Dec 2, 2019
The History Trust of South Australia in partnership with the
North Terrace Cultural Precinct Innovation Lab was pleased to host
Mahendra Mahey of British Library Labs for a public talk on digital
cultural heritage and the scale, complexity and diversity of
digital materials collected and preserved by the British Library,
the UK’s national legal deposit library.
At the British Library, millions of digital items and objects are
being created and collected for the world to use, such as digitised
manuscripts, sheet music, newspapers, books, maps, archived
websites, radio programmes, performances, TV news broadcasts, and
artworks. British Library Labs Manager Mahendra Mahey will take you
on a journey through some extraordinary examples of how these
digital collections are being used for research, creativity,
innovation, education, inspiration and enjoyment all around the
world.
This talk emphasises the innovative work of British Library Labs,
sometimes known as ‘BL Labs’. You will hear about the global
efforts of BL Labs in leading and building an international
collaborative network of digital cultural heritage innovation Labs
(or GLAM Labs); sharing practice, knowledge, tools and experience
across borders to ensure institutions and the digital cultural
heritage they hold are increasingly open and accessible for the
whole world to enjoy.