Thinking Ahead about Your Legacy: A Workshop Aimed at Preparing Your Archives for Future Access

Presenter Information

• Dene GrigarFollow
• Holly Slocum, Washington State University VancouverFollow
• Greg Philbrook, Washington State University VancouverFollow
• James Lesperance, washington state university VancouverFollow
• Ruth Woodcock, Washington State University VancouverFollow

Proposal Type

Workshop

Location

Hypertexts & Fictions

Start Date

July 2026

End Date

July 2026

Abstract

Thinking Ahead about Your Legacy: A Workshop Aimed at Preparing Your Archives for Future Access 

By Dene Grigar, Holly Slocum, Greg Philbrook, James Lesperance, and Ruth Woodcock

This workshop, led by members of the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver, is aimed at providing guidance to born-digital artists and scholars about preparing digital and physical archives for long-term access. Topics include:

• Archival practices
• Documenting process(es)
• Editions and versions
• File structure and naming conventions
• Archival storage materials
• Canonical copies
• Metadata
• Formats
• Finding aids and inventories

Participants are encouraged to bring their digital archive or files with them to use during the workshop.

Bio

Dene Grigar is Founder and Director of the Electronic Literature Lab. She also serves as the Director of the Creative Media & Digital Technology Program at Washington State University Vancouver, with research focusing on the creation, curation, preservation, and criticism of Electronic Literature, specifically building multimedial environments and experiences. She has authored or co-authored 17 media works, such as Curlew (with Greg Philbrook, 2014), “A Villager’s Tale” (with Brett Oppegaard, 2011), the “24-Hour Micro-Elit Project” (2009), as well as four print books, six multimedia books, and over 71 articles. She curates exhibits of electronic literature and media art, mounting shows at the Bibliotecha Hertziana—Max Planck Institute of Art History. Library of Congress, British Computer Society, and for the Modern Language Association, among other venues. She serves as Associate Editor for Leonardo Reviews. For the Electronic Literature Organization she served as President from 2013-2019 and currently as its Managing Director and Curator of The NEXT. In 2024 she was honored with the Marjorie C. Luesebink Career Achievement Award by the Electronic Literature Organization. Her website is located athttp://nouspace.net/dene.