[Eril-l] ALCTS webinar: Using Oral History to Tell Your Family Stories

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

ALCTS webinar: Using Oral History to Tell Your Family Stories

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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



Description: The stories we tell each other at gatherings are the seeds of
family history. This session will help those interested in preserving
family stories through audio recording. Participants will be inspired to
launch their own projects as well as be exposed to the basics needed to
make those projects successful. This includes equipment, technique, and
processes for capturing and recording oral history. Library staff will gain
the knowledge necessary to aid patrons in the basics of establishing a
project.

Learning outcomes: Following this session, participants will be able to:
Comfortably launch a small scale project capturing family history;
Understand equipment necessary for capturing life stories; Understand
ethical issues dealing with recording; Gather release forms and other
paperwork for their project.

Who should attend?

Primary audience is one with an interest in oral history but little formal
knowledge or training. Secondary audience is library staff with a desire to
help patrons fitting the above description.

Presenter:

Daniel Horowitz Garcia is a historian based in Atlanta, Georgia. His
background includes 10 years' experience in oral history in a variety of
projects and 20 years' experience in organizing at the local, state, and
national level. Presently Mr. Horowitz serves as the Regional Manager with
StoryCorps in Atlanta. He has a M.A. in History from Georgia State
University.

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Registration Fees:  Free

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/042820

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 at ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact
alctsce at ala.org

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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