MARAC Occasional Webinars 

Have you had a presentation canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic? MARAC would like to offer Occasional Webinars as an alternative for canceled conference presentations and workshops. If you have something you'd like to present online, please fill out the form below. If more than one presentation, submit a separate form for each presentation. The MARAC Education Committee will evaluate presentation proposals based on relevance and value to the MARAC membership. We look forward to hearing from you!

Presentation Proposal Form

The MARAC Communications and Education Committees invite you to enjoy the third of a new Occasional Webinar series on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 at 4:00 pm.  The webinar is free, but we ask that you register at WebinarRegistrationSep30.  

Zoom details will be provided upon registration. The webinar is limited to 100 attendees and will be recorded.

Title:
“Reopening the Archives”

Description:
Every archival institution has struggled with how, when, or even if to reopen to employees and to the public. Join us for a virtual discussion with five panelists who will share their experiences with the openings of their institutions during a pandemic.

Panelists:
Laura Christiansen, Curator of Manuscripts and Archives  - Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Bob Clark, Director of Archives - Rockefeller Archive Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Alexandra Gressitt, Library Director – Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Paige Newman, Manuscript Collections Curator - Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA
Chrissie Perella, Archivist - The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, PA

Moderator:
Tara Wink, Historical Collections Librarian - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Title: Publishing and Archiving the Lehigh University Campus Newspaper Brown and White During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Presenter: Matt Veto is a professor of practice in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University and advisor to the Lehigh student publication, The Brown and White.

This webinar occurred on August 5, 2020. The video recording is available at Publishing The Brown and White During COVID-19.

Title: Bethlehem Steel, Industry, and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Presenter: James Higgins is a lecturer at Rider University and instructor at Jefferson University.  He has researched the influenza pandemic of 1918-1922 for twenty years and frequently publishes scholarly articles and lectures on the subject of epidemic disease and public health.  He has consulted for documentaries, podcasts, private industry, and media outlets on avian influenza and COVID-19.

This webinar occurred on July 29, 2020.The video recording is available at 1918 Influenza Pandemic.

Workshops

Stay tuned for information on off-conference workshops in 2020.

For additional information about workshops, contact Paige Newman, 804.340.2280 or [email protected].

Academy of Certified Archivist credits available upon request.

Cancellation/Refund Policies