The deadline to apply for this year's Georgia Archives Institute is midnight March 15. June 3-14, 2024 is the date, and the Institute will again be held at the Georgia Archives, located in Morrow, GA, just outside Atlanta. Classroom instruction will take place the first week, June 3 through June 7 and also on Monday, June 10. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday June 11-13 will be an on-site internship at a local institution, where you can ask all the questions you want and put your classroom instruction to good use. Friday, June 14 will be a wrap-up day, held back at the Georgia Archives.
Pam Hackbart-Dean, Head and Professor, Special Collections & University Archives, Interim Associate University Librarian, University of Illinois Chicago Libraries, will serve as primary instructor. Preservation of Archival Materials will be taught by Tina Seetoo, Preservation Manager at Delta Flight Museum. Born-Digital and Digital Preservation will be taught by Katherine Fisher, Head of Digital Archives, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Tuition is $550 and enrollment is limited to 20 students. The application is now live! There is an application fee of $75, but if your application is not successful, your fee will be refunded.
There are five scholarships that may fit your situation and aid your ability to attend the Institute. You can find links and more information here, including our new offering from the Morgan County Landmarks Society.
For additional information, please visit our website or contact us at georgiaarchivesinstitute@gmail.com.
Jill Sweetapple
GAI Outreach
she/her/hers
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Jill Sweetapple
GAI Outreach
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