Dear NDSA, This Spring and Fall, the BitCurator Consortium (BCC) <https://bitcuratorconsortium.org/> will facilitate a series of online round-table discussions on topics of interest for born-digital cultural heritage communities. Our first round-table looks at “The Ethics of Born-Digital Collecting.” We're incredibly thrilled to welcome Alexandra Dolan-Mescal <http://alexdolanmescal.com/> (Documenting the Now <https://www.docnow.io/>), Yvonne Ng (Witness.org <http://witness.org/>), Jessica Venlet (UNC Chapel Hill <https://guides.lib.unc.edu/prf.php?account_id=121448>), and Lauren Work (University of Virginia <https://www.library.virginia.edu/staff/lw2cd>) who will discuss their experiences and perspectives acquiring, preserving, and facilitating access to sensitive, community-driven born-digital content. The format will be a presentation/discussion facilitated by Educopia <https://educopia.org/> and BCC staff. Discussion questions we plan to address include: - What kinds of ethical concerns do practitioners face in collecting born-digital materials? - Does the appraisal process change (or need to change) with sensitive, born-digital materials? Why or why not? - What are the risks for archivists and documentarians working in these spaces? - How do you communicate with and offer support for creators of “content”? - When is the right time to communicate with activists? - How do you compensate people for their time? - What is the process for collecting materials and how do you make pathways more visible to potential donors of sensitive materials? - How can we enable community-driven description practices for dynamic content? - How are archivists and documentarians handling the issue of consent? What kind of advising happens around collecting tweets? The online event takes place *via Zoom on Friday, March 22nd from 10:00AM-11:30AM EST. * Registration is free and open to the public with limited registration spots. Register for the round-table here: <https://bcc1_borndigitalethics.eventbrite.com/> https://bcc1_borndigitalethics.eventbrite.com Your registration confirmation email includes a link Zoom call info at the bottom. Very best, Alex ----------------------------------------------------------- *Alexandra M. Chassanoff* Research Program Officer, Educopia Institute Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://softarchitectures.wordpress.com Twitter: amchass <https://twitter.com/amchass> ######################################################################## to manage your NDSA-ALL subscription, visit ndsa.org/ndsa-all