Webinars
Watch live or catch up on demand. Join the AM team and guest presenters explore issues and discuss topics related to universities, libraries and archives.
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Unlocking student success through Spanish language primary sourcesWe were joined by Faculty Engagement Associate, Joe Young-Perez, and Dr Matthew Butler from the University of Texas at Austin as they explored how AM’s first non-English language resource, Mexico in History: Colonialism to Revolution, c.1500-1929, can be used in undergraduate teaching.
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Teaching with government documents from The National Archives, UKAM Archives Direct provides crucial insight into modern geopolitics from the perspective of the British state with material drawn exclusively from The National Archives, UK. Explore the teaching and research value of these documents with Dr. Matt Graham, University of Dundee alongside Nick Jackson and Alex Barr, both from AM's Editorial Production team.
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Cape Ann Museum: Building digital collections for community accessHear from Cape Ann Museum and discover how they have utilised AM Quartex to transform their collections. In this webinar, we explore how leveraging our DAMS has simplified asset management and organisation, showcasing the museum and encouraging community passion.
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Uncovering the hidden voices of everyday women in primary sourcesTo celebrate our collection, Women's Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968, we examine how vivid narratives and diverse materials can amplify and reveal the voices of women across the centuries.
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Archives from Canada Online: Highlights of digitised primary sources for teaching and learningJoin Dr. Laura Blomvall and Dr. Clare Kellar on a virtual tour exploring AM's newest digital collections, such as 1980s Culture and Society with material from the Library and Archives Canada.
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Discover AM Quartex: review and reimagine your digital collectionsWhether you last considered Quartex a few years ago, or a few months ago, we can help you reimagine the presentation of your digital collections. Join us to discover the latest enhancements and technologies that Quartex can provide.
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Successfully migrating digital collections: three institutions share their experiences of achieving their migration objectivesYour migration to a new digital collections platform demands a flexible, customer-led approach from your platform provider’s support team. Join this panel discussion to hear the experiences of Rice University, the University of Portland and Durham County Library, all of which have recently undertaken this transformative journey with AM Quartex.
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Torture, State Violence and Political Prisoners: Exploring the Global Human Rights Movement through the Amnesty International ArchivesFind out how our Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights collection can be used in teaching and research
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DAM and digital preservation systems: a new partnership to address preservation and presentation of your digital collectionsLearn how Preservica’s Active Digital Preservation technology and AM Quartex, a digital asset management system and website creation tool, allow users to effortlessly preserve digitised assets and metadata to prevent future loss and degradation; and seamlessly surface these materials in a visually dynamic and accessible digital collections website.
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Comparing digitised First Folios: how new image viewer technology in Quartex is creating unprecedented research opportunitiesCentral to the concept of First Folios Compared is the creation of new ways in which to examine and compare digitised materials, using new image viewer capabilities in AM Quartex. Join us to see these capabilities in action, and explore ways in which they can support your research communities in making new discoveries and interpretations from digitised resources.
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Hidden in the archives: uncovering new perspectives with HTRAI-driven HTR, available in the digital collections platform AM Quartex, has the power to take scholars beyond face value, biases and accepted interpretations, to unearth hidden perspectives and greater understanding of a broader range of experiences. Join us to experience the transformational power of HTR.
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Migration simplified: discover our customer-led approach to migrating your digital collectionsYour migration to a new digital collections platform should be as easy and enjoyable as possible, and led by you. Join us to learn more about our simplified and customer-first approach to migrating your digital collections.
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Uncovering archival materials in AM’s Africa and the New Imperialism: European Borders on the African Continent, 1870-1914This webinar, with AM partners CHOICE, delves into how researchers can use archival materials to better understand the impact and response to European colonialism in Africa using the newly-published database Africa and the New Imperialism: European Borders on the African Continent, 1870-1914
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Embedding accessibility into digital collectionsDigital access by today’s definition means more than simply making digital copies of physical materials available online. Join us to hear from two academic libraries that have placed accessibility front and centre of their digital open access programs, and how AM's UX team is using real world insights to improve accessibility within Quartex and our own digital primary source collections.
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From whalemen to pirates: researching everyday life at sea through primary sourcesFind out how faculty utilised maritime collections and primary source databases to research everyday life at sea
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Showcasing digital collections: How to create destination websitesLearn how to use Quartex's website creation tool to present your materials to your user community in meaningful and exciting ways.
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Developing effective and efficient workflows in AM QuartexLearn how Quartex eases digital asset management, simplifies workflows and enables teams to effortlessly create beautiful and highly functional digital showcases.