Library Science Talk - May Talk TBC

by Juan Alonso Fernández, Natālija Lāce, Stephen J. Fletcher

Tuesday 19 May 2026, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Zurich

This Talk will take place in English exclusively on Zoom. Registration is not required to attend.

Abstract: TBC

 

 

Speakers: Natālija Lāce, Stephen J. Fletcher and Juan Alonso Fernández

Natālija Lāce

Natālija Lāce is an archive expert at the Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, specializing in the description, management, and digital development of audiovisual collections. She actively contributes to strategies for integrating AI tools into archival workflows, aiming to modernize practices and enhance accessibility. Her work includes compiling fonds histories, maintaining internal databases, and developing more efficient archival systems. She holds a Master’s degree in History from the University of Latvia and is the Chair of the International Council on Archives' (ICA) Expert Group on Photographic and Audiovisual Archives.

 

Stephen J. Fletcher

Stephen J. Fletcher is the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archivist in Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining UNC in 2003, he held curatorial positions at the California Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Society. He also served as a consultant to the Sierra Club. Fletcher received a BFA in Photographic Illustration from RIT and an MA from John F. Kennedy University. He has twice chaired the Society of American Archivists' Visual Materials Section and is a member of the Steering Committee for the ICA Expert Group on Photographic and Audiovisual Archives. His current archival motto regarding born-digital photographs is: “Be more like George Washington than Paul Revere”.

 

Juan Alonso Fernández

Juan Alonso Fernández has been an audiovisual archivist at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) since 2016. He holds a degree in History and Documentation from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a postgraduate qualification in Management and Preservation of Photographic Archives from ESAGED. With over 17 years of experience, he has served as a technician and consultant for various public and private institutions. He is the Co-Chair of the ICA Expert Group on Photographic and Audiovisual Archives.

 

The Zentralbibliothek Zurich, the CERN Scientific Information Service, and AILIS (Association of International Librarians and Information Specialists, Geneva) jointly organize the Library Science Talks. A programme of talks for 2025 can be found on the AILIS website.