The CU Museum of Natural History, University Libraries, and Research Computing are pleased to announce the Curating the Campus speaker series. The series will feature three nationally recognized speakers, each of whom will engage in exploring how digital cultural heritage collections can contribute to the campus research and teaching mission as well as the engagement of audiences on campus and in the wider community. The talks will take place throughout the spring on the last Wednesday of the month. All are welcome to attend.

Part One: “DAMmed if You Don’t”
Larry Gall, Head, Computer Systems Office & Collections Manager Entomology 
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

"Digital discovery is now an integral part of a university’s mission, and collaborations among museums, libraries, and research IT are central to circumventing intellectual siloing. One of the primary questions stakeholders face is how to promote and encourage these collaborations given the wide diversity and history of each unit.  Various developments in the last decade at Yale, including adoption of an Open Access Policy in 2010, have sparked a renaissance in cross-campus collaborations. This will be explored first from the perspective of digital initiatives at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, and then more broadly."