As part of a new series of speaking events, the Section on Archives of Literature and Art (International Council on Archives) is presenting a panel discussion on preserving and providing access to born digital literature and art. The panel features scholars whose work engages with these issues in the areas of born digital literary archives and interactive media. Topics covered will include innovative preservation methods used for born digital literary archives and electronic literature. Speakers will also address methodologies for accessing and incorporating these unique cultural heritage objects into research. Approaches include using artificial intelligence and machine learning to make born-digital cultural records more accessible to the research community and creating virtual spaces for born-digital literature.

Note: this will be an online panel discussion hosted by the International Council on Archives platform – access details forthcoming.

Speakers:

Dr Dene Grigar (Professor and Director of The Creative Media & Digital Culture Program, Washington State University Vancouver, U.S.A.)

Dr Lise Jaillant (Senior Lecturer in Digital Humanities, Loughborough University, United Kingdom)

Date: Thursday, 3 November 2022

Time: Time: 10:00 am PST (Pacific Standard Time) – use this link to confirm the date/time of this session in your time zone.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsde2rqDoiGtziSiPkrql6OcvUxKX4waEl

This virtual session will be delivered in English. Interpretation into other languages will not be provided.

This project is supported by the International Council on Archives (ICA) through the Programme Commission.