eLabs & Community Events
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Camp eLabs
Featured eLabs Conference (2026)University of Virginia 180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia, United StatesAre you looking for a workshop environment to begin planning your digital edition or archive? Join eLaboratories from August 3–6, 2026 in Charlottesville, VA for our introductory workshop, followed by our conference Revolutions and Reflections.
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Practical Strategies for Web Accessible and Environmentally Sustainable Digital Projects
University of Virginia 180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia, United StatesOn August 7, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT, explore practical approaches to planning for web accessibility and environmental sustainability for your digital project with Project Developer Erica Cavanaugh. During the workshop, participants will discuss topics like planning for accessibility in your site's visual design and navigation, optimizing image and media resources to reduce unnecessary data transfer, selecting sustainable hosting and technology solutions, and more.
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Strategies for Finding Scattered Documents
University of Virginia 180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia, United StatesOn August 7, in a half-day workshop for the eLabs conference Revolutions and Reflections, Cathy Moran Hajo will draw on her work with Jane Addams Papers and Margaret Sanger Papers projects to share practical strategies for identifying, locating, and tracking scattered documents. Participants will learn about the various resources useful for conducting exploratory searches, as well as will discuss how to interrogate the available documents to identify potential leads to relevant materials. The workshop will also address strategies for contacting repositories and private individuals, and methods for documenting searches.
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Revolutions and Reflections: A Conference for Editing and Recovery Practitioners
Featured eLabs Conference (2026)University of Virginia 180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia, United StatesFrom August 8–9, the Center for Digital Editing’s eLaboratories will host its first annual conference in Charlottesville, Virginia, under the theme “Revolutions and Reflections.” We invite editors, recovery practitioners, public historians, archivists, educators, students, digital humanists, community-based researchers, and more to join us in discussing methodologies, technological approaches, public applications, and insights gained from editing and recovery work.
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