黑料不打烊 Libraries is partnering with two national organizations, the Association of Research Libraries and the Society of American Archivists , to offer a series of (DAS) courses at SU from March 10鈥14.
Hosted by the Libraries鈥 Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), the courses will draw participants from all over central and upstate New York. According to Senior Director of Special Collections Sean Quimby, 鈥淎rchivists are charged with collecting and preserving today鈥檚 knowledge for the benefit of tomorrow鈥檚 scholars. Doing that requires the application of time-tested archival principles to rapidly changing information technologies.鈥 He adds that 鈥渢hese courses will help equip archivists in the region with the necessary skills.鈥
The courses provide education and training in appropriate practices for appraising, capturing, preserving and providing access to electronic records and other born-digital content.聽The program being offered is a week-long immersion in four core courses of the DAS program:
The program is open to all librarians and archivists; attendance at each session is limited to 22. Complete information and registration materials can be found at
