Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Sustainable Access in a Digital Age

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 sustainability and how we might rethink our practices after this startling reminder of the ephemeral nature of the digital.

Sponsored by Digital Medievalist; kindly hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Book, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

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