Memories for Life Network Workshop
British Library
London
11th December, 2006
In December 2006, the M4L network held a workshop, at the British Library, London, consisting of a series of panel discussions, before an audience of over 60 practitioners and scientists (including social scientists) from a range of disciplines.
After a generous welcome from Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, and an introduction to the topic of M4L and the network by Kieron O’Hara of the University of Southampton, the first of our four panels got underway. Each panel lasted 60 mins, and included a short presentation by each panellist, followed by an open discussion session.
The opening panel was concerned with the fundamental question Why
Memories for Life? and included panellists Steve Whittaker (University of
Sheffield), Abigail Sellen (Microsoft Research, Cambridge), Alan Dix
(University of Lancaster) and Christopher Brewster (University of
Sheffield).
1st Panel Report
The second panel looked at Digital Lives Research, and focused on the work of the British Library in the curation of information in the digital age. The panellists, all from the British Library,were Neil Beagrie, Rob Perks, Alison Hill and Jeremy John.
2nd Panel Report
The third panel looked at Applications of Memories for Life Research, with panellists Gareth Jones (Dublin City University), Hamish Cunningham (University of Sheffield), Ehud Reiter (University of Aberdeen) and Tim Thompson (i-Sho).
3rd Panel Report
The final panel of the day discussed Medical Applications of Memories for Life Research, although Alan Newell suggested it should be retitled Memories for Life Research for Those Who Need It. The aim was to discuss the ways that M4L research can help those who need memory support, who are often people unfamiliar with and uninterested in computers. The panel included not only Alan Newell (University of Dundee), but also Norman Alm (University of Dundee), Emma Berry (Microsoft) and Tilly Mortimore (University of Southampton).
4th Panel Report