On Tuesday 1 November, NUI Galway Library will host a lunchtime event focusing on Digital work underway on the Library's Archives.
Our 2nd event in the series will focus on the Archive of Fear na Mapaí, Tim Robinson, which resides here at NUI Galway. This archive documents four decades of Robinson’s pioneering work in Irish landscape, which began in 1972 when he visited the Aran Islands with his wife Máiréad. His 1975 one-inch map of the Aran Islands was the first substantial map of the area to be created since the 6 inch Ordnance Survey map a century before, and its composition brought up several complexities that exist in this unique landscape, from place-names, to the geological, archaeological, and botanical features that are all inherent in the landscape. Beyond the publication of the map, he explored these subjects in a deep-mapping project of Aran, that led to the publication of two books, ‘Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage’ in 1986, and later ‘Stones of Aran: Labyrinth’ in 1995. His work brought him to map and consider the Burren and Connemara landscapes with equal emphasis, and in 1987, Tim and Máiréad won the Ford Ireland Conservation Award. They proceeded in the competition as Ireland’s official entry, and won the European Award in Madrid.
One particularly special element of Robinson’s archive is a
meticulously accumulated index of the townlands of Connemara and the Aran
Islands, which has inspired the Library’s first steps to a Digital Mapping
project, focusing on Robinson’s archive, but with applications to future
projects. This will be the focus of our inaugural Brownbag Pitch. As the
name suggests, lunch will be provided, and we will take you through the story
of the archive, the digital project, and plans for the future, before opening
up the floor to some discussion about what parts of the project you consider
useful, not useful, and if you think this has applications to your own
research.
Everyone is welcome to the pitch, and registration is free,
but for catering purposes, we would request that you please register, with
details of how to do so at the bottom of this page.
Venue: Room G011,
Hardiman Research Building, NUI Galway
Date and Time: Tuesday,
1 November 2016
Programme:
If you wish to attend this event please register on Eventbrite
12:00 Lunch will be available from 12 in Room G011
12:30 Dr Nessa Cronin, Lecturer and Co-Director of the MA in Irish Studies, will introduce the work of Tim Robinson
12:40 Aisling Keane, Digital Archivist at NUI Galway Library, will speak about the archive, its contents, some examples of items of interest, and the work that has taken place on the archive so far
13:00 Dr Nessa Cronin will return to speak about creative engagement with the archive
13:10 Peter Corrigan, Head of Digital Publishing and Innovation at NUI Galway Library will speak about the future of the project
13:25 Discussion and exchange of ideas
14:00 Session Ends
