Staff at the Queen’s University Archives are beginning to collect digital material relating to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a collaborative effort to archive its impact on the campus and the Kingston community.
At a time when things are changing so quickly, some archivists are trying to capture moments in time before they pass us by.
Staff from the Queen’s University Archives are working collaboratively with other institutions, such as the Kingston Frontenac Library, the City of Kingston and the Archives of Ontario, to collect digital records, including medical research, findings and articles that have been published during the COVID-19 pandemic. “What we are collecting are the web presence of local health authorities, local