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Eternal archives: Unravelling the art of digital archiving

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IM Room: Rongomatane C
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Breakout Room C, Rongomatane C

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Valerie Love, National Library of New Zealand


Speaker

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Valerie Love
Senior Digital Archivist
National Library of New Zealand

Eternal archives: unravelling the art of digital archiving

Abstract

As IM professionals, being responsible for ensuring that digital files are preserved and remain accessible into the future can feel like a daunting task. This session will offer advice, practical tips and tools for managing born-digital files, and share some of the lessons learned from digital archiving.

Biography

Valerie Love is Kaipupuri Pūranga Matihiko Matua Senior Digital Archivist at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand, and is responsible for the transfer, ingest and management of born-digital heritage collections. Prior to moving to Aotearoa in 2011, Valerie worked as Curator for Human Rights Collections at the University of Connecticut, USA. Valerie is a contributor to the volumes 'Te Kupenga: 101 stories of Aotearoa from the Turnbull' (Massey University Press, 2021), and 'Through the Archival Looking Glass: A Reader on Diversity and Inclusion' (Society of American Archivists Press, 2014).
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