shorowitz@haverford.edu

Covid Calls: Pandemics in History

https://soundcloud.com/scott-knowles-433708957/covid-calls-3302020-cindy-ermus-christienna-fryar-pandemics-in-history

I admit that I can't listen to Covid Calls all the time; it's too much. Hosted by Scott Gabriel Knowles, a history professor at Drexel, it's a great resource on many things related to the surreal time in which we find ourselves. But this episode, about two particular historical pandemics, may be of particular interest to PACSCL members. At the end, the participants discuss the ways in which their research will be impacted by relying on digitized materials, and the ways in which historical inequalities are re-inscribed as we choose what gets digitized.

hkativa@sciencehistory.org

Deriving Value from Collections in the Time of Corona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhK2ww1_ZR8&feature=youtu.be&t=6&utm_source=Webinar%3A+Deriving+Value+From+Collections+In+The+Time+of+COVID-19&utm_campaign=b178dc9490-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_10_40&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3cb4758b69-b178dc9490-329343389&mc_cid=b178dc9490&mc_eid=e08b897c0d

Program or Event (series or individual)

So many webinars, so little time! But you'll want to make time for this one, which covers, among other topics, how to adapt and repurpose content in the age of COVID, digital engagement best practices, and how to capture and communicate the value of your work. This webinar is chock full of practical tips and takeaways and I especially appreciated the emphasis on identifying projects that are possible and scaleable at a time when we're pulled in so many different directions.

hkativa@sciencehistory.org

https://www.americangirlspod.com/

Whether you're a child of the '90's or not, I can't recommend the American Girls Podcast enough! Historians Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney explore the wild world of American Girl fandom, revisiting the beloved series of historical characters and their accompanying dolls book by book. Along the way, they offer smart and incisive dissections of public history and historical memory, with a side of pop culture obsessions and commentary. It's the perfect combination of high/low-brow content that feels like a fireside chat for the COVID era.

TPS Community Crowdsource for Moving Archival and Special Collections Instruction Online

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q0vtGVzP_E3iQPqoZal_B46jGI13uH1il9VTOJcm8OY/edit

Teaching/pedagogy resource

A crowd-sourced google doc with a broad range of resources for figuring out how to teach with primary sources online. The first page of the doc also includes information for the next TPS Community Call, which have been taking place weekly and which I have found very worthwhile.

Drexel University Archives

A Journal of the Plague Year: an Archive of Covid-19

https://covid19.omeka.net/

Hybrid digital collection/exhibition/pedagogy resource

A collaborative Omeka project representing archival documentation and community archiving from varied perspectives, this source is topically relevant and far-reaching in content and contributors. From mapping to metadata to "about" and how to be a curator, this is a great archival teaching site as well as digital collection/exhibition. Kudos to the lead team from Arizona State University.

http://cynthiaheider.com/wheel.html

Fortune teller based on archived materials in Peale-Sellers Family Papers

Peale's Fortune Wheel, recreated by APS Digital Projects Specialist Cynthia Heider

shorowitz@haverford.edu

Obviously, Philadelphia and PACSCL have some of the most amazing special collections possible. But we don't have everything! In working with classes that are particularly interested in the 20th century, Asia, and US International relations, I have found Calisphere, which is a digital aggregator for collections in the state of California, invaluable. It's easy to search, as well.