continuous Development for C21st Curators" Maggie Jones,
Executive Secretary of the Digital Preservation Coalition will preview plans
for a UK digital preservation training programme and online training
materials for those curating digital assets.
1 June "Digital Curation in the 21st Century: challenges and
opportunities" Sheila Anderson Director of the Arts and Humanities Data
Service (AHDS) +
"C21st Curation: challenges and opportunities for the British Library" Helen
Shenton Head of Collection Care at The British Library. Sheila Anderson and
Helen Shenton will outline and discuss some of the future challenges and
opportunities in digital curation using examples from the arts and
humanities and The British Library.
8 June “The National Gallery and the Digital Future” Charles
Saumarez Smith, Director of the National Gallery +
"C21st Curation: challenges and opportunities for The National Archives "
Sarah Tyacke, Chief Executive of The National Archives. Charles Saumarez
Smith and Sarah Tyacke will outline and discuss some of the future
challenges and opportunities for galleries and archives in the care of
digital collections.
Background
We wish to raise awareness and interest in digital curation and preservation
amongst current students, professionals, and the general public though this
series of high profile public lectures.
The future of an Information Society and the knowledge economy will be built
around electronic access to information. The enormous benefits of electronic
information and resources for innovation and communication are already being
realised in schools, universities, homes, business, industry, and
government. A growing and significant part of the record and culture of the
UK is now in digital form. The lives of staff working in our institutions,
current students, and private individuals will increasingly be impacted by
these trends and associated issues.
Notes to editors:
1) The School of Library, Archives, and Information Studies University
College London is a leading centre for research in knowledge organization,
archives and records management, especially electronic records, digital
technologies in the humanities, preservation management and the history of
the book.
2) Further information about the lecture series can be obtained from the
organisers:
Neil Beagrie (British Library) email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0709 204 8179
Helen Forde (UCL) email [log in to unmask] tel 01295 811247
Geoffrey Yeo (UCL) email [log in to unmask] tel: 0207 679 2481
Andrew Flinn
Lecturer
SLAIS
University College London
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