DCDC21 | British International Research Institutes (BIRI)
Channel: ResearchLibrariesUK
Date: 05/07/2021

DCDC stands for Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities. It is a cross-sectoral conference, hosted by The National Archives, RLUK and Jisc, that brings together the GLAMA sectors (galleries, libraries, archives, museums and academia) to shine a light on our shared experiences, innovations, interests and concerns. The DCDC21 Conference explored how crisis can act as a catalyst for change within libraries, archives, museums, and cultural organisations. https://dcdcconference.com/

The eight British International Research Institutes (BIRI) are principal contacts for UK-based researchers in regions spanning southern Europe, the Black Sea and Central Asia across Iran, Turkey and the Middle East, to North and East Africa. World leaders in the arts, humanities and social sciences, the BIRI offer unique, historic and unparalleled resources for the understanding of humanity, past and present. Recently the BIRI have come to assess the unique value of the archival resources that they hold; they are now working to digitise those resources, at varying speed and in different ways.  

This session features four BIRI explaining their approaches and progress and, most importantly, the challenges they face: how can we share our knowledge and our resources with one another, and with audiences worldwide? 

Speakers:

Charles Tripp, Vice President for the British International Reseach Institutes, The British Academy
John Bennet, Director, British School at Athens
Alessandra Giovenco, Archivist, British School at Rome
Nurdan Atalan Çayırezmez, Digital Repository Manager, British Institute at Ankara (BIAA)
Charlotte Roueché, Professor Emerita of Digital Hellenic Studies, King's College London/Society for Libyan Studies