2010 RLG Partnership European Meeting
Moving the Past into the Future: Special Collections in a Digital Age
12-13 October 2010
St Anne's College, Oxford University
Woodstock Road
Oxford, OX2 6HS
UK
As more commonly held materials are being digitized and becoming more ubiquitously available, a discussion about the shifting role of unique and rare materials is of vital importance. This symposium focused on: the impact of digital materials on collecting and scholarship; doing more with less; community involvement; evolving descriptive practices; responsible management of collections; the impact of "born digital;" and legal issues.
This meeting featured provocative and informative presentations and lively discussion about the future of special collections. It was free to staff from RLG Partnership institutions. Non-Partners were welcome to attend for a cost of £150.
Event outputs will be posted here in the near future.
Contact Merrilee Proffitt or John MacColl with questions.
Agenda
Day 1
Tuesday, 12 October
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Tea, Coffee & Biscuits |
| 10:20 | Welcome |
| 10:30 | Opening Address—Moving the Past into the Future: Some Guidance for Time Travellers Richard Ovenden, Oxford University
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| 11:00 | Moving the Past into the Future Moderated by Jennifer Schaffner, OCLC Research Alice Prochaska, Somerville College
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| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Management of Collections: Working with Donors, Building Collections Now and for the Future
Titia van der Werf, International Institute for Social History
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| 14:30 | Afternoon Tea, Coffee & Biscuits Location: Foyer A Ruth Deech Building Discussion Groups
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| 15:30-17:00 | Doing More with Less Panel
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| 18:00-19:15 | Drinks and Optional Visit to Printing Press |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
Day 2
Wednesday, 13 October
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 | Tea, Coffee & Biscuits |
| 9:00 | Special Collections and the Law
Location: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre |
| 10:00 | Break—Tea, Coffee & Biscuits |
| 10:30 | Refactoring and Reframing Collecting in a Digital Age
Location: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 | Discussion Groups
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| 14:00-14:30 | Wrap Up Location: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre |
| 15:00-16:00 | Optional Tour of Merton College |