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Title of the resource
The Power of a Photograph: Collecting and Digital Preservation in Times of Social Change
Resource type
External Resource
Authors, editors and contributors
Della Keating, Joanna Finegan
Topics (keywords)
COVID-19, Photograph collections, Rapid Response, Yes Equality, Marriage Equality, Referendum
Learning outcomes
No response
Abstract
This video recording is of a presentation delivered as part of a collaborative webinar, organised by the Digital Repository of Ireland and National Archives, Ireland, as part of a public lecture series on digital archiving. In this presentation, Della Keating and Joanna Finegan of the National Library of Ireland (NLI) ask ‘what will we know about the present in 100 years’ time if an important aspect of Irish culture is not preserved now?’ They highlight the power of photographs for recording social change and briefly discuss some of the challenges and issues around their long-term preservation, particularly in the digital world. They also discuss the work of the NLI in preserving Ireland’s contemporary heritage in digital form, highlighting the Yes Equality Visual Digital Archive of photographs commissioned for the marriage equality campaign as well as the NLI Selective Web Archive which is a rich resource for visual content.
Speakers:
Della Keating, Assistant Keeper I – Digital Collecting, NLI Joanna Finegan, Assistant Keeper I – Digital Collecting, NLI