Off and On Again: Retro Games and Digital Preservation

Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 10am to 12pm

Step into another world with the Bodleian Libraries’ store of digital technology and memorabilia. Join us at this hands-on event for the chance to explore items used by the Libraries’ digital preservation team, including a BBC Micro, retro game emulators and a Windows 98 machine, and discover more about the fascinating development of video games over tea, coffee and cake.

Registration required. Sign up come along at any point to some or all of the event.

Venue: Radcliffe Science Library - Seminar Room - Seminar Room Radcliffe Science Library off Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3QP United Kingdom

Department: Bodleian Libraries (Department)

Organiser: Event organised by the Centre for Digital Scholarship and Radcliffe Science Library, Bodleian Libraries

Register here: https://digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/off-and-on-again