The Archivists of Central Texas have put together a series of free tours with the next occurring the first week of March. The Harry Ransom Center has offered us a behind-the-scenes tour Friday, March 8, starting at 3:30 pm. The tour will be followed by a happy hour at Hole in the Wall. We need… Continue reading Upcoming Tours 2019
Author: Madeline Moya
Austin Archives Bazaar 2018
The Austin Archives Bazaar 2018 was a huge success! If you missed, it check out the photos below, or visit our Flickr Page
Digital Archives Panel – July 30, 2017
Digital Archives Panel – July 30, 11:30-1:00 pm. The panel, hosted by the Texas State Bar and sponsored by ACT, featured a group of panelists from Austin and San Antonio, who discussed the systems they’re using to manage their digital assets. Here’s the line up:
Wimberley Photo Salvage Service Project
Members of ACT spent Thursday, June 25th at the Katherine Ann Porter School cleaning and rehousing photographs damaged by the Memorial Day Weekend floods. The event was covered by TWC News. Funds for supplies were provided by the Society of American Archivists Foundation’s National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives. [flickr_set id=”72157655382661139″]
Vertebrate Paleontology Lab Tour
The Archivists of Central Texas will take a tour of the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory (VPL) at the Pickle Research Campus on Tuesday, June 9 at 3:30p. From their website: “The Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory (VPL) is known worldwide as a major repository for unique scientific collections from the American Southwest…Today, VPL is the principal repository for vertebrate… Continue reading Vertebrate Paleontology Lab Tour
Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory Tour
The Archivists of Central Texas will tour the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory located at the Pickle Research Campus on Thursday, April 16 at 3pm. After the tour, there will be a Happy Hour at Lala’s Christmas Bar. Sign up is limited to 20.You can sign up here: http://goo.gl/LpGmUz Carpooling arrangements are forthcoming. [flickr_set id=”72157649743845504″]
DAS Webinar: Archival Collections Management Systems [DAS]
The University of Texas General Libraries will host a live DAS webinar next Tuesday, March 31 at 1-2:30pm. The webinar is live and is supposed to run 1.5 hours. http://saa.peachnewmedia.com/store/seminar/seminar.php?seminar=30983 You can sign up here: http://goo.gl/LpGmUzSign up is limited to 10. WHERE: University of Texas campus, PCL Library, Technology Integration Services conference room, PCL 1.128A, in the basement… Continue reading DAS Webinar: Archival Collections Management Systems [DAS]
Archives in China
February 19, 2015 begins the Year of the Sheep (or Goat, or Ram, if you prefer). Looking for a way to kick off your Lunar New Year celebrations? Come to our February 19th gathering, and talk with Austin-based archivist Lauren Kata about Archives in China. In October 2014, Lauren traveled to China to participate in… Continue reading Archives in China