Information Access Seminar: Howard Besser
Howard Besser
This seminar will be held both online & in person. You are welcome to join us either in South Hall or via Zoom.
For online participants
Online participants must have a Zoom account and be logged in. Sign up for your free account here. If this is your first time using Zoom, please allow a few extra minutes to download and install the browser plugin or mobile app.
Speaker
Howard Besser is professor emeritus at New York University where he founded the MA program in moving image archiving and preservation. He has over 30 years of experience as an information studies educator, and has published scores of articles and conducted scores of workshops.
In 2009 he was named to Library of Congress's select list of “Pioneers of Digital Preservation”. He has taught courses in digital preservation and in surveillance video. He designed the policy course for the Society of American Archivists Digital Archives Specialist Certificate Program. Besser is co-founder of the Library Freedom Institute, a nationwide project to train “privacy advocates” to teach digital privacy skills and advocate for enlightened privacy policies.
Howard is an MLIS and Ph.D. graduate of this School.
Contact
If you have questions about this event, please contact Michael Buckland.
Accessibility
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting, CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about mobility access in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Heather Rapp with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7–10 days in advance of the event.
