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Since 2019, 3841 volunteers from around the world helped transcribe 11,416 pages of Sir Humphry Davy’s notebooks and lecture notes, most of which are held in the Royal Institution in London. In this talk, Professor Sharon Ruston will discuss the highs and lows of a crowdsourcing project and reflect upon some of the findings that...
All are invited to join a roundtable event on three key points related to digital correspondence archives: • What are the ethical concerns around using individuals' correspondence for research, especially where consent was not freely given? • Who should, or can, have access to this data? How do we balance openness in research against individuals'...
The unprecedented interruption to digital services at the British Library has called into question our reliance on online systems to consult medieval manuscripts. In an unexpected twist, the cyber attack simultaneously put the physical manuscripts at the British Library out of reach also. This timely conversation will reflect on the current situation, offering perspectives on...