Paul Millar, associate professor at Canterbury University, is concerned that future generations won't have access to the full picture of the Canterbury earthquakes, so he got the CEISMIC Project under way. The project is an archive of earthquake-related digital material and includes resources from the National Library, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Christchurch City Libraries, Te Papa, NZ On Screen, the Canterbury Museum and the Ngai Tahu Research Centre. Paul says the aim is to document the impact of the disaster and the process of recovery, and make all that material available for free.
Launch function for the UC CEISMIC digital archive. Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar and his wife Kay Millar.
Launch function for the UC CEISMIC digital archive. Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar and his wife Kay Millar.
Launch function for the UC CEISMIC digital archive. Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar and his wife Kay Millar.
Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar addresses the audience at the UC CEISMIC digital archive launch.
Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar addresses the audience at the UC CEISMIC digital archive launch.
Launch function for the UC CEISMIC digital archive. Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar and Associate Director Dr James Smithies.
Launch function for the UC CEISMIC digital archive. From left, College of Arts Pro-Vice-Chancellor Ed Adelson, Former the Press editor Andrew Holden, Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Associate Professor and UC CEISMIC Director Paul Millar, and CERA Chief Executive Roger Sutton.
This 2011 episode of the Russell Brown-fronted media commentary show examines how Christchurch is dealing with the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes. First up: the CEISMIC Digital Archive is working to preserve the memories and experiences of Cantabrians, and The Press editor Andrew Holden explains why his newspaper is donating everything it has published to the project. Then CERA CEO Roger Sutton talks about the key role of media relations, and filmmaker Gerard Smyth describes shooting his acclaimed chronicle of the quakes: When a City Falls.