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IGeLU 2022 Hybrid Conference and Developers' Day 12 -15th September, 2022

du 12 au 15 September 2022

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) - North Road, Cardiff CF10 3ER, UK

Conference Theme: Still here! - the library in the new normal

IGeLU website: IGeLU 2022 Annual Conference | Program in Google Sheet

Opening keynote address - The social importance of preserving knowledge: the past and future for libraries and archives

mardi 13 septembre 2022 à 09:30–10:15 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

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Richard Ovenden, University of Oxford. Bodleian Libraries
Presenter's job title

Bodley’s Librarian

LinkedIn URL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-ovenden-a897055/

Twitter URL

https://twitter.com/richove

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