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Amazing job by the team! Can't wait to learn more and read the work after all this transcribing of documents! #archivalwork

What a great opportunity for the community to come together! Check this out! #editing&recovery #eLabs

The Chat Room provides an opportunity for historians to share and learn from the knowledge and experiences of their peers. Happening in the Exhibit Hall only at #OAH26!
https://ow.ly/1NEN50Yhi7v

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"Scriptures and Liturgy in Inner Asia: A Symposium on Religious Books & Manuscripts" (2/27, hybrid) @harvarddivinity.bsky.social @rarebookschool.bsky.social

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#bookhistory

Add Your Event Here! Are you planning an event and want to spread the word? Or, do you know of an event that may be of interest to the eLabs community? Share details about it by using the below form and we’ll add information about the event to our calendar. You can also share information about your event by emailing elabs@virginia.edu.

Hosting an event related to archives, libraries, or digital humanities projects? We’d love to help share it!
Send us your event flyer or details and see it featured soon on our Community Events page.
Visit :https://elaboratories.org/news-events/add-your-event/
#eLaboratories #uva #digitalhumanities

Flyer with information about lecture, headshot of Dr. Andrew Wiley, and various sponsor logos

Two weeks from today, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our project!

Vibrant poster for the IFLA 100th Anniversary Logo Competition. Colorful paint splashes surround text inviting design submissions with incentives.

IFLA turns 100 in 2027!

To celebrate #IFLA100, we are launching a logo competition and invite the global library and information community to participate.

🗓 Submissions: 30 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
🏆 Prize: 500 EUR towards an IFLA membership or free #WLIC2027 registration

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Red gradient graphic with the JSTOR logo in the upper left. White text reads: “JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services. ‘We’re excited to join this collaborative community and to help shape tools that will strengthen access to and care for our collections.’” Attribution below: Rex Krajewski, Director of Library and Learning Commons Services, North Shore Community College.

North Shore Community College is the first community college to join the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program!

Through this partnership, NSCC will support long-term access to cultural and #educational materials.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rrOUUu

The words Featured LibGuide Citation Management Check It Out with the MCPHS Libraries logo and a QR code in the lower right corner leading to the guide.

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to be more organized? Have we got good news for you! Check out our Citation Manager LibGuide for tips on using EndNote, Zotero, etc. to keep your research results organized and shareable with others. #MCPHSLibraries #library #citationmanagers

Green banner with vines and reminder bell: New issue Journal of Southern History, February 2026, on Project Muse @thesha.org/contents

The February 2026 issue of the Journal of Southern History has been mailed to @thesouthernsha.bsky.social members and is now live on @projectmuse.bsky.social

thesha.org/contents
muse.jhu.edu/journal/685

Material culture and documentary evidence like this offers vivid insight into lived political experience in the past.

Congratulations on completing this work, such an important contribution to access and preservation!

An important opportunity for historians working across archives, digital projects and collaborative scholarship to bring their work into conversation!

A wonderful example of how conferences can have a lasting impact beyond the event itself. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing these events resources to the classroom!

Calling all eLabs friends: nominate your project for the 2025 DH Awards!

The 2026 Rare Book School schedule looks great—such an interesting mix of new courses and longstanding favorites!

We’re listening. We’ll keep amplifying your voices.

Are you staying safe on this snow day? Take an eLaboratories course! This one by instructor Cathy Moran Hajo gives insights you won't want to miss!
#snowday #eLabs

Documentary work doesn’t end with preservation—it begins there.
#PublicHistory #DigitalArchives

What do you wish more people understood about editorial labor?
#eLaboratories #Archives #work

Bringing old documents into the digital age is a form of recovery.
#DocumentaryEditing #DigitalPreservation #eLabs

Historical documentary editing is the art of listening to the past carefully.
#DocumentaryEditing #DigitalHistory #eLaboratories

What’s the first step you take when approaching a historical document?
#DocumentaryEditing #HistoricalResearch #Workflow

What’s the oldest document you’ve ever worked with—or want to work with?
#DigitalHistory #Archives #eLaboratories

Documentary editing & recovery asks one key question:
How do we protect meaning while preserving access?

Today we’re thinking about context in digital collections.

#documentaryediting #digitalpreservation #elaboratories

A collection isn’t just gathered materials — it’s shaped by decisions, values, and care.

#collections #digitalarchives #elaboratories

Word of the Day: Collection

In documentary editing & recovery, a collection is more than gathered materials — it’s shaped by context, care, and intention.

What makes a collection meaningful?

#documentaryediting #digitalarchives #elaboratories

Documentary editing & recovery asks us to think long-term, even when tools change.

#sustainablepractice #digitalediting #elaboratories

If you’re new here — welcome!

eLaboratories focuses on documentary editing & recovery, digital care, and educational resources that support long-term access.

#aboutus #documentaryediting #elaboratories

Good digital work is invisible when it’s done well.

#behindthescenes #editingpractice #elaboratories