Digital Collections Symposium with AM Quartex
The theme of the symposium will be 'Empowering Archives: Connecting Communities through Digital Collections'.
By attending the symposium you'll gain practical insights, actionable strategies, and inspiration to enhance your own digital collections. Whether you're a librarian, archivist, or technology enthusiast, this event promises to ignite your passion for connecting collections in meaningful ways. You can watch the sessions on demand below.
Session programme
10am ET
Welcome to the Digital Collections Symposium
Jessica Kowalski, Associate Director, AM Quartex Sales North America
10:10am ET
Empowering libraries and archives: The future of AM Quartex
Jennifer Kemp, Chief Operating Officer at AM
10:40am ET
Collective collections: The University of Liverpool's Digital Heritage Lab
Laura Smith Brown, Head of Special Collections and Archives at the University of Liverpool
Olivia Thompson, Digital Heritage & Operations Manager at the University of Liverpool
10:55am ET
All under one roof: How to leverage Quartex to simplify your internet presence
Norie Guthrie, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Rice University
11:20am ET
Bridging creativity and preservation: Leveraging AM Quartex for AI and student-generated art in digital collections
Russell Michalak, Director of Library and Archives at Goldey-Beacom College
11:45am ET
Breakout sessions
BREAK
1:25pm ET
Making online content accessible with AM Quartex: Insights from the Perkins School for the Blind
Susanna Coit, Archivist and Research Library Assistant at Perkins School for the Blind
Jennifer Hale, Lead Archivist at Perkins School for the Blind
1:50pm ET
Unlocking stories: Towson University's journey to expanding digital archives with AM Quartex
Ashley Todd-Diaz, Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections and University Archives at Towson University
Emiel Brown, Library Associate for Digital Initiatives at Towson University
2:15pm ET
Machine learning and metadata with AM's Felix Barnes
In the AM Digital Collections Symposium keynote session, Felix Barnes, Publishing Manager at AM, discusses the application of machine learning to enhance metadata creation for archives, focusing on named entity recognition and topic modelling.
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