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Rosensäle
Fürstengraben 27
07743 Jena
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- Prof. Dr. Bärbel Kracke
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Vlachidis
- Dr. Claire Bailey-Ross
- Prof. Dr. Julia Kuhn
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Digital Academy
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- English
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- Public
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- Registration required
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Digital Collections – Kick-Off Event
International Perspectives and the Jena Collections
Two boar vessels from the Prehistory and Early History Collection of the University of Jena are being photographed for recording in a digital database.
Image: Ivonne Przemuß
Overview
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Registration
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Content
To open the event, the Vice President for University Community and Engagement, Prof. Dr. Bärbel Kracke, will welcome attendees and provide an overview of Jena’s collections and the collections portal, highlighting the diversity and potential of the existing holdings.
Following this, Prof. Dr. Claire Bailey-RossExternal link (Digital Heritage, Faculty of Creative and Cultural IndustriesExternal link, University of Portsmouth) and Prof. Dr. Andreas VlachidisExternal link (Information Science, Department of Information StudiesExternal link, UCL) will broaden the perspective beyond Jena in two international keynote addresses. They will demonstrate how digital methods open up new ways of engaging with collections and what potential arises from digitization, digital cataloging, and innovative forms of use. Examples from international practice provide insight
The event concludes with a series of brief spotlights on selected collections from Jena. This creates a bridge from the international perspectives presented during the event to the collections held locally. At the same time, it offers a preview of the four collections that will be at the heart of the events taking place in November and December.
The event will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Julia Kuhn de.