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"Archivists have to live in the past, present and the future"

Catriona Crowe, Senior Archivist at the National Archives of Ireland, at the IQDA launch on the 22nd of June 2010.
Jane Gray of the Irish Qualitative Archive introduces Catriona Crowe. Catriona Crowe talks about her early experiences as an archivist, the struggle to ensure records were preserved for future generations and the trouble she encountered when she spoke to a journalist friend about her difficulties.
[Note, the sound levels are low so it may be necessary to listen using headphones]