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apologies for any cross-posting C21st Curation: working with digital assets in the new Millennium; challenges and opportunities dear all a brief reminder that the next public lectures in this series will take place next Wednesday,1 June and are by Sheila Anderson and Helen Shenton. The lectures will be held in the Gustave Tuck lecture theatre in University College London,from 6.00 -7.15pm. The lectures will be followed by a reception to which speakers and the audience are invited. Those wishing to attend the reception 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/ Full details of the lecture series below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------- Press Release 14.04.05 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 ****************************************************************************** ******* Neil Beagrie FRSA Tel/Fax/Voicemail :+44 (0)709 2048179 BL/JISC Partnership Manager email: [log in to unmask] The British Library, urls: www.bl.uk 96 Euston Road, www.jisc.ac.uk London NW1 2DB ****************************************************************************** *******