• OHMS Next Steps

    Webinar: OHMS Next Steps (October 27, 2020) OHMS Next Steps is a webinar designed for those who want more in-depth practical training, as well as an opportunity to explore more advanced features and workflows. Registrants will participate in a full training session on indexing oral history interviews and synchronizing oral …

  • NAGARA Fall Forum

    To celebrate October's American Archives Month, join NAGARA for a full-day Online Forum highlighting strategies and successes that local, state, and Federal archives have employed and achieved in advancing their functions and processes. Learn from the processes that Mississippi used to inventory and preserve historical records housed across 82 counties. Join …

  • Integrating OHMS and Omeka

    Webinar: Integrating OHMS and Omeka (November 6, 2020)   This webinar explores how to integrate the OHMS plugin suite with Omeka to create a powerful discovery and user experience for online oral history collections.  By displaying the OHMS Viewer within an Omeka item, users can conduct a text search of interviews, finding corresponding …

  • Indigenous Interventions: Reshaping Archives and Museums

    Indigenous Interventions:  Reshaping Archives and Museums A symposium hosted by the Field Museum, Northwestern University, and the Newberry Friday, November 13, 2020 9:30 am to 3:15 pm  This program will be held virtually on Zoom   Schedule: 9:30 am: Introduction: Heather Miller (Wyandotte Nation from Oklahoma), Executive Director, American Indian Center of Chicago …

  • AMIA 2020 Online

    AMIA will celebrate its 30th anniversary conference online! Thank you all who responded to our survey last month. Overwhelmingly, while everyone’s first choice would be to meet in person in El Paso, concerns about the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic make a virtual event the safest approach this year. …

  • AMIA – Intro to Digital Preservation & Formats

    When a reel of film or videotape breaks, we can examine the reel, diagnose the problem, and repair it. What about when digital files degrade? This webinar will provide an introduction to digital files—their structure, specifications, history, identification, and uses—and will explore potential fixes to “broken” files. Attendees will learn …