(2 Apr 2025) Several months ago, HSEO colleagues contacted the University Archives for help ensuring that important information about HKUST’s response to and handling of the recent pandemic doesn’t just vanish into the digital ether. We’re excited to share highlights from our recent project to archive HKUST’s COVID-19 resources.
It has been a complex digital preservation journey. We encountered hurdles including locating relevant documents buried on external sites and repairing broken links on current websites. We partnered with HSEO, GECO, and ITSO to overcome these issues.
We successfully archived two snapshots of the COVID-19 Info @ HKUST website, from December 18, 2022 and March 1, 2023. You can explore them through the Digital University Archives:
- March 2023 Version (https://archives.hkust.edu.hk/items/94e10b90-05ba-4abf-987a-db581dc8ed51)
- December 2022 Version (https://archives.hkust.edu.hk/items/cc8e2fe0-0a6d-4450-83a2-ac7bccf90d84)
We also archived the COVID-19 Chronology website, with a whopping 1,148 PDFs, Word docs, Excel sheets, and videos! This captures timelines and events that showcase how the University adapted and navigated the crisis and provides a reference for future pandemic preparedness.
The Digital University Archives includes university publications, newsletters, early images of HKUST, and more. You can explore it at https://archives.hkust.edu.hk!
Source: HKUST Library Newsletter
