During International Archives Week, Koç University Suna Kıraç Library will host talks by Jacob Hill (Stanford) and Tom Miles (British Library) on increasing the visibility of collections: “Enhancing Discovery and Access: Examples from the Middle East Digital Library” and “Introduction to the Europeana Aggregators Forum.”
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Workshop: Amateur Archiving
This workshop focuses on amateur archiving, exploring how to create an archive and discussing various types of records and preservation methods.
Archive and Memory Seminars // Women’s Library Collections and Visual Archive
At the Archive and Memory Seminars, Füsun Ertuğ will discuss the Women’s Library and Information Centre Foundation, which preserves the visual, written, and aural memory of the women’s movement through materials ranging from ephemera and periodicals to artworks and oral-history projects.
Library Talks 14: Understanding Fatma Aliye’s Intellectual Legacy on the Republic’s 100th Anniversary
Fatma Aliye Hanım was a woman writer who reflected on and produced work concerning women’s rights and freedoms; her archive is held by İBB Atatürk Library. On the 161st anniversary of her birth, a talk with Senem Timuroğlu about Fatma Aliye’s intellectual legacy will take place at Atatürk Library on Thursday, October 26, at 18:30.
From the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Atatürk Library Archive, No. 1: The Orhan Kızıldemir Archive
A new series on the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Atatürk Library archive begins this month, with its first installment focusing on Orhan Kızıldemir, an important figure in maritime history. His daughter, Nilüfer Beygo, will join Murat Koraltürk and İrfan Dağdelen for a talk at the Atatürk Library on Thursday, October 19, at 18:30.
Keskin Color Postcard Collection Now Accessible!
The Keskin Color Postcard Collection is now available on the Suna Kıraç Library Digital Collections page.
Archive and Memory Seminars
The Archive and Memory Seminars, launched by İBB Atatürk Library in October 2021, continue in the new term.
International Archives Week Talks
Koç University’s Suna Kıraç Library will host two online panels on “Sustainability of Archives” on Friday, June 10, as part of International Archives Week.
Interview with Peter Hristoff: An Artist as Archivist
Peter Hristoff, a third-generation artist and one of the curators of the “#Mementoİstanbul: Hristoff Family Archive” exhibition, will take part in the talk on Wednesday, May 18.
Tennur Koyuncuoğlu Private Archive
On October 9, 2020, the Tennur Koyuncuoğlu Private Archive was donated to the Women’s Library and Information Center Foundation, and the digitization and cataloging efforts have been completed. On Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 18:00, a presentation meeting…