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Ross Harvey is Visiting
Professor in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science,
Simmons College, Boston. Research and teaching interests focus on
preservation and newspaper history. He has published widely in the
fields of bibliographic organisation, library education, preservation,
and newspaper history. More ...
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reseaRch interests
Ross Harvey has researched into and published widely about the preservation of documentary heritage materials. Recently his interests have focused on the preservation of documentary heritage materials in digital format. More ...
His interest in newspaper history is around three themes: gaining a better understanding of the reasons why and circumstances in which New Zealand's early newspapers were published; placing early New Zealand newspapers in the wider context of the imperial press system; and connections between the Australia and New Zealand press. More ...
Ross is currently part of the Cultural Heritage Informatics research group
at Simmons College, and is working with colleagues to develop a Digital Curriculum Laboratory at Simmons College. He also participates in the Simmons Library History Group.
TEACHING
Ross Harvey has developed and taught courses in many areas during his career. In Australia (at Monash University, Curtin University of Technology and Charles Sturt University) and Singapore (at Nanyang Technological University) he focussed primarily on courses about bibliographic organization and preservation, with research methods courses a strong secondary interest. At Simmons College he has developed courses on digital preservation and digital stewardship.