Dr. Cheryl Thompson discusses how to conduct research in online archives. Specifically, how to access and navigate the online archive to find Black archival materials during the coronavirus pandemic and other similar circumstances where physical archival work is limited. We also offer a general discussion on archives and tips for academics and the public on how to make your way through them.

How to Navigate Online Archives

This is the Podcast for Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives (MOBA) is an Ontario Early Researcher Award-funded project (2021-26) that has three objectives. To create a comprehensive inventory of Black Ontarian archival collections To examine, using storytelling, how archives are used by creative communities. To evaluate, over a five-year period, how we can bridge the knowledge gap between Black archival collections and Black history in the province. This podcast is hosted by MOBA's director and creative lead, Dr. Cheryl Thompson.

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