"Yesterday's News: Behind the Scenes at the British Library" with Beth Gaskell

Beth Gaskell kicks off our 2026 RSVP Digital Events series with a behind-the-scenes look at the preservation and conservation work she does as Lead Curator, News and Moving Image for the British National Newspaper Collection at the British Library. Beth walks us through the history of newspaper collecting at the British Library and discusses the challenges of current collection management, touching on topics such as acquisition, storage, conservation and digitization.