for anyone doing internet-based research. how can we create reliable, permanent copies of social media, websites, and other documents only found online? this 1-hour workshop explores tools you can use yourself, and how you can make use of web archiving projects worldwide, to carry out research, or to preserve copies of ephemeral digital material to be studied or referenced. (chrome browser recommended.)

by attending this workshop you will: 

• better understand the challenges of preserving digital material on the web; 
• know how to use and contribute to internet archive collections; 
• explore other free tools to preserve social media content for later reference.

this session will be held online via zoom. a confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.