Personal profile
Overview
I am a Senior Curator at the John Rylands Library, with curatorial responsibility for the Creative Arts, including literary, performing arts and visual arts archives. I am strategic lead for Digital collections, and my research has focused upon the challenges of managing digital archives, and particularly email.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Archives and Records Management, University of Liverpool
Award Date: 24 Aug 2011
Areas of expertise
- PE English
Keywords
- Special Collections
- Archives
- Creative Arts
- Modern Literature
- Performing Arts
- Visual Arts
- Digital Preservation
- Digital Archives
- Email Archives
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Research output
- 4 Article
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The Counterculture Collections at the John Rylands Library
Smith, J., Jan 2020, In: Counterculture Studies. 3, 1, p. 5-8 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access -
C.P. Scott and Women's Suffrage
Smith, J., 1 Feb 2017, In: Guardian Online.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Manchester and the Guardian Archive
Smith, J., 2017, In: Manchester Region History Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Archiving the Intangible: The Playwright Willy Russell's Personal Archive Collection
Smith, J., 1 Oct 2013, In: Archives. 39, 127Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 8 Invited talk
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Exploring the Magical and Meaningful: archives and literary correspondence
Smith, J. (Speaker)
Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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The Norman Nicholson Collections at The University of Manchester Library
Smith, J. (Speaker)
Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Elizabeth Gaskell in the Digital World
Smith, J. (Speaker)
Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Email Archive Workflow at the University of Manchester Library
Smith, J. (Speaker) & Whalen, J. (Speaker)
Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Email Archives at the University of Manchester; Preservation and management projects with ePADD
Smith, J. (Speaker), Carlyle, P. (Speaker) & Farwer, J. (Speaker)
May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research