Jeremy Leighton John
Speaker's BiographyDr Jeremy Leighton John was Curator of eMANUSCRIPTS at the British Library for over ten years and Principal Investigator for the Digital Lives Research Project, the first project of the British Library as an Independent Research Organisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He was responsible for personal digital archives and in this capacity pioneered the use of computer forensics in the curation of the digital equivalent of personal papers, using the forensic tools to facilitate the capture of digital information with authentication and the protection of privacy.
Previously, he was Specialist Curator of Scientific Archives in the Department of Manuscripts responsible for securing collections relating to evolutionary theory and natural history, artificial intelligence, cybernetics and developmental biology. In 1996 Jeremy completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Merton College, University of Oxford, concentrating on evolutionary and phylogenetic aspects. He is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and of the Royal Geographical Society. He has served as a member of the Library Committee of the Royal Society.
From: 13 May 2019, 2 p.m.To: 13 May 2019, 4 p.m.
Location: Taliesin Mall Room, Taliesin Create, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ, Swansea
Digital Curation for Preservation with Practical Tools and Theoretical Concepts
The History of Computing Collection and Digital Humanities at Swansea are pleased to welcome guest speaker Jeremy Leighton John on Monday 13th May 2019.
The lecture is open to staff, students and members of the public. Guests should arrive from 13:30 for 14:00 start, tea and coffee will be provided on arrival.
Keywords
Digital forensics, enhanced curation, personal digital archives, word processing, digital preservation, scientific papers, ancestral computing, floppy disks, hard drives, authenticity, provenance, privacy, interoperability, technological obsolescence, digital culture and scholarship, data analytics and visualisation, citizen science, personal informatics
Contact: Eve Moriarty (Email: digitalhumanities@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792 (51) 3420
Event created by: b.c.rogers