Hemispheric and Transatlantic Archives Workshop:
Researching Iberian, Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx Collections
Professor Marcy Schwartz, Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and member of the CLAS Executive Committee, has coordinated a major workshop on research sources for Latin America, the Caribbean, Latino US, and Iberia. Research librarians from five institutions will discuss many sources for research.
Join us for hands-on workshops, presentations and exhibits highlighting an array of exciting materials for research and teaching in the transnational arts, humanities and social sciences.
In-Person Preferred; Broadcast available: Registration Link
Co-Sponsors:
- Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese
- Center for Latin American Studies
- RU Libraries
- School of Arts and Sciences Humanities Dean
- “Tres Marias” Camões/FLAD chair in Portuguese Studies
Friday March 4th, 2022; 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
4th Fl. Conference Hall, Alexander Library, College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Invited Research Librarians:
- Fernando Acosta, Princeton University
- Paloma Celis-Carbajal, New York Public Library
- Sarah Aponte, CUNY-Dominican Studies Institute
- Martin Tsang, University of Miami, Cuban Heritage Collection
- Laura Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program
8:30AM-9:00AM
Arrival, Peruse Exhibits
9:00AM-9:10AM
Welcome from Associate University Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries, Dee Magnoni
9:10AM-9:50AM
Session 1: Introduction to Collections
10:00AM-11:15AM
Session 2: Hot Topics in Library Archives and Collections
- Research grants
- Community engagement
- New archives
- Collection building
- Curating
11:15AM-11:30AM
Break
11:30AM-12:45PM
Session 3: “Show and Tell” Workshop on Ephemeral Materials
12:45PM
Informal Visiting, Tour Digital Humanities Lab
