University of Galway History Seminar: An Introduction to the Digital Repository of Ireland for Researchers: From using collections to thinking about digital preservation

University of Galway History Seminar:

An Introduction to the Digital Repository of Ireland for Researchers: From using collections to thinking about digital preservation

Dr Lisa Marie Griffith (Digital Repository of Ireland)

Abstract

This talk will provide an overview of collections held in the Digital Repository of Ireland that might be of interest to historical researchers and will look at how you can use some of the repository’s technical features to assist with your research. It will also ask ‘what is humanities research data’ and finally it will explore why researchers at every stage need to consider digital preservation principles when creating their own research data.

Biography

Lisa Griffith is the membership manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). She came to DRI from roles in higher education and cultural heritage, at Dublin City University (DCU) and the National Print Museum. She has a PhD in History and is a coordinator of the Dublin History Research Network. Lisa has a keen interest in book culture that has prompted her to deliver a series of podcasts, workshops, and walking tours as part of national events such as Culture Night and the Dublin Literature Festival. Lisa has also authored and edited four books on various aspects of Dublin history, including her most recent book Dublin: Then and Now (Pavilion Books, 2018), which traces changes in key cityscapes by pairing stunning archival images of Ireland’s capital with contemporary photographs. She sits on the Dublin City Culture Company Advisory Group.  Lisa is a SCRUMstudy Agile Master Certified project manager and holds a certificate in Training and Continuing Education from Maynooth University.

She previously worked for five years as programme manager at DRI, as a senior administrator in the Institute of Education, DCU and as a project manager for the Research Support Office also in DCU. She was coordinator of the Culture and Heritage Studies Programme at the National Print Museum where she taught modules on Heritage, Local History, Folklore, and Ethnography and Communications.

Registration

This is a hybrid event. The paper will be delivered, in-person, in Room 1001, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway (Bridge Seminar Room) and streamed simultaneously on Zoom: https://nuigalway-ie.zoom.us/j/91283727218.

To attend via Zoom, please register at: https://forms.office.com/r/yjfBFFGYD4.

This talk is part of the University of Galway History Research Seminar series.

Image: detail from Digital Repository of Ireland, Digital Archiving in Ireland (2012)