[AI Summary]: Alan Colín-Arce will discuss the geographic and linguistic biases inherent in web archives at UVic’s ETCL Nuts & Bolts talk series on November 6, 2025. The presentation addresses how web archiving strategies developed primarily in Western Europe, North America, and parts of Asia leave most Global South countries relying solely on the Internet Archive, while English dominance in archived web content and archiving tools perpetuates biases that affect digital history and humanities research.
The talk takes place on November 6, 2025, marking World Digital Preservation Day.
- Venue: ETCL, UVic Libraries, McPherson Library Room A314
- Format: In-person talk
- Speaker: Alan Colín-Arce (Mitacs Research Fellow)
- Registration: Not required