Leith Harhoff, Glen Barnes, Heather Glasgow - Reimagining a community archive
Channel: NDF - National Digital Forum
Date: 07/12/2016

2:00 – 2:30pm Tuesday 22 November, Main Stage (Soundings), Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand

How do you move from an out of date, proprietary, closed heritage repository system to a solution fit for the 21st Century? Palmerston North Library had the opportunity to re-imagine what a digital community archive can be and how it can be a tool for community engagement and content creation. With Glen from Authentic, they built a repository (Heritage Manawatu) that is inter-operable and responsive, from the ground up using the tools of the modern Web. This presentation will explore some of the wider trends in open data, cloud computing and community archives. They will show what they've built and share early feedback from our community.

Leith is Digital Strategist at Palmerston North City Libraries and Community Services. His job is to steer the organisation towards a digital future that is inclusive and sensational. Leith has a wealth of expertise in managing digital heritage projects, websites and community digital projects.

Glen Barnes is the Founder of My Tours, a mobile application platform for the culture and heritage sector. My Tours has worked with organisations around the world to expand the reach of their content to mobile devices. Glen also created the first open data catalogue in New Zealand and has worked with members of the Open Government Information and Data Re-use Working Group to help shape open data policy. He is a DigitalNZ Advisory Panel member, is on the Programme Committee for Museums and the Web Asia, and was the founder of Open.org.nz.

Heather is a member of the Heritage team at the Palmerston North City Library. With one foot in the library and one foot in the City Archives, she primarily works to make the region’s cultural holdings more accessible to the public by sourcing, digitising, curating and maintaining content for the Manawatū Heritage online repository.