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CFP: Preservation and Rot
The Sheffield Centre for Archival Practice presents the second of their Archives Vice Versa events.
University of Sheffield, 7th July 2016, 2-4pm
VENUE: John Carr Design Suite, Portobello Centre, Mappin Street, Sheffield
Invited speaker:
Professor Jane Winters
Professor of Digital History and Head of Publications
Institute of Historical Research, University of London
Join us for a discussion of ‘Preservation and Rot’. We invite a series of short provocations or position papers that respond to policies, practices and challenges – past, present and future – that inform and affect archival conservation, preservation, digitisation and access.
Provocations should be no longer than 10 minutes. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Preservation/conservation/digitisation practices and priorities
• Open and closed access
• Error
• Omission and exclusion
• Loss and destruction
• Obsolescence
• In/efficiencies and profit
• Rot, ‘real’ and digital
We welcome position papers from delegates who work with archives in any capacity. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send us a brief description (c. 100 words) of your proposed topic.
Speakers:
- Jane Winters (University of London)
- Maryanne Dever (University of Technology Sydney)
- Wim van Mierlo (Loughborough University)
- James O’Sullivan (HRI Digital, University of Sheffield)
- Laura Peaurt (Digital Preservation Manager, University of Sheffield)
- Helen Newsome (English, University of Sheffield)
- Pilar Irala-Hortal (Centre for Visual Studies, University of Sheffield)
- Peter Barr (Arts and Humanities Liaison Librarian, University of Sheffield)
- Jonathan Ellis (English, University of Sheffield)
- Audrey Small (French, University of Sheffield)
- Lucy Wright (Music, University of Sheffield)
Please send further enquiries to archive@sheffield.ac.uk
Convenor Amber Regis (r) in conversation with Pilar Irala-Hortal (l) and Helen Newsome at ‘Preservation and Rot’.
