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Seminar to explore archives and ethics
by: Kathy Quirk
Three archivists who specialize in areas as diverse as apartheid, government records and American Girl dolls will discuss archival policy and ethics at a seminar on Friday, Nov. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Golda Meir Library Conference Center, fourth floor, 2311 E. Hartford Ave.
The workshop, Archives and Ethics: Reflections on Practice, will look at issues such as ownership of records, representation in the historical record and social justice in record keeping.
Speakers include:
- Verne Harris, project manager for the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
- Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, general counsel, American Girl Inc., a certified archivist.
- David Wallace, lecturer in the School of Information Studies, University of Michigan. Among other areas, he is an expert on computerization of government records.
The School of Information Studies’ Center for Information Policy Research, UWM Libraries, UWM Archives and the Society of American Archivists Student Chapter are co-sponsoring the event. The fee is $15 professionals; $7 students. Go to the online registration form, or e-mail cipr@sois.uwm.edu.
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