AFAS at ALA Annual in Washington, D.C. (June 24-29, 2010)

Join AFAS for meetings and the section’s annual program at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

AFAS Annual Program

Digitization: Preserving and Open Access to African American Collections
Sunday, June 27, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Washington Convention Center – 152B

African American history is still incomplete. Digital collections opens up new possibilities for researchers to draw conclusions about the past, therefore, creating opportunities for new cutting edge information. This new technology enhances opportunities for libraries to develop digital projects. This program will enable participants to see benefits of beginning or refining current digitization projects and identify tools that will enable them to assess or enhance their programs within their home institutions.

Speakers: Ida E. Jones, Assistant Curator, Manuscript Division, Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University; Ira Revels, Project Manager, HBCU-CUL Digital Collections, Cornell University; Robert Cox, Head, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

[May 4, 2010 - emended to include complete speaker list and program location]