One Night Only! Mark your calendars for January 25, 7 pm, so you can attend What’s Up with Research?, a webinar hosted by the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild. Anna Elam (MOHAI), Anne Jenner (UW Special Collections), and Ann Ferguson (SPL Seattle Collection) will talk about what types of research are happening in their collections and what’s hot in history. Register to attend this free, virtual event.
Living Computers is gearing up for Preservation Week this April, and wants you to join them for their 3-day event, PreserveIT! 2018: Analog vs. Digital.
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Save the Date: Society of American Archivists Digital Archives Specialist Certificate “Bootcamp” Coming to UW Libraries in June 2018!
The Labor Archives of Washington, UW Libraries Special Collections is partnering with the Society of American Archivists and Seattle Area Archivists to offer significant portions of the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certificate program at the University of Washington Libraries during the week of June 11-15, 2018 at the University of Washington Libraries!
The 32nd annual Western Archives Institute (WAI) will be held at San Diego State University from June 10–22, 2018. WAI is an intensive, two-week program that provides integrated instruction in basic archival practices to individuals with a variety of backgrounds, including those whose jobs require a fundamental understanding of archival skills, but who have little or no previous archives education; those who have expanding responsibility for archival materials; those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal instruction; and those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career.
We are happy to report that we have at last nailed down a date for the Society of American Archivists course “Teaching with Primary Sources” here in Seattle!
On Thursday, February 8, 2018 from 9 am to 5 pm at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence (Seattle Public Schools), SAA and SeArch will co-host the course “Teaching with Primary Sources: How to Design for Active Learning.” This course is part of SAA’s Foundational program and offers continuing education credits upon completion. For more information on the course, see the SAA website.
SeArch will have registration discount codes for members in good standing. Stay tuned for information on this, plus a scholarship opportunity!
