#BeginsWithMe - Teaching about the consequences of Political Rhetoric
Fri, 11/18/2016 - 10:19am
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Several months ago in my former senior high school class, students were introduced to the ideas of illiberalism. When discussing this issue, students are faced with how governments will apply laws and acts during times of crisis, as well as everyday life, that would limit or suspend civil liberties of any individual or group.
“Re-Imagining Indexing” Workshop Plans for Future of Indexing
Thu, 10/20/2016 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation staff came together last month for a weeklong discussion about how to update its intricate process of indexing each new testimony added to the Visual History Archive.
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Join the Conversation for #AskanArchivist Day
Tue, 10/04/2016 - 5:00pm
On Wednesday, October 5, USC Shoah Foundation will share best practices of using the Visual History Archive, host live conversations with our archivists and indexers; and give a demonstration of the new ProQuest search function.
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Thirty Days of Testimony from the Canadian Collections Begins Today
Thu, 09/29/2016 - 5:00pm
The Canadian collections consist of 1,250 testimonies taken by nine organizations in Canada, the three biggest of which are the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, and McGill University.
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USC Shoah Foundation Debuts IWalk and IWitness Activity for 75th Anniversary of Babi Yar
Mon, 09/26/2016 - 5:00pm
Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine, USC Shoah Foundation has published a new IWitness activity about Babi Yar and has begun leading a brand-new IWalk at the historic site in Kiev.
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Jewish Interactive Museum of Chile Gains 100 Holocaust Testimonies from Visual History Archive
Mon, 09/19/2016 - 5:00pm
Expanding its reach in South America, USC Shoah Foundation has reached an agreement with a museum in Chile to house nearly 100 testimonies from Holocaust survivors.
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Visual History Archive Updated with Guatemalan Genocide Collection, Canadian Collections and Interface Enhancements
Mon, 08/29/2016 - 5:00pm
The Visual History Archive added 1,302 new testimonies, 1,361 new interviewees, six new experience groups, one new historic event and 10 new collections in a single update over the weekend.
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Over 800 New Indexing Terms to be Added to Visual History Archive Thesaurus
Fri, 08/26/2016 - 5:00pm
A team of USC Shoah Foundation researchers has identified over 800 new indexing terms that will be added to the Visual History Archive when it undergoes its next big update in the coming weeks.
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ProQuest Sponsors Visual History Archive Webinar for Association of College & Research Libraries
Fri, 08/19/2016 - 5:00pm
About 60 librarians and archivists from the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) viewed a webinar about the Visual History Archive on Thursday, August 18, hosted by ProQuest and USC Shoah Foundation.
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German Transcripts and ProQuest Search Added to Visual History Archive
Fri, 07/01/2016 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation released an updated version of the Visual History Archive (VHA) that includes functionality enhancements related to the Institute’s partnership with ProQuest.
