Alaska Native Language Archive: Alaska Library Association Conference

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Alaska Library Association Conference

The 2012 meeting of the Alaska Library Association will include a panel devoted to the Alaska Native Language Archive. This panel discussion will highlight the teaching and resource materials available from ANLA. The discussion will also include the history and mission of the Alaska Native Language Center, as well as issues of access, collection development, and importance of the materials held by ANLA.

The panel is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2:30-4:00 pm at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks.

A preliminary program can be downloaded at http://www.akla.org/fairbanks2012/program1.php

If you are interested in participating in this panel, please contact the Archive Director as soon as possible.

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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 The collection includes both published and unpublished materials in or on all of the Alaska Native languages and related languages.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.