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        Date: 2026-05-06 09:32:49+00:00
        From: Lingjia Zhao <L.Zhao6@lboro.ac.uk>
        Subject: 🚀 Government Records and AI: LUSTRE/GLOW Workshop Outcomes – Report, Slides & Recordings 📑

Dear all,

We are delighted to share the outcomes of the LUSTRE/GLOW Workshop 6: Government
Records and AI, held on 20–21 April at The National Archives (TNA) in a hybrid
format.

Read the workshop report summarising key discussions and insights:
  https://lustre-network.net/2026/05/05/lustre-glow-workshop-6-report/

Browse the presentation slides and recordings:
  https://lustre-network.net/event/lustre-glow-workshop-6-government-records-and-ai/

The workshop brought together archivists and Knowledge & Information Management
professionals in government and the GLAM sector, computer scientists and AI
specialists, digital humanists, and researchers from the UK, the United States,
and other countries.

Huge thanks to everyone who participated and helped make the workshop such a
success! 

Keynote Speakers

David Canning MBE – Cabinet Office, UK
Dr Kelcey Swain – Cabinet Office, UK
Professor Jason R. Baron – University of Maryland, US
Professor Iadh Ounis – University of Glasgow, UK
Dr Graham McDonald – University of Glasgow, UK
Michael D. Thomas – National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), US
John Sheridan – The National Archives (TNA), UK

Workshop Speakers

Professor Reuben Binns – University of Oxford
Chris Royds – The National Archives
Dr Deblina Bhattacharjee – University of Bath
Dr Haibin Cai – Loughborough University
Robert Bath – Intelogy
Dr Daniel Chávez Heras – King’s College London
Nicholas Smith – NHS Resolution
Professor John Collomosse – University of Surrey
Dr James Lappin – Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Piers Walker – Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Professor Christopher Lee – University of North Carolina
Dr Cassandra Kist – University of Strathclyde

We will continue to update the event page with presentation slides and
recordings.

Best wishes,
LUSTRE/GLOW Research Team

NEW output of the LUSTRE/GLOW project:
Jaillant, L., Kidd, M., & Zhao, L. (2026). Sifting the Digital Heap: A Scoping
Study of AI for Government Archives — Access, Backlogs, and Responsible
Practice. Zenodo.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18935870


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