*Apologies in advance for multiple postings.*

ALCTS offers free Preservation Week webinars

ALCTS is offering two free webinars to celebrate Preservation Week, April 24 - April 30, 2016

From Cassette to Cloud: Reformatting Audiotape, Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Preserving Your Digital Life, Thursday, April 28, 2016

Dates: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 & Thursday, April 28, 2016

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.

From Cassette to Cloud: Reformatting Audiotape, Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Description:  Oral histories can provide a wealth of information about individual and community life. This webinar explores ways these recordings can be digitized, and the challenges in doing so.

For additional information and access to the free registration links, please go to the following website: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/042616

Preserving Your Digital Life, Thursday, April 28, 2016

Description: Many of us record and keep personal and family stories in digital formats. This webinar explores steps to take now to for preserving these narratives for future generations. means considering how we create the files and how we store them. What steps can we take now to make the ensure the best possibility of retaining these important files into the future?

For additional information and access to free registration links, please go to the following website: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/042816

These webinars are primarily intended for individuals, but will also be of interest to local historical societies and other cultural heritage groups.

Presenter: Krista White, Digital Humanities Librarian, Rutgers University-Newark

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Registration Fees:  Free

ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce@ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.