If you are interested in the nexus between cultural heritage and FAIR data, or generally in ways to open up archives for improved accessibility, recordings of two recent keynote talks on these topics by DRI’s Director Natalie Harrower are now available.
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The first talk, titled There’s FAIR, and there’s fair: how do we capitalise on both?, was delivered on 26 October 2021 as part of the workshop Critical perspectives on cultural heritage: Re-visiting digitisation, co-organised by Linnaeus University (specifically by the Centre for Applied Heritage and Institute) as well as the Swedish National Heritage Board. Abstract: FAIR is about sharing openly and enabling reuse of content through applying a series of best practices in packaging, describing, and sharing your data. But how do we go about choosing what data is fit for being FAIRified? How do the choices one makes in digitisation and curation relate to a broader sense of fairness in cultural and archival representation? Drawing on the work of the Digital Repository of Ireland, this talk will address both why cultural institutions should consider following the FAIR principles when opening and disseminating their heritage collections, what conceptions of social and cultural ‘fairness’ are supposed by FAIR, and what considerations should go into assessing, acquiring and curating those collections. Access the video of the talk, or see the entire programme of the event. |
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The second talk, titled Let’s make history together: FAIR, GLAMs and leadership in the Humanities, was given as part of the University of Groningen Library’s Celebrating Openness 2021 event on 28 October 2021, which asked how Open Science practices can be recognised and rewarded, what challenges and opportunities exist, and what role Open Science plays in the humanities. Abstract: For the transition to open research and FAIR data management to be a success for researchers, scholars need to work with their colleagues to build approaches that suit their disciplinary requirements. For many humanities scholars, an important relationship exists with the collections of heritage institutions, often collectively referred to as the ‘GLAM sector’ – Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. This keynote address argues that a deeper engagement with GLAMs provides a pathway forward for open scholarship leadership by the Humanities. Access the video of the talk, or see the entire programme of the event. |
