Location
The British Library
The British Library’s Doctoral Open Days are for current and prospective PhD students interested in working with our collections during their studies. Each Open Day showcases a different area of our collection, with the aim of making our materials as accessible as possible.
The day consists of an introduction to our digital collections followed by three panel sessions, each focusing on a different element of digital research. Each session includes time for your questions:
Digitisation: learn about the Library’s digitisation work and how to access digitised material. Explore how we approach pressing challenges like digital preservation and digital sustainability
Collections Metadata: discover the potential of collections metadata as a resource for your research. Curators will introduce useful tools for digital researchers to make use of our collections metadata
AI in the Digital Humanities: join our digital researchers for an overview of our approach to AI in research, as well as the potential risks and benefits it brings.
You also have the opportunity to speak with our Reference Specialists in an optional drop-in session at the start of the day. The Reference Team can advise you on the practicalities of accessing our collections and answer any questions you have about getting your research started.
For more information and to book your place, please visit our website: https://events.bl.uk/events/doctoral-open-day-digital-collections-and-resources