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In addition to a 5 minute lightening talk we also require everybody to make suggestions about proposed topics. By proposing propose a topic, it . This does not necessarily mean that you are an expert or that you are willing to lead a discussion on this topic. Proposed topics could entail:

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I would like to know what tools people use to accession, process, deliver and preserve emails. I am also curious to know what do accessioning, processing, delivering and preserving mean to different institutions. I saw emails being printed on paper, described in finding aids and delivered in a reading room. I also found emails presented in visually simulating graphs. I hope to share the tools I found useful and to discuss how far archivists should do on emails.

How informed are our depositors?

Simon Wilson, Hull University (AIMS)

I would like to discuss the topic of how informed are depositors are (or are not) about born-digital archives and the critical difference regarding their expectations and assumptions relating to the preservation and access of material compared to traditional paper archives. What do they expect of us?  How can we ensure that their expectations are reasonable?