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Preserving Our Cultural Heritage:

a Conference for Graduate Students and Beginning Professionals

in Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections

March 5-6, 2011

Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University's student chapter of the Society of American Archivists invites you to attend our third conference for students and beginning professionals, to be held March 5-6, 2011 at Herman B Wells Library in Bloomington, Indiana.

The conference will consist of presentations of papers and projects on topics related to archives, special collections, and rare books by students and professionals from a variety of institutions. It will also include tours of Indiana University repositories and museums, as well as a workshop. More information on tour and workshop options can be found in our previous blog post. These events will have limited enrollment and will be opened first to conference presenters.

Registration for the Conference

If you would like to attend the conference, please see our website for further information about registration, including the required registration form and payment details.  Local Bloomington attendees are welcome to submit registration materials via the mailing address listed on the aforementioned website, or materials may be dropped off at the University Archives reception desk during general operating hours (M-Th 8:00am-6:00pm, F 8:00am-5:00pm).  The deadline for registration is Friday, February 18, 2011, but remember that tour and workshop options are limited and assigned on a first come first served basis--register soon to reserve your spot.

A tentative conference schedule is posted on our website, and details concerning presentation sessions including titles, presenters, and abstracts will be updated as they are solidified.

We are also pleased to host a Society of American Archivists pre-conference workshop, Visual Literacy in Photograph Collections, on Friday, March 4, 2011. The daylong workshop will be taught by Nicolette A. Bromberg, Visual Materials Curator at the University of Washington. For more information on the SAA workshop and registration, please see our previous blog post.

Feel free to send any questions you may have to iusaaconference@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you in March!