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DCDC17: 1 MONTH UNTIL REGISTRATION DEADLINE!

What: The Cultural Value of Collections and the Creative Economy

When: 27-29 November 2017

Where: The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3AZ

Cost: from £30 (please note booking fees apply).

Full programme: http://dcdcconference.com/programme/

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dcdc-conference-2017-dcdc17-tickets-35373283443

Deadline: 31 October 2017

Twitter: #DCDC17

There is now just one month left to register for DCDC17: The Cultural Value of Collections and the Creative Economy.

Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC), is the conference that celebrates and explores how collections can be opened up in innovative ways and to new audiences through collaboration between archives, libraries, museums and other heritage organisations both with each other and the academic sector. In 2017 DCDC will focus on the ways in which, by working in partnership, we can gather, measure and present evidence of cultural value and impact at a time of increasing economic and political uncertainty.

Workshops spotlight: practical skills and methodologies

In response to feedback from previous years we have changed the format of the programme so that each session will have two paper panels and one workshop running alongside each other – meaning you can attend as many or as few workshops as you like. The workshops will all be held in the same room, which will be set up cabaret style to encourage interactivity and discussion. In the main body of the programme there are six exciting workshops to choose from:

· W1. What Difference Does it Make? Creative methodologies for sustainable partnership building

Paddy McNulty, Director/Culture Museums Heritage Consultant, Paddy McNulty Associates

Sophie Duncan, Deputy Director, NCCPE

This interactive workshop shares a proven methodology that will help archive, library, museum and academic professionals to run effective partnership building sessions with representatives from other sectors. Drawing upon learning from the Arts Council funded MUPI project, the session introduces delegates to the MUPI Match process; encourages them to think about how it could be applied in their own settings; provides opportunities for participants to extend their repertoire of networking and facilitation techniques; builds confidence in engaging with and facilitating events; and explores ways to stimulate new ideas and unlock the potential for partnership beyond ‘the usual suspects’.

· W2. RLUK Special Collections workshop

Led by RLUK’s newly formed Special Collections Leadership Network this workshop uses interactive exercises to share experiences, explore methodologies and ideas for attracting, developing and nurturing both new and existing special collections audiences. With a focus on establishing and developing relationships across the research, teaching and public audience networks, delegates will look to capture new ways of working, communicating and positioning in order to offer more opportunities to a wider range of users wishing to experience, learn from and work with objects, archives and library print collections across the UK. The workshop follows a previous workshop ‘Audiences: who do we think they are?’ and forms part of RLUK’s development work towards an audience focussed strategy for special collections.

· W3. More than knowledge transmission: developing a skills-based model for engagement work with schools

Sarah Price, Head of Engagement and Learning, Culture Durham | Durham University

Many museums, archives and special collections libraries are now offering learning activities for schools. Understandably, most of these focus on increasing understanding of a particular topic in line with the demands of the new National Curriculum. The model used by the Culture Durham Learning Team in their education sessions, however, also seeks to embed the development of research skills in the belief that is an equally valuable lesson. This practical workshop will include an introduction to the work of the team and a number of hands-on activities that demonstrate how the model works in practice for a range of ages.

· W4. Yes we can! Working with your communities to preserve digital collections for the future

Sarah Mason, Digital Preservation Specialist – Outreach and Training (Polonsky Fellow), Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Lee Pretlove, Digital Preservation Specialist – Outreach and Training (Polonsky Fellow), Cambridge University Library

Intended to be an interactive learning experience, this workshop will encourage delegates to learn how to get their communities involved with the early stages of digital preservation. Crammed with practical hints, tips and advice this workshop will explain the ideas behind digital preservation, bust digital recordkeeping jargon and then practically demonstrate the basic steps involved with curating digital materials at the early stages of their life. This workshop will instil confidence in delegates when reaching out to the public and make them consider how their digital collections can be kept for future generations.

· W5. Archives Revealed: Creating Access, Enabling Possibilities

Kate Wheeler, Head of Programmes and Policy, The National Archives

Lucy Davis, Sector Grants and Development Manager, The National Archives

Beth Astridge, Sector Grants and Development Manager, The National Archives

This workshop will discuss Archives Revealed, the new funding programme offered by The National Archives, providing attendees with practical knowledge about the programme, including advice on how to apply. The workshop will guide participants through the application processes for the programme, demonstrating the key components for success within the scheme, improving the fundraising awareness and capacity of organisations holding archives. This workshop will also discuss the place of the scheme within the context of The National Archives’ strategic vision for the archives sector, Archives Unlocked.

· W6. Exploring Engagement of Communities through Collaborative Practice

David Huddleston, Head of Records Management, Cataloguing and Access, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Lorraine Bourke, Head of Private Records, PRONI

Hugh Campbell, Head of Digital Preservation, PRONI

Dr Lorraine Dennis, Visual Voices of the Prisons Memory Archive Project Manager, Queen’s University, Belfast

Joanna McMinn, Vice-Chair of the Prisons Memory Archive Management Group

This workshop is for delegates interested in effective engagement delivered in partnership, where listening and learning are fundamental to success. Three interactive sessions centred on the following themes will be delivered:

Valuing community engagement

Engaging with diverse stakeholders

Social cohesion and hidden voices

We will explore how a collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Prisons Memory Archive Management Group are working together to engage the public with their shared and contentious heritage, through a Heritage Lottery Funded project: Visual Voices of the Prisons Memory Archive: preservation, access and engagement.

The full conference programme, including keynote speakers, networking opportunities and our new funders marketplace is available on the DCDC website.

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