Alaska Native Language Archive: April 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Off-site storage area shaping up

Leon Unruh provided this photo of the new shelving being installed in our off-site storage area, located adjacent to the Brooks Building on the 3rd floor of the Rasmuson Library. Once complete, this facility will shorten access times to materials in long-term storage.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Public closure April 25-29

Due to staff travel the Archive will be closed to the public during the week of April 25-29. Online resources will still be available, and staff will be available for consultation via email at fyanla [@] uaf.edu.

The Archive will be open as usual during regular university hours beginning Monday, May 2. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this closure.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Vit'eegwijyąhchy'aa Vagwandak Nizįį

Michael Krauss, Richard and Susan Mueller

Today Dick Mueller donated a copy of the new Gwich'in translation of the New Testament. This book is described in some detail in this blog entry.

Monday, April 11, 2011

New storage array

As the Archive's audio and document digitization efforts move forward, our digital holdings continue to increase. The Archive has just acquired an additional 14 TB of RAID level 5 storage.

About ANLA

The Alaska Native Language Archive houses documentation of the various Native languages of Alaska and helps to preserve and cultivate this unique heritage for future generations. As the premier repository worldwide for information relating to the Native languages of Alaska, the Archive serves researchers, teachers and students, as well as members of the broader community. The collection includes both published and unpublished materials in or on all of the Alaska Native languages and related languages. The collection has enduring cultural, historic, and intellectual value, particularly for Alaska Native language speakers and their descendants.