Join cathedral archivists, librarians and collections managers from across the UK, with the opportunity to hear about a number of digital and community-based projects from various collections, as well as tour the newly refurbished St Paul’s Cathedral Library and view our ‘Christopher Wren: The Quest for Knowledge’ exhibition.

Tickets are £30 per person, and you can select a maximum of five tickets per order.

Timetable of the day:

• 9.30am – Arrivals, with tea and coffee
• 10am – Welcome and introduction by the Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh, Dean of Rochester, Chair of CALCA
• 10.15am – ‘Records Management and Digital Preservation’, by Emily Naish, Archivist and Collections Manager, Salisbury Cathedral and Sarah Radford, Archivist, St Paul’s Cathedral
• 10.45am – ‘Lambeth Palace Library’s Cathedral Collaboration Project’ by Rachel Freeman, Archivist, Lambeth Palace Library
• 11.15am – CALCA Annual General Meeting
• 11.30am – Tour of Cathedral Library, newly reopened following a four year restoration project 
• 1pm – Lunch (provided), with an opportunity to view the ‘Christopher Wren: Quest for Knowledge’ exhibition in the Cathedral Crypt
• 2pm – ‘Collections Community Engagement’ by Renie Choy, Collections Community Engagement Manager, St Paul’s Cathedral
• 2.30pm – ‘Planning for digital preservation at the National Church Institutions’, by Madi McAllister, Information Governance Officer, National Church Institutions (NCIs) of the Church of England
• 2.50pm – Break
• 3pm – ‘Multimedia and Heritage at Rochester Cathedral’, by Jacob Scott, Heritage Officer, Rochester Cathedral
• 3.30pm – ‘Conserving and Digitising the St Paul’s Psalter’, Ariane Langreder, Head of Book and Paper Conservation, Canterbury Cathedral
• 4pm – Open discussion
• 4.15pm – Thanks and final comments
• 4.30pm – Close. Invitation to attend Evensong (optional)