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Dear All, Registration is now open for the next webinar from the Open Preservation Foundation. *Building better Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum (GLAM) Labs Tuesday 15 October | 12:00 CEST | 11:00 BST* *Register <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4915701789450/WN_71DgOZM2TKSA2XCMb2M_eg>* *Speaker:* Mahendra Mahey *Overview: *The British Library is one of the largest national libraries in the world and is creating and storing millions of digital items every year such as digitised books, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts, audio / TV recordings as well as born digital archived websites, personal digital archives, electronic books, radio, performances, and artworks. This incredible range of digital material is having a profound effect on the way our libraries are supporting those who want to use digital content and methods in their work. Mahendra will give a brief overview of digital collections and data being made available through British Library Labs (BL Labs) and examine how some of them have been re-used by making connections and collaborating with digital researchers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, curators and librarians around the world through a range of innovative projects, research questions and engagement activities. He will highlight the myths and assumptions many make about libraries and address the significant issues and challenges they face when working with digital collections and data (e.g. legal, technical, human etc.). He will reflect on lessons he has learned over nearly two decades of working in Further and Higher Education, suggesting the types of digital research that could bring significant benefit and impact to the way libraries in particular may work into the future. To conclude, Mahendra will report back on an exciting international support network that he is starting to build with colleagues around the world. There are 100 places available on a first come, first served basis. The recording and slides will be available to OPF members who cannot attend live. To be the first to find out about news and events from the OPF, subscribe to our mailing list <https://openpreservation.org/subscribe>. Kind Regards, Charlotte -- Charlotte Armstrong | Project Officer Skype: charlotte.armstrong_7 *Open Preservation Foundation* *http://openpreservation.org/ <http://openpreservation.org/>* @openpreserve <https://twitter.com/openpreserve> ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit diglib.org/announce