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March 8, 2022 press release: Volunteers Unite to Archive Ukrainian Cultural Heritage

Articles

• Moises, Jürgen. “Wie die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in München dabei hilft digitales Kulturgut aus der Ukraine zu schützen”. Süddeutsche Zeitung. May 16, 2022.
• Alcala, Ronald. “Ukraine Symposium - the Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Digital Cultural Property”. Articles of War blog from Lieber Institute, West Point Academy. May 13, 2022.
• Boehringer, Hans. “Das große Backup”. Taz. May 2, 2022.
• Coleman, Flynn. “Op-Ed: The race to save Ukrainian culture, in the real world and online”. Los Angeles Times. May 1, 2022.
• Bacchi, Umberto. “Online army deploys to save Ukraine’s art and heritage”. Thomas Reuters Foundation News. April 27, 2022.
• Gollom, Mark. “Canadian archivists go down the digital rabbit hole to help save Ukrainian culture”. CBC. April 13, 2022.
• Farooqui, Salman. “With Ukraine’s digital history risking erasure, Canadians join efforts to preserve it”. The Globe and Mail. April 11, 2022.
• Kiebuzinski, Ksenya. “Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture”. The Conversation. April 10, 2022.
• Markovich, Ally. “The Berkeley archivist on a mission to save Ukrainian digital history”. Berkeleyside. April 10, 2022.
• Verma, Pranshu. “Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine’s digital archives.” Washington Post. April 8, 2022.
• McQuaid, Cate. “As the war unfolds, this Boston Public Library curator is helping preserve Ukraine’s cultural treasures.” Boston Globe. April 8, 2022.
• Ting-Wei, Lin. “3000個網站的備份之戰，她們的另類烏克蘭救援.” Sehseh. April 7, 2022.
• Florea, Christina. “Opinion: Putin knows that controlling history is the key to total power.” CNN. April 4, 2022.
• Serrano, Jody. “How to Stop Ukrainian Websites From Vanishing During War.” Gizmodo. April 2, 2022.
• Fitzwilliam, Helen. “Saving Ukraine’s art and soul.” Chatham House. April 1, 2022.
• Patin, Katia. “The race to save everything as war threatens the internet in Ukraine and Russia.” .coda. March 31, 2022.
• Röshammar, Martin. “Ukrainskt kulturarv räddas med svensk hjälp.” Biblioteks Bladet . March 31, 2022.
• Recker, Jane. “Inside the Efforts to Preserve Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage.” Smithsonian Magazine. March 30, 2022.
• Waxman, Olivia. “Ukrainian Museums Are Racing to Save Artifacts That Tell the Country’s Story.” Time. March 29, 2022.
• Hedberg, Kristina. “Svenskt nätverk har säkerhetskopierat Ukrainas internet.” Dagens Nyheter, March 25, 2022.
• van Ringelestijn, Tonie. “Musea Oekraïne digitaal gered: ‘Voordat de servers plat gaan.’” BRIGHT. March 24, 2022.
• Brya, Cindy. “iSchool alumni play instrumental role in saving Ukrainian cultural heritage online.” UIUC School of Information Sciences. March 23, 2022.
• Adams, Caralee. “Volunteers Rally to Archive Ukrainian Web Sites.” Internet Archive Blogs. March 22, 2022.
• Stephenson, Heather. “Preserving Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Online.” TuftsNow. March 22, 2022.
• “Rescuing Music Data: Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO).” RISM Editorial Center. March 22, 2022.
• Schwartz, Madeleine. “Ukraine’s ballet dancers are a ‘voice of resistance’ amid a greater struggle.” National Geographic. March 17, 2022.
• “V živo iz Ukrajine: kako varovati arhive v času vojne?.” Reporter.si. March 17, 2022.
• Capozucca, Roberta. “Guerra in Ucraina è catastrofe culturale.” Il Sole 24 Ore.
• Häntzschel, Jörg. “Freiwillige retten ukrainische Kultur im Internet.” Süddeutsche Zeitung. March 16, 2022.
• Plumet, Alexandre. “Guerre en Ukraine : un millier de «monument men» au secours du patrimoine culturel numérique.” Le Figaro. March 16, 2022.
• “SUCHO: Η πρωτοβουλία που προσπαθεί να σώσει τα ψηφιακά αρχεία των ουκρανικών μουσείων.” Avant Garde. March 16, 2022.
• Αdamopoulou, Mairi. “Ουκρανία: SOS για τους ανεκτίμητους πολιτιστικούς θησαυρούς.” In.gr. March 14, 2022.
• Cascone, Sarah. “How Tech Experts in the West Are Rushing to Save the Digital Archives of Ukraine’s Museums.” Artnet News. March 14, 2022.
• Guyomard, Fanny. “Des bibliothécaires ambassadeurs de la culture numérique ukrainienne.” Livres Hebdo. March 14, 2022.
• Ribbens, Arjen. “Data van Oekraïense culturele organisaties veiliggesteld.” NRC. March 14, 2022.
• Toshkova, Viktorija. “Украйна в битка да опази и културното си наследство.” Investor. March 14, 2022.
• Vilkišienė, Agnė. “Archyvarai savanoriai vienijasi, kad padėtų išsaugoti Ukrainos kultūros paveldą.” Voruta. March 14, 2022.
• “Ουκρανία: Νέα πρωτοβουλία σπεύδει να σώσει τα ψηφιακά αρχεία των ουκρανικών μουσείων.” Monopoli. March 14, 2022.
• Marshall, Colin. “Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online: 1,000+ Librarians Digitally Preserve Artifacts of Ukrainian Civilization Before Russia Can Destroy Them.” Open Culture. March 11, 2022.
• Tóth-Gál, Enikő. “Az ukrán tudósok versenyt futnak az idővel.” Magyar Mezőgazdaság. March 11, 2022.
• Sultan, Sali̇ha. “Bosna’da silinen hafıza Ukrayna’ya ders oldu.” Karar. March 10, 2022.
• Fasseur, Barbara. “Ukraine: des volontaires au secours du patrimoine numérique.” Les univers du livre Actualitté. March 10, 2022.
• Nilsson, Ola. Frivilliga räddar det ukrainska digitala kulturarvet. Digiteket. March 10, 2022.
• Krücken, Markus. “Kölner Digital-Guru (30) rettet Kulturerbe der Ukraine.” Report-K. March 9, 2022.
• Curry, Andrew. “You can’t get back specimens”: Ukrainian scientists rush to save irreplaceable collections.” Science. March 9, 2022.
• Harding, Luke and Harriet Sherwood. “Ukrainians in race to save cultural heritage.” The Guardian. March 9, 2022.
• Cook, Stacey Myers. “OSU Lima Campus Librarians assisting in the efforts to save Ukrainian Online Culture.” March 8, 2022.
• Moyer, Josh. “Looking to support Ukraine? Here’s how Centre County residents and other Pennsylvanians can help.” Centre Daily Times March 2, 2022.

Interviews / Podcasts

• Saving Ukrainian Heritage: Ep 1: Data Rescue! Augmented Humanity. May 2, 2022.
• Preserving Ukraine’s cultural treasures with digital tools. PBS NewsHour. April 28, 2002.
• Ottawa woman helps in the effort to save digitized Ukrainian cultural and historic content. All in a Day with Alan Neal on CBC. April 21, 2022.
• Saving digital history: U of A librarian part of global effort to preserve Ukrainian culture amid Russian invasion. CTV News. April 20, 2022.
• Berkeley Woman Among Group Preserving Ukraine’s History. NBC Bay Area. April 13, 2022.
• SUCHO: residente de la Bahía crea proyecto para salvar el patrimonio cultural ucraniano. Telemundo Area de la Bahía. April 13, 2022.
• Berkeley Woman Leads Effort To Help Save Ukraine’s Digital History Amid Russian Attacks. CBS SF BayArea. April 13, 2022.
• Ottawa At Work - Carrie Pirmann Interview “If the print and digital copies are destroyed, that piece of history is gone forever”. 580 CFRA - Omny.fm. April 13, 2022.
• Schwartz, Elin. “Svenskar sparar ner Ukrainas internet: ”Vill rädda digitala kulturarvet”” SVT Nyheter. April 11, 2022.
• Kranz, Oliver. “Krieg und Frieden / Positionen zur Zeit”. RBB Kultur. March 28, 2022.
• Svensson, Marcus. “Svenskarnas insats i kriget: Andreas räddar Ukrainas internet”. Sveriges Radio. March 28, 2022.
• “How a Collective is Saving Ukainian Cultural Treasurers”. DW Shift. March 26, 2022.
• Mathiasson, Jenny. “S11E01: Conservation and Conflict” (starting 32:08). The C-Word: The Conservators’ Podcast. March 23, 2022.
• “Die ukrainische Kultur bewahren: Digitale Kunstwerke sichern.” NDR Kultur. March 16, 2022.
• “The art world has come under Russia’s attack, but the community is fighting back to keep Ukraine’s cultural identity alive.” ABC News (Australia). March 11, 2022.
• “Digital archivists race to preserve Ukrainian heritage.” Marketplace Tech, NPR. March 11, 2022.
• “Ukraine: Rettungsaktion für digitales Kulturerbe.” Scala, WDR 5. March 11, 2022.

Talks

• Dombrowski, Quinn. “Libraries, Laboratories, Back Alleys.” (begins 2:54 in recording). Internet Archive. March 16, 2022.