October 2012 is Archives Month

In celebration of Archives Month, Archives & Special Collections at the UAA/APU Consortium Library will be offering four free workshops for all UAA and APU faculty, staff and students in October. Space is limited, so register now!

Preserving & Identifying Photographs, Oct. 6
Saturday, Oct. 6, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Maximum 25 participants.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307
Email archives@uaa.alaska.edu or call (907) 786-1849 to register for this workshop.

Do you have shoeboxes stuffed with photographs? Are most of them unidentified and undated? Do you want to learn how best to store, preserve and identify them so that they last for future generations? Led by UAA archivist Megan Friedel, this full-day workshop will teach you how to identify and date significant photo and negative types from the 19th and early 20th centuries; best practices for storing and preserving a wide range of photographic material, including slides, glass and film negatives, photo albums, scrapbooks and more; hands-on exercises in identifying the format and subject of photographs; and one-on-one consultation with a UAA archivist to help you determine the needs of your photo collection. Participants should bring 2-3 photographs from their collections to share with the class. Maximum 25 participants.

Making Book Enclosures, Oct. 13
Saturday, Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Maximum 20 participants.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307
Email archives@uaa.alaska.edu or call (907) 786-1849 to register for this workshop.

Do you have worn books that you need to keep? Can't repair them? Need to protect some of your rare volumes? This two-hour, hands-on training will show you how to make quick and simple book enclosures from sheets of folder-weight paper. You're welcome to bring a book of your own, but we'll also have some on hand that you can wrap for us.

Introduction to Scanning and Organizing Digital Photographs, Oct. 13
Saturday, Oct. 13, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Maximum 20 participants.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307
Email archives@uaa.alaska.edu or call (907) 786-1849 to register for this workshop.

Bytes, pixels, resolutions... oh, my! The idea of scanning or organizing digital photographs can be overwhelming. So grab a bunch of your photographs and participate in this half-day workshop. The workshop will provide an introduction to scanning, resizing, editing and organizing photographs, as well as guidelines on how best to preserve digital photographs to ensure long-term access for future generations. Participants will have the opportunity to scan and edit a few of their photographs so please bring a USB drive or media on which you can save your scanned images.

Archives Roadshow, Oct. 27
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m. No registration necessary.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307

Got old stuff? Want to know what it is, what historical value it has and how to preserve it? Bring your photographs and negatives, moving image and audio recordings, letters, diaries, manuscripts and other family or personal papers, and meet one-on-one for free consultations with archivists from UAA, the Anchorage Museum, Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association, National Archives and other institutions. No monetary appraisals will be given, but we'll help you find resources for valuation and conservation. There will also be a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives & Special Collections vault at 2:30 p.m. and a raffle for a free in-home consultation with an archivist!