I wondered if members of
the Essex Society for Archaeology and History would be interested in Professor
Woollard’s lecture which is taking place here at the University of Essex in
Colchester on Monday 10 February and so, thought I would send you some details:
Professorial Inaugural
Lecture Series 2013-14
The University of Essex
presents a series of special events celebrating excellence in research
undertaken by our recently appointed professors.
Monday 10 February. 6.00pm
Professor Matthew
Woollard, Director, UK Data Archive: ‘A Journey through Data’.
Professor Woollard’s
recent research has revolved around aspects of digital preservation and
implementing data service infrastructures. For this lecture he reflects on his
career to date, with a particular emphasis on producing and providing access to
historical census data. He will discuss some key issues in digital preservation
and some of the preliminary results of a project to recover a large body
of sensitive historical microdata.
The lecture starts at
6pm in the Lakeside Theatre, Colchester Campus with a drinks reception open to
all attendees at 7.15pm.
Admission is free but
booking is advised. Please e-mail events@essex.ac.uk
or telephone 01206 873270 for further information or to book a place.
Further information on
all of the lectures in the series can be found at www.essex.ac.uk/events/pil.
Holly Ward
Acting Events Officer
Events Team
Communications and External Relations
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester CO4 3SQ
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