This session will equip you with innovative strategies to preserve and archive intangible cultural heritage (ICH), such as oral traditions, performances, and social practices, through collaboration with local communities. You’ll learn how to effectively catalog and manage these non-material resources using digital collections, metadata frameworks, and open-access tools.
Through case studies and real-world examples, this session will demonstrate how libraries, educational and cultural institutions can embrace their role as cultural stewards. Discover methods to enhance access, incorporate participatory archiving, and navigate the ethical considerations of preserving living traditions. Whether you’re working in collection development, digital preservation, or metadata, you’ll leave with actionable insights on protecting and promoting cultural diversity for future generations.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will gain insights into effective methods for capturing, cataloging, and managing non-material cultural resources, including oral traditions, social practices, and performing arts, within library and educational settings.
Participants will learn how to use digital archives, open access resources, and metadata standards to enhance the discoverability and preservation of intangible cultural assets.
Attendees will explore how to collaborate with local communities to ensure inclusive, ethical, and culturally sensitive approaches to archiving living traditions for future generations.
