Free, secure cloud storage being offered to academics, institutions
Academics at the University of Alberta are aiming to help protect digital data in Ukraine under threat because of the war.
The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) recently helped launch an initiative offering free, secure cloud storage to archivists, librarians, scientists and other institutions in Ukraine.
Director Natalia Khanenko-Friesen (pictured) said the Ukraine Archives Rescue Team came as a result of brainstorming on how to assist colleagues in areas afflicted by the devastation of the Russian invasion.
“In particular, we’re very concerned for our colleagues and for their work, which they have been pursuing in the south of Ukraine in the eastern part of Ukraine, where we have seen the advancement of the Russian military the most.”
Khanenko-Friesen said she’s heard reports of archives and museums being destroyed or vandalized.
The digital storage is available to scholars and institutions of all disciplines, although Khanenko-Friesen said there is an important cultural dimension to the initiative.
More information: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/university-of-alberta-initiative-aims-to-protect-ukrainian-archives-research-1.6384871