SNACSchool Create and Edit, a virtual event to be held February 25, 1:00–5:00 PM EST, is a multi-module course geared towards those interested in editing in SNAC. Some archival research training or experience is recommended before taking this class, and you can find helpful videos on the SNAC website! Previously recorded sessions and PDFs of slide decks are also available to revisit steps and refresh your memory.
During the event, participants will use Zooniverse to transcribe documents and debates from the Colored Conventions that speak directly to our fight today to secure and preserve our citizenship and civil rights. Additional activities, such as readings, a sing-along to select songs, and a tutorial for transcribing in Zooniverse will also be held throughout the day.
SNACSchool Research and Reference, a virtual event to be held on January 15, 1:00–3:00 PM EDT, is intended for those wanting to learn how to use SNAC for conducting their own research, or those who provide reference and want to up their game! Attendees will get an overview of SNAC’s website and search functions and will learn how it can help them with their archival research goals.
On November 14, from 11:30 AM–5:00 PM EST, Indigenize SNAC will host an edit-a-thon aimed at improving the discovery of Indigenous archival material that has been dispersed to multiple repositories. The event will also explore best practices around entities in SNAC for Indigenous, Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or First Nations individuals and Nations, as well as for colonial actors and institutions whose records hold relevance for Indigenous researchers.
During back-to-back sessions on Thursday, November 6 from 10:00-11:15 AM (EST) and 11:30 AM-12:45 PM (EST), workshop leaders Jessica DeSpain from the Recovery Hub for American Women Writers and Sydney Lines from the Winnifred Eaton Archive will lead a two-session workshop at the SSAWW 2025 conference on the basics of digital editing.
From November 6–9, 2025, the Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) will gather for their tri-annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2025 conference will convene under the theme, “Understanding Histories, Imagining Futures,” which celebrates the first twenty-five years of SSAWW and its mission to promote and advance the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication, as well as looks ahead to the organization's plans for the future.
On October 14 and 15, from 1:00-5:00 PM EST each day, Indigenize SNAC will host SNAC Create and Edit, a multi-module course geared towards those interested in editing in SNAC.
This fall, eLaboratories—in partnership with the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab at the University of Victoria—will host a month-long workshop focused on introducing and exploring the definition, contexts, methodologies, and affordances of open and social knowledge production. During the month of September, cohort members will meet once weekly on Fridays from 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern Time) for a discussion on related readings and topics, with conversations or content to be led by Ray Siemens, Graham Jensen, Alyssa Arbuckle, Matt Huculak, and Randa El-Katib.
On September 3, from 4:00–6:00 PM EST, Indigenize SNAC will host Indigenous SNAC Research and Reference. This virtual SNAC school event is intended for those wanting to learn how to use SNAC for conducting their own research, or those who provide reference and want to up their game! Attendees will get an overview of SNAC’s website and search functions and will learn how it can help them with their archival research goals.
On August 13, 2025, eLaboratories hosted Voices of the Eastern Shore for a discussion on the value of a multi-disciplinary approach to editing. Led by Dreanna Belden—Director of External Partnerships at the University of North Texas Libraries and a graduate of the Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents (the precursor to eLabs)—Voices of the Eastern Shore brings together the best practices of library science and editing to bring to life the Somerset County Historical Trust’s long-held goal of publishing the letters of Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
On August 12, 2025, eLaboratories hosted ACLS fellows Kale Serrato Doyen and Letícia Fernanda Carvalho Silva for an engaging event that explores their ongoing work in illuminating the communities and lives of the people depicted in historical photographs and paintings.
Have you ever considered creating a digital edition? Do you want to learn more about how TEI-XML can be used for digital humanities research? Do you want to practice editing-as-analysis with onsite support? The SFU Digital Humanities Innovation Lab, UBC Digital Scholarship in the Arts, Adaptive TEI Network, and UBC Research Commons are co-hosting the TEI Summer Sessions. Sessions will be held in person on June 27, July 23, and August 11 at the UBC Vancouver and SFU Downtown campuses.
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