Making the Analogue Digital

Making the Analogue Digital

How do we preserve archives? What happens when we run out of physical space in which to keep all the books and papers that make up an archive? Is digital the answer?

In this event run by the University of Exeter's Special Collections and Digital Humanities departments, you can find out about how and why we digitise items from the past. We will look at the life and work of the Cornish writer Jack Clemo and the wide range of artefacts that tell the story of his personal life and his writing life, and consider how digitisation can help people to access his work.

You will have the chance to look at original documents and to find out how digitisation can be used to preserve precious links to the past and why, perhaps, it isn’t always the best solution.

Please note: as the session will involve original archival material we will ask you to leave your bags and coats to one side of the room and to only use pencils if you wish to take notes. No food or drink will be allowed at the tables.

Host or Publisher University of Exeter Special Collections