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Remembering is a form of honouring: preserving the COVID-19 archival record

Remembering is a form of honouring: preserving the COVID-19 archival record

Authors :
Shelley Sweeney
Greg Bak
Esyllt Jones
Jo Anne McCutcheon
Ian Milligan
Source :
FACETS, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 545-568 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Canadian Science Publishing, 2021.

Abstract

COVID-19 presents an opportunity to preserve a rich and diverse historical record—one intended to honour all experiences and voices and in recognition of ongoing systemic inequalities shaping the pandemic. But policy changes are necessary in three key areas: how memory institutions are funded and supported, the gaps in our capacity to preserve the digital records that reflect how we communicate with one another today, and how to preserve and make accessible valuable scholarly research into the societal impact of COVID-19. Our goal is to begin a conversation about priorities for archival preservation, the need for greater equity and justice in our preservation practices, and ways to safeguard the existence of historical records that will allow us in future to bear witness, with fairness and truth and in a spirit of reconciliation, to our society’s response to COVID-19.

Details

ISSN :
23711671
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
FACETS
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f9e8a7463c4ba2b45c84b46e9be8bfb3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0115