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Page Unbound: From Columbus to Google: Evolving Architectures of Knowledge

UF Smathers Library Room 100 1508 Union Road Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States

Modern libraries and archives are deeply tied to the history of European conquest, shaping both what is preserved and what remains absent. Beginning with Ferdinand Columbus’ vision of a universal library and ending with today’s powerful digital aggregators like Google and OpenAI, this talk by Alex Gil explores how historical records are both products and […]

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Smathers Libraries’ Two-day event with Cuban American Collector and Historian Emilio Cueto

UF Smathers Library Room 100 1508 Union Road Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States

Tuesday, January 28: In The Footsteps of José Martí Around The World pays tribute to the Cuban independence leader, José Martí, on the 172nd anniversary of his birth (January 28, 1853, Havana, Cuba—May 19, 1895, Rio Cauto, Cuba).   The Cuban American historian, collector, researcher, lawyer, and writer Emilio Cueto will present In the footsteps of José […]

Smathers Libraries’ Two-day event with Cuban American Collector and Historian Emilio Cueto

UF Smathers Library Room 100 1508 Union Road Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States

Tuesday, January 28: In The Footsteps of José Martí Around The World pays tribute to the Cuban independence leader, José Martí, on the 172nd anniversary of his birth (January 28, 1853, Havana, Cuba—May 19, 1895, Rio Cauto, Cuba).   The Cuban American historian, collector, researcher, lawyer, and writer Emilio Cueto will present In the footsteps of José […]