IFLA Local History and Genealogy Satellite Meeting 2023: Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy
IFLA’s Local History and Genealogy Section, in collaboration with KU Leuven Libraries, is pleased to invite you to take part in our free satellite meeting “Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy” on 17-18 August in Leuven, Belgium.
As an element and vector of identity and reinforcing a sense of belonging, local history is a valuable factor for empowering local communities and enabling vulnerable groups to participate fully in social and cultural life. Local history and genealogy collections are also valuable resources for teaching and learning in innovative ways and engaging youth with local history and heritage. Storytelling the local history in an impactful way also proves to be essential in engaging diverse categories of people and communities.
In line with key topics of the the WLIC 2023 like digital knowledge and innovation, development of digital skills, and free access to culture, the satellite meeting highlights various ways in which people can engage with local history and genealogy materials.
On-site registration is limited, so we are also going to broadcast this meeting via Zoom.
Programme
Day One, 17th August 2023
9:00 Registration. Coffee/Tea
9:30 Session 1
Moderator, Cherie Bush, FamilySearch, USA
Welcome
Cherie Bush, Local History and Genealogy Section Chair, FamilySearch, USA
Prof. Hilde Van Kiel, Director of KU Leuven Libraries
KU Leuven Libraries in challenging times – Activities and Projects
Marie Cappart, MyHeritage, Belgium
Together is stronger: How to become better actors in the genealogical world?
Cristina Roiu, Romanian Academy Library, Romania
Introducing the Digital Storytelling Workshop (part 1)
Digital Storytelling with Europeana and HUMAP, Brainstorming session
Memories Blackboard: Stories from my home (all participants)
11:15 Coffee Break
11:35 Session 2
Moderator, Cristina Roiu, Romanian Academy Library, Romania
Anna Krahmer, University of North Texas, USA; William Scarborough, PhD, University of North Texas, USA; Sarah Lynn Fisher, University of North Texas, USA
Using Digitised Historical Newspapers to Engage Sociology Students in Local History
Cristina Roiu, Romanian Academy Library, Romania
Digital Storytelling Workshop (part 2)
Brainstorming session & team work
Patrick Urru, Italian Provincial Library ”Claudia Augusta,” Italy
Local History in the Library: Listening to South Tyrolean Stories
Memories Blackboard: Stories from my home (all participants)
13:00 Lunch break on your own.
14:30 Session 3
Moderator, Maja Markhouss, Boxholms Kommun, Sweden
Steve Ching, Run Run Shaw Library, Hong Kong; Richard Wong, Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections, City University of Hong Kong, China Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and Father of Fishermen in Hong Kong
Gaetan Boisson, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Revealing the Bukit Brown cemetery underground artefacts
Carlos Alberto Della Pashoa and Elisete de Sousa Melo. Instituto Cervantes de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Preservation of Hispanic Memory in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil: The Local Collection of the Nelida Pinon Library of the Instituto Cervantes
Janet Curtiss, St. Clair County Library System, Port Huron, USA
Buried in the Archives
Memories Blackboard : Stories from my home (all participants)
16:30 Tour of Leuven. (free, requires registration)
Day 2, 18th August 2023
9:00 Coffee/Tea
9:30 Session 4
Moderator, Jennifer Brannock, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Takashi Nagatsuka, Tsurumi University, Japan.
An Openness of Municipal Digital PR Magazines as a Local History Material
Jingzhu Wei and Tongrui Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Cultural Crowdfunding: A New Approach to Engage individuals in Local History Appreciation and Creation
Elvira Basibas Lapuz, Eunice Ann Yutuc Chua, A.B. Gideon Nallonar de Castro, University library of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
Getting in touch with the past and the present: Marketing the Filipiniana Collection of the Philippine LAMs through a Filipinized visual identity guide
10:30 Coffee/Tea and KU Leuven Library Tour (€10, requires registration)
12:00 Session 5
Moderator, Cristina Roiu, Romanian Academy Library, Romania
Jennifer Brannock, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Cookbooks as Local History and Genealogy Source
Cecilia Lizama Salvatore, Dominican University in River Forest, USA
Engaging community and technology in ensuring diverse local history collections
Cristina Roiu, Romanian Academy Library, Romania
Digital Storytelling Workshop (part 3)
Memories Blackboard : Stories from my home – Gallery view
13.30 Wrap up and Conclusions
Venue
KU Leuven Libraries – University Library
Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Contact
If you have questions, contact the event organizer Cristina Roiu at [email protected] or planning committee members Maja Markhouss at [email protected], Jennifer Brannock at [email protected], or Dragan Milosevic at [email protected].