Jonas Arnold

Archives of Contemporary History, ETH Zurich
Jonas Arnold

1969 Born in Lucerne, Switzerland
1980-1988 High school in Lucerne (Matura)
1989 Study visit in Seattle, WA, attending courses in
- English (Seattle University)
- Computer Science (Seattle Pacific University)
1989-1997 Studies at the University in Fribourg (CH), degree: Lic. phil.
- Contemporary History
- Modern History
- State sciences
Thesis on "The Swiss Central Office for Help to Refugees (SFH) 1933-1951"
Research and publication about Swiss Caritas during war time

1996-2002 Archivist at the Archives of Contemporary History
- description of archives
- access (user service)
- documentation (e.g. about the financing of the help for refugees by privateorganizations and about non-Jewish victims of Nazi crimes)
- databases, archival information system
- audiovisual documents
- digitization

since 2002 Head IT and digital archives at the Archives of Contemporary History
Teaching courses for students and prospective archivists in the fields
- audiovisual documents
- costumer orientation
- digitization and digital preservation
- access in the digital era

Member of the work group "access and communication" in the Association of Swiss Archivists (since 2014) and its committees working on
- concepts for the virtual reading room (published)
- whitepaper on portals (published)

Member of the management board of the Archives of Contemporary History (since 2017)