Conference Theme: Still here! - the library in the new normal
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Opening keynote address - The social importance of preserving knowledge: the past and future for libraries and archives
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 9:30 AM–10:15 AM BST add to calendar
Dora Stoutzker Hall
Physical/Virtual?
Physical session (+ live streaming with Zoom)
Session Abstract
Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and author ‘Burning the Book: A History of Knowledge Under Attack’, will look at the role of libraries and archives as preservers of knowledge, and the challenges that have faced them through history, with a detailed focus on the challenges of the digital age, and how their role as preservers of knowledge is now of crucial importance for the health of open society.
Track
Conference theme: Still here! – the library in a new normal
Ex Libris Products
None - General
Target Audience Skill Level
None — General Audience
Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/20b1ccb5445a3577a75a52ee1c8f1acf.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Richard Ovenden, University of Oxford. Bodleian Libraries")
Richard Ovenden, University of Oxford. Bodleian Libraries
Presenter's job title
Bodley’s Librarian