Webinar: CRL African Resources

Event Logistics

Date: 
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time: 
1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT
Location: 
CRL
Contact: 
Don Dyer - ddyer@crl.edu

At this special subject Webinar, CRL staff members will discuss:

  • rare and significant African source materials and documentation from the CRL collections
  • progress on the World Newspaper Archive–African Newspapers database
  • electronic resources for Africana at CRL, member libraries, and other institutions worldwide.

This event is free for librarians and researchers at CRL institutions.

CRL presents quarterly Webinars on the second Wednesday of the month in January, April, July, and October at 1:00 p.m. (CT). The January and July Webinars focus on special subject areas in CRL collections. The April and October Webinars feature CRL’s user services and how-to information for recently enrolled institutions and new staff at CRL libraries. For more information, visit: http://www.crl.edu/membership/make-most-your-crl-membership/webinars.

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