Overview

Join us for a workshop "Capturing Innisfallen: A demonstration of the audiovisual pipeline when digitising our heritage" with presenters Aaron Bolger, Martin O'Driscoll, William Ruane and Declan Synnott, UCC Library. This event marks World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and is part of the UN's Global Media and Information Literacy Week. In addition this workshop is part of the public programming for Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History, Glucksman, 2 September - 1 November 2026.

About the presenters

• Aaron Bolger, Digital Learning Services Officer, UCC Library. Aaron’s repertoire of creative experiences affords him skills across multiple creative and technical disciplines, including visual art, audio, music, video, game design, programming and digital education. 
• Martin O'Driscoll, Academic Technology Coordinator, UCC Library. Martin's expertise in the technology that supports creative practices sees him working in 3D printing and scanning, camera and drone operation, 3D modelling, and a multitude of other areas both digital and practical. 
• William Ruane, Library Operative, UCC Library. William brings his extensive experience as a visual artist to bear in his work on the preparing, printing and painting of 3D models. 
• Declan Synnott, Senior Library Assistant, UCC Library. Primarily a wizard of sonics and audio, Declan also possesses a multitude of creative digital skills in video and visual production, which he both practices and teaches.

About the workshop

Attendees can expect a deep-dive into the process of producing the creative artefacts produced for Recording the Past: the Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History exhibition, from the philosophical underpinning of the creative ideation phase, to the technical details of data collection and processing, and finally the practical perspectives of finishing and delivering the final items. 

No preparation is required for this workshop. 

The delivery of the event will be quite technical and will likely not be suitable for children under 12 years of age.

Acknowledgements

With thanks to our partners: The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford; National Museum of Ireland; National Parks and Wildlife Service; National Monuments Service; Fexco and Brian McCarthy; Kerry County Council; private philanthropy from Cork University Foundation and UCC's President's Strategic Fund.