Abby Smith Rumsey: How Digital Memory is Shaping Our Future
The Internet Archive welcomes Abby Smith Rumsey (historian, media expert, author) "How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future" @ the Internet Archive: doors open at 6:30pm; talk begins at 7:00pm Join us for food and drinks and conversation with our speaker following the talk. Abby's book When We Are No More will be available for purchase and signing by the author. What is the future of human memory? What will people know about us when we are gone? Come for a conversation with author Abby Smith Rumsey about her new book, When we are No More: How Digital Memory will Shape our Future. When We Are No More explores human memory from pre-history to the present. How did we get from the Paleolithic selfies painted on cave walls tens of thousands of years ago, to the temples of learning we call libraries, and the present day of zettabytes of data on servers in all formats, from books to films to scientific databases all stored in electronic bits? What Oliver Sacks did for the physical mind, Abby Smith Rumsey is doing for our evolving digital mind—making the history and complexity of our collective memory vital to everyone. — Brewster Kahle, Founder of the Internet Archive Abby Smith Rumsey is a historian who writes about how ideas and information technologies shape perceptions of history, of time, and of personal and cultural identity. She served as director of the Scholarly Communication Institute at the University of Virginia, and worked for more than a decade at the Library of Congress. She has worked with former Soviet bloc governments and organizations directing programs to open up access to their libraries and archives. Rumsey has consulted on digital collecting and curation, intellectual property issues, and the economics of digital information for a variety of universities and the National Science Foundation. Abby Smith Rumsey holds MA and PhD degrees in history from Harvard University where she specialized in Early Modern Russia and intellectual history. She has been a Fulbright Fellow and taught at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. She lives in San Francisco. Doors Open: 6:30 PM Event: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Reception: 8:15 PM - 9:00 PM Light refreshments will be served. Abby Rumsey's book will also be available for purchase and signing during the reception. FAQs What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? The Internet Archive is located within 1-2 blocks of the following MUNI lines: 1 California, 2 Clement, 28 19th Ave and 38 Geary. There is also a paid parking lot at the Ross Dress-for-Less on Geary @ 16th ave. Street parking in the neighborhood surrounding the Archive is free after 6pm. Please allow some additional time to find parking. Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? Please email info[at]archive.org with any questions
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