One of multiple events in this series
Partner Event | Digital Possibilities Series
- Wednesday, June 10
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CDT
- FREE via Professional Development Alliance
In 2024, Chicago's Office of the City Clerk was awarded a Recordings at Risk grant by the Council on Library and Information Resources to digitize a collection of City Council meeting audio recordings that span 40 years of Chicago political history. In this webinar, Matt Messbarger will explain the specific challenges faced and the strategies developed to plan and complete this large-scale project, with a focus on the access and preservation of a unique record of Chicago history.
This is the second webinar of the summer Digital Possibilities webinar series, a joint collaboration between Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) and Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC).
Presenter:
Matt Messbarger is the archival specialist for the Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago. He has an MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Illinois State Records Advisory Board.
More information:
Digital Possibilities Series: Strategies for the Digitization of Municipal Archives - The Chicago City Council Audio Recordings, 1970-2012, is made available to you via Minitex's membership in the Professional Development Alliance of Consortia.
This webinar will be hosted by the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). You will receive further details regarding your attendance from CARLI. If you require assistance or further information, please contact support@carli.illinois.edu.
