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