ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The bicentennial celebrations of the Kingdom of Lesotho provide an opportunity for libraries, archives, historians, and cultural activists to reflect on their role in the preservation of the national documentary heritage. The key question being, What documentary heritage will we leave for the next generation? Information and knowledge are essential components of a nation's culture. This conference brings together libraries, archives, historians, and museum curators from beyond the nation to reflect on their role and responsibility in the preservation of knowledge and documentary heritage. The conference will also celebrate success stories of the digital exchange of collections. Participants will engage in discussions on disaster preparedness in light of climate change. Topics will include digital preservation, the preservation of oral and print collections, and building collections of post-independence nations. Participants will reflect on the history of national collections, legacies of colonialism, the journey towards preserving knowledge for future generations, and the connection of collections in libraries, archives, and museums in universities and society.

CONFERENCE THEME

Celebrating the preservation of Lesotho’s documentary heritage: A dialogue on preserving knowledge heritage for future generations.

Sub-themes

• • • Sesotho records, archives and special collections
    • Colonial and post-colonial collection legacies
    • Carving a space for oral knowledge preservation
    • Building bridges with digital exchanges of knowledge
    • Preservation of collections in less resourced environments
    • Single Collections: insights from academic libraries with museums, archives, and art collections