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Big Ideas Series: The role of archives in addressing refugee crises
Big Ideas Series: The role of archives in addressing refugee crises
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This presentation provides an overview of a project called ‘Records and ICT at the Boundaries of the State: Refugee Needs, Rights and Uses’ which looks at the ways in which archivists in affected countries might use digital systems design to identify, protect and certify the records of refugees.
It’s presented by Anne Gilliland (UCLA Center for Information as Evidence, University of California) and James Lowry (Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies, University of Liverpool).
Our Big Ideas seminar series is funded by the Friends of The National Archives.
Released:
Jul 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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