Vince Lee on KPFT Houston
KPFT Houston Open Journal
Archivist Vince Lee discussed the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Duke-Peacock collection on the March 4 episode of KPFT Houston Open Journal. Listen (Click ‘Play’ next to Open Journal and fast forward to the 23:40 mark.)
UH Special Collections Interactive Exhibit
The University of Houston Libraries Special Collections utilized iPads to enhance a display at a recent UH Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies event, marking a milestone in the Libraries’ continual efforts to expand access to collections.
Christian Kelleher, Leandra Zarnow and Vince Lee at the WGSS event.
In the pop-up exhibit held alongside the event, Samina Ali on Muslim Women and Digital Activism, Christian Kelleher, head of Special Collections, and archivist Vince Lee, archivist of the Carey C. Shuart Women’s Archive and Research Collection, introduced the iPad app that allowed users to interact with audio and video files housed in Special Collections.
UH Libraries Special Collections pop-up exhibit
The app supplemented physical materials also on display at the event. It is the first such instance of the Libraries’ use of interactive exhibits and digital interfaces that bring the exploration of unique collections to a wider audience.
March 2016 Technology Training
Technology training at UH Libraries is open to all students, faculty and staff.
Workshops in Access, Acrobat, EndNote, Excel, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and PowerPoint are being held in March at the University of Houston Libraries.
The Technology Training program at UH Libraries offers free technology courses to current UH students, faculty and staff. Classes are held in the Learning Commons Training Labs on the first floor of the MD Anderson Library.