SYMPOSIUM: Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

Saturday 10 September 2022, Library of Birmingham

This event is FREE, but booking is required. Tickets are available HERE

This event is part of Birmingham Heritage Week

PROGRAMME

1300-1330 Registration, tea and coffee

1320-1330 Welcome

Session One: CONTEXTUALIZING Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

1330-1350: Malcolm Dick (University of Birmingham): Diversity in Birmingham as recorded in Aris’s

1350-1410: Caroline Archer (Birmingham City University): Printing and the printed word in Birmingham

1410-1430: Dave Harte (Birmingham City University): Tracing the history of Birmingham’s press: from local to hyperlocal

1430-1445 Q+A

1445-1500 tea and coffee break

Session Two: USING Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

1500-1520: Lucy Angus (Library of Birmingham): Digitizing Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

1520-1540: Peter Allen (Independent Researcher): OCR accuracy and search strategies

1540-1555: Q+A

1655-1600: Comfort break

Session Three: MINING Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

1615-1715: Panel discussion with Kate Croft, Ginny Hartley, Elaine Mitchell, Sue Thomas, Steve Hewett, and Malcolm Dick

1730-1930: Drinks reception