Archive closed August 1-5

Due to staff travel schedules the Archive public reading room will be closed August 1-5. During this closure materials can still be accessed via the online catalog, and Archive staff can be reached by email at uaf-anla-dept [at] alaska.edu. We apologize for this inconvenience and look forward to your visit beginning Monday, August 8.

ANLA now a member of OCLC

Thanks to our continuing partnership with the Rasmuson Library, the Alaska Native Language Archive is now a member of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). This membership will provide ANLA with improved cataloging resources and will eventually provide users with access to ANLA resources via the OCLC WorldCat service.

ANL Map featured in UAF Frontiers

The Alaska Native Language map is the subject of a story in the latest edition of UAF Frontiers magazine.

The new map, Indigenous Peoples and Languages of Alaska, is now available from the ANLC Press.

Native Language Preservation guide

The Administration for Native Americans has produced an excellent guidebook for establishing local language archives. It's called Native Language Preservation: A Reference Guide for Establishing Archives and Repositories. It provides comprehensive information on how to start a language archive, including information about costs. It also has two chapters devoted to locating resources in existing repositories. The book can be downloaded in pdf format from the ANA website.

Archive usage

Peter Austin has a nice post at the Endangered Languages and Cultures blog about who uses digital language archives. He concludes by noting that "Unfortunately, no information is available from any of the archives about how downloaded or copied resources get used in secondary publications." We'd welcome any feedback regarding how people are using ANLA resources.

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.

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.