News & Events
Webinars for Library Friends

These presentations are part of a virtual series hosted by the Friends of the Library and initiated by the Library Board of Advocates to share the wonders of the University Library at Illinois. Click on a presentation title below to view.
- 100 Years of Morrow Plots Data
Andrew Margenot, Assistant Professor and Leader of the Soils Lab
Maia Rothman, Research Technician
Bethany Anderson, Natural and Applied Sciences Archivist
Sandi Caldrone, Research Data Librarian
Josh Henry, Associate Director of ACES IT
August 24, 2023
PowerPoint Presentation
- Mix-tapes, VHS Recordings, and iPhone Photos: Preserving What Matters
Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
May 4, 2023
Helpful Links
PowerPoint Presentation
- From Dorm Broadcasting to the Digital Frontier: A Journalist’s Journey
Charlie Meyerson, Publisher, Chicago Public Square
October 14, 2022
- American Bandmasters Association’s Little Light During the Great Depression
Scott Schwartz, Archivist for Music and Fine Arts and Sousa Archives Director
February 17, 2022
- Aspen Magazine: Art in a Box
Emilee Mathews, Art and Architecture Librarian
January 20, 2022
- Beyond These Four Walls: The Map Library’s World of Riches
Jenny Marie Johnson, Map and Geography Librarian
October 28, 2021
Bibliography
- Little Golden Books and Beyond: Children’s Books in the University Library
Nancy O’Brien, Education Librarian
September 30, 2021
PowerPoint Presentation
- Identification of Historic Photographs and Their Preservation
Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
April 22, 2021
Identification and Care of Photographic and Still Image Materials presentation
Photo ID and Preservation Resources handout
- An Alternative History of Print: Women Printers in Europe and America
Cait Coker, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
March 25, 2021
Women Printers item lists and sources
- Preserving Your Family Heirlooms
Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
January 28, 2021
Preserving Historic Documents and Heirlooms handout
- The Mystery Recordings of Langston Hughes: A Poet Visits the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jameatris Rimkus, Archives Program Officer
November 5, 2020
- Bringing Nagraj to the Midwest: South Asian Comics at Illinois
Mara Thacker, South Asian Studies and Global Popular Culture Librarian
October 1, 2020
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