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The Past, Present, and Future of Email Archiving at Harvard Library
February 18, 2021
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3:00PM - 3:45PM EST
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Via Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/92704355514
Virtual
Email is a critical record of the digital age, capturing personal, business, and government correspondence - and documenting these interactions down to the second. Harvard Library has been an active participant in the email archiving community since 2009...

Twenty Years and Counting: A Digital Preservation Conversation
December 1, 2020
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2:00PM - 3:00PM EST
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Zoom registration required
Virtual
Celebrating 20 Years of DIgital Preservation at Harvard Library Join us for a dynamic panel discussion celebrating the past and future of digital preservation at Harvard from the perspectives of Library leaders and digital preservation historian, Abby...

Caring for Collections 2020: Recent Projects Across Harvard, Session 3
November 23, 2020
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Zoom Link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/93080322164
Virtual
Join us for the third in a series of Zoom events featuring speakers addressing current topics and specific projects in cultural heritage preservation at Harvard University Presenters: Morgan Nau and Cassy Cutulle: Integrated Pest Management and the B9...

Ask-A-Conservator: Handling Collections in Remote Consultations
November 18, 2020
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Zoom * Registration Required
Virtual
Your friendly neighborhood Harvard Library conservation professionals know that you are juggling a lot right now, including how to discuss physical library materials over digital platforms. We have compiled guidelines for careful handling of collection...

AV Salvage Workshop Part II
January 30, 2020
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9:30AM - 12:30PM EST
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90 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Room 021
In Person
What would you do if confronted with wet audiovisual (AV) materials? Do you know the ins and outs of handling wet audio tape, lacquer discs, or motion picture film? The actions taken within the first few hours of a water emergency play a crucial role in...

Digital Preservation Reading Club
January 29, 2020
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
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Widener Library Room 145; HUID required to enter Widener
In Person
You are cordially invited to kick off the year with our first monthly meeting of the Digital Preservation Reading Club . We have previously hosted these informal conversations once a year, and we are looking forward to establishing them as a monthly...

AV Identification Workshop Part 1
January 28, 2020
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9:30AM - 12:30PM EST
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90 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Room 021
In Person
What would you do if confronted with wet audiovisual (AV) materials? Do you know the ins and outs of handling wet audio tape, lacquer discs, or motion picture film? The actions taken within the first few hours of a water emergency play a crucial role in...

Integrated Pest Management Presentation for Preservation Staff
January 27, 2020
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11:00AM - 12:00PM EST
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Lamont Library Forum Room
In Person
Creatures that devour - or otherwise pose risk to libraries and their contents – have existed since long before the first words were committed to parchment. As the documents we create and store nurture our minds, they provide sustenance and housing for...