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Archives: Responsibility, Accountability, Provenance

Exhibition Period
Mar 17, 2023
Exhibition date and time
Fri to Fri, 6:30pm - 8pm
Exhibition Place
16/F, Chun Wo Commercial Centre, No. 23-29 Wing Wo Street, Central, Hong Kong

Archives: Responsibility, Accountability, Provenance 

‘What are archives’? Archives have the distinctive traceable history of ownership (provenance), and within which they are contextually related, regardless of formats. While the word ‘archives’ is used loosely in today’s technologically driven society, what are the primary functions, responsibilities and accountabilities of the Archives? This seminar uses different examples of archives around the world to share their important values of identity, responsibilities, accountabilities and evidence, and to discuss how to use archives for our own research.

📌Event Details:
>  Date: 17.3.2023 (Friday)
>  Time: HKT 6:30pm – 8pm
>  Place: 16/F, Chun Wo Commercial Centre, No. 23-29 Wing Wo Street, Central
>  Registration: https://bit.ly/3IOX7xz 
**Format: Hybrid – In-Person and online via Zoom
**Language: English

Biography

Garfield Lam is the University Archivist and Head of Archives, Special Collections and Preservation and Conservation. He is a Chartered Librarian (MCLIP) in the UK, Certified Archivist (CA) and Member of the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) in USA, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRAS), UK. He previously worked as an Archivist at the Legislative Council Archives and the HSBC Archives respectively. Garfield has studied and worked in the UK, Germany, Austria and Australia, including a museiological internship at the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar, Germany and working as an Information Officer at the British Council Library in Vienna. He is currently completing his dissertation on History of the Book with the University of London.