In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time - Incite at Columbia University

In the age of social media, the way we’ve stored information has changed beyond recognition.

Many now share details of their lives every day, on platforms that store them forever.

You’d be forgiven for thinking this factor, the rise of the internet, makes less vital the work of archivists. But in Trinity, a research project happening right now shows the flaw in this logic. Because while social media can reveal snippets of our experiences, it rarely comes with enough context to capture more than a fleeting moment.