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Events at the Library of Congress

Wednesday December 2, 2020

Event | lectures and symposia
Digital Architectural Archives Collections: Expanding Practices, Uses and Future Potential Wednesday
December 2, 2020
10:00 am - 11:30 am EST
Add to calendar This session, co-hosted with the International Confederation of Architectural Museums (ICAM), will explore the strengths and challenges that born-digital design files present for collecting, accessing for research, and exhibiting. Four presentations from the critical perspectives of technologists, curators, academics, and archivists will establish a shared foundation for attendees to participate in theoretical and practical discussions ranging from visual literacy (the ability to interpret, nego
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Thursday December 3, 2020

Event | lectures and symposia
Influenza & Covid19: What to Expect This Winter Thursday
December 3, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Add to calendar Three experts on infectious disease will share the latest research, emerging technologies, and new knowledge that is informing the response to COVID-19.
More information at https://bit.ly/33fVrZR.
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Event | lectures and symposia
Behind the Book: Robert Gottlieb and Robert Caro Thursday
December 3, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Add to calendar This program marks the launch of a new series, “Behind the Book,” which will offer a behind-the scenes look into the world of the American publishing industry. Robert Gottlieb is a former publisher and editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a division of Random House, as well as a former editor of the New Yorker magazine. Robert Caro is his author, an acclaimed biographer...
This event will be premiered on Facebook and YouTube .
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Thursday December 17, 2020

Event | lectures and symposia
Behind the Book: Nan Talese and Margaret Atwood Thursday
December 17, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Nan Talese is senior vice president at Doubleday Publishing and editorial director of her own imprint. Margaret Atwood is the internationally lauded author of many books, including “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its recent sequel, “The Testaments.”
This event will be premiered on Facebook and YouTube .
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