Monthly Archives: October 2013

Outside the Lines exhibit opens tonight at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Outside the Lines exhibit opens tonight at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston on the occasion of its 65th anniversary. The six-part exhibition, “conceived as an evolving dialogue on contemporary abstraction”, draws from the CAMH’s archive. (The CAMH archive is maintained by the MFAH Archives).

There is an opening reception this evening from 6-11 pm. The exhibition runs through March 23, 2014. For additional information, visit http://camh.org/exhibitions/outside-lines#.UnKLTRCaI6g

Electronic Records DAS webinar at University of Houston, October 29

University of Houston Libraries is hosting an upcoming webinar in the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) curriculum.

Electronic Records—the Next Step! (Webinar)

Date: Tuesday, October 29
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library, room 10-F (basement)

This course is focused on systems that any archives must put in place to ensure it can manage electronic records, and it will cover how to prepare for and address a still uncertain future concerning the management of electronic records. http://www2.archivists.org/prof-education/course-catalog/tst-electronic-records-the-next-step-das

This webinar is the third of five being offered through a collaboration between The University of Houston Libraries; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library; McGovern Historical Collections; and Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

The course is provided to participants at no cost but preregistration is required. For more information and to register, send your name and email address to Mary Manning at mmmanning@uh.edu