Core Preservation Administration Interest Group

Dear Colleagues,

The University of Miami Libraries is pleased to share that we are hosting two virtual events for Preservation Week 2021 including:

Virtual Tour of the Conservation Lab at UML
Monday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. (EDT)

Join our Preservation Strategies team for a virtual tour of the Conservation Lab at the Otto G. Richter Library. Tune in to learn about the different ways we conserve and care for our paper-based collections, see our specialized tools in action, and hear about some of our recent projects.

Preserving Collective Community Memory: Florida Accounts from the Pandemic
Thursday, April 29 at 2 p.m. (EDT)

Join us for a webinar where speakers from the University of Miami, Florida International University, and Florida State University will share their work to document the experiences of the Florida community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will conclude with a conversation about the ongoing and complex nature of the pandemic and related crises, and how these factors could impact preservation and conservation work in the future.

PANELISTS

Kalani Adolpho
Processing Archivist for Manuscripts & Archives Management, University of Miami

Béatrice Colastin Skokan
Head of Manuscripts & Archives Management and Curator of Caribbean Collections, University of Miami

Cristina Favretto
Head of Special Collections, University of Miami

Jill Krefft
Institutional Repository Coordinator, Florida International University

Amanda Moreno
Cuban Heritage Collection Archivist, University of Miami

Sandra Varry
Heritage & University Archivist, Florida State University

MODERATOR

Martha Horan
Head of Preservation Strategies, University of Miami

Here's the link to register to attend.

Best,

Martha