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Archiving COVID-19 Communities

Institution
University of Amsterdam (UVA) in collaboration with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network
Country
The Netherlands
Type of Study
Humanaties study
Methodology
Documenting experiences - crisis diary
Key Focus of Study
We have taken the initiative to collect sources related to the COVID-19 crisis. This mainly involves collecting and archiving ephemeral sources that document how individuals and communities experience the COVID-19 crisis. The aim is to develop an application where citizens can upload their own documentation and share their experiences with this crisis, thus compiling a personal COVID-19 crisis diary. In the longer term, these will be interesting sources for public and participatory historiography with regard to this special period in the most recent world history. AI applications for transcribing speech and text and for annotating images can support the use of these sources in analyzing the way the crisis affects the everyday life of citizens and can usefully be correlated with medical results. Various initiatives have already been taken by, for example, archival institutions, museums, heritage institutions, documentation centers, libraries, artists' collectives, etc. to document the COVID-19 crisis. The UvA collaborates with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network through the National Library of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and is currently compiling an overview of similar initiatives.
Key Stakeholders
Public - individuals and communities
Status
Ongoing
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