Professor Luciana Duranti a key participant on Expert Panel on Memory Institutions and the Digital Revolution that authored the just released Council of Canadian Academies report Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions.
The announcement from the Council of Canadian Academies:
The Council of Canadian Academies Releases a New Report, Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Council of Canadian Academies, I am pleased to announce the release of a new evidence-based report, Leading in the Digital World: Opportunities for Canada’s Memory Institutions.
This report represents the work of a 13-member expert panel, chaired by Dr. Doug Owram, FRSC, Professor and Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus. The Panel was asked to conduct an evidence-based assessment that addressed the following question: How might memory institutions embrace the opportunities and challenges posed by the changing ways in which Canadians are communicating and working in the digital age?
Canadians value their past, but traditional ways of acquiring, preserving, and accessing historical materials are no longer adequate. The Panel’s report surveys the challenges faced by today’s memory institutions, from technological change to shifting public expectations. It also discusses opportunities to help institutions navigate this period of change, including those related to enhanced public participation and those that can be realized through collaboration with other organizations.
The Panel’s evidence-based report provides an up-to-date and comprehensive sampling of national and international success stories that will support memory institutions of all types as they rethink how best to adapt to the digital environment. We believe it will be a central resource for those involved in safeguarding Canada’s past.
The full report is available for download, free of charge, on the Council’s website.
Sincerely,
Janet Bax
Interim President
Council of Canadian Academies
About the Council of Canadian Academies
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