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McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286
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Symposium: Charting the Library’s Future
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Program: 10:00-10:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks by Chancellor George Blumenthal and University Librarian Elizabeth Cowell 10:30-12:00pm Panel Discussion MacKenzie Smith, University Librarian at UC Davis Expanding Research Support in University Libraries Academic libraries’ research support is inherently interdisciplinary (or omnidisciplinary) so they are uniquely positioned to expand those services to include common modern research […]
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Pictures & Progress: Black Panther, 1966-2016 closing reception
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Pictures & Progress: Black Panther, 1966-2016 closing reception Thursday, April 27, from 4PM to 6PM UCSC McHenry Library, 4th floor 414 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz CA. 95064 Light refreshments served The closing reception of "Pictures & Progress: Black Panther, 1966-2016” will be a public program bringing into conversation the power of visual representation and the […]
Introducing Contemplative Approaches to Higher Education: A Public Roundtable with Leaders in the Field
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Contemplative pedagogy is an integrated approach to teaching and learning that sees education as a transformative process rather than simply a means of accumulating information. With an emphasis on curiosity, collaboration, engagement, and student-centered learning, contemplative approaches seek to cultivate thinkers and responders rather than consumers of knowledge. Practitioners forge links between traditional disciplinary wisdom […]
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Modeling Culture: 3D Archaeology and the Future of the Past
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Organizers: Elaine Sullivan, UC Santa Cruz J. Cameron Monroe, UC Santa Cruz Conference Theme: The past decade has witnessed a dramatic surge in the availability and use of digital technologies in Archaeology, where the increasing power and declining cost of computing technology has transformed the way we think about collecting, analyzing, and presenting archaeological […]
FreeMichael Ashley: "Mukurtu CMS: Differential Access for the Ethical Stewardship of Cultural and Digital Heritage"
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Try and recall a family secret, or a cherished memory shared between you and a parent or sibling. Now imagine holding on to that memory so that it could be shared with your descendants in 20 years, or 200. How would you preserve it, in what form? Who has access to it now, and how […]
FreeRachel Deblinger: "Making Memories/Motifs: Holocaust Memory & the Unexpected Inspiration of Digital Humanities"
McHenry Library UCSC, Room 4286Please join the Digital Humanities Research Cluster and the University Library for a series of interactive lectures focused on "Digital Humanities & Cultural Heritage." This inaugural speaker series will highlight digital projects from across the humanities and enable lively discussion about the role of the digital in preserving, building, and making accessible cultural materials from […]
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